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Wired: Carbon offsetting isn’t a cure-all for your filthy flying habit
Carbon offsetting has increased in popularity and people want to know how it really helps.
Financial Times: Vietnam’s losing battle against trade abuses risks more Trump action
Financial Times article on Vietnam’s trade. Includes a statement from Forest Policy, Trade, and Finance’s Phuc Xuan To.
MarketWatch: Blame humans for Amazon rainforest blaze, say environmental organizations
Select dispatches responding to the surfacing evidence of climate change. Includes a statement from Ecosystem Marketplace’s Stephen Donofrio.
Modern Diplomacy: In Myanmar, Better Oversight of Forests a Vital Step in Transition to Rule of Law
For the first time, the Myanmar Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative (MEITI) has opened the books to share information with the public on revenue Myanmar’s government collects from harvesting timber. Last month, the MEITI released two reports juxtaposing statistics on production and tax payments from government ministries’ ledgers with corresponding figures reported by the state-owned Myanma Timber Enterprise […]
European Commission takes action to tackle commodity-driven deforestation, but falls short of committing to stronger regulation and market incentives
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE │ This week, the EC released its long-anticipated plan to amplify the EU’s action against deforestation. This represents a significant step in the right direction to regulate EU imports of palm oil, soy, timber, and other commodities. European demand has been linked to nearly a quarter of global trade in commodities produced […]
GreenBiz: A Clear-cut Case for Business Action on Deforestation
The issue of corporate deforestation is on the rise, taking root in supply chains in a surprising range of sectors. And the risks to companies for inaction are rising, too.
The Irrawaddy: Loopholes in Myanmar’s Forest Sector Cost Govt Million in Revenue
YANGON—Internationally known for forestry products such as teak, timber extraction in Myanmar is lucrative. The website of the Myanmar Timber Enterprise (MTE) boasts that the “forestry sector in Myanmar is one of the major contributors to the national economy.” A new report from the Myanmar Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative (MEITI) reveals that the forest sector […]
Gestión: Lima could increase water availability by 35% with pre-Inca hydraulic system [In Spanish]
Sistemas utilizados hace más de 1,400 años podrían aumentar la disponibilidad de agua durante la temporada seca en Lima capital del Perú, según una nueva investigación publicada esta semana en la revista científica Nature Sustainability, liderada por investigadores del Imperial College London, iMHEA (Iniciativa Regional de Monitoreo Hidrológico de Ecosistemas Andinos), CONDESAN, SUNASS, FONAG, Forest Trends, PUCP, […]
Financial Times: Vietnam under pressure to clear out illegal wood
Vietnam may be a big winner of Donald Trump’s trade war but its success is not cost-free. As the country takes more business from China-based exporters, so Hanoi’s currency practices draw more scrutiny, while its growing trade dependency leaves it more exposed to a global downturn.
VietnamNet: Vietnam’s wood exports to U.S. at risk due to trade tensions
Vietnam’s wood and wooden product exports to the United States may be subject to higher import duties due to a surge in export revenues and China’s foreign direct investment in the local industry, experts said at a recent seminar in Hanoi.
