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La ministra de Vivienda, Construcción y Saneamiento, Hania Pérez de Cuéllar, ratificó mañana que el objetivo del gobierno es cerrar la brecha en agua potable y saneamiento, para lo cual despliega todos sus esfuerzos a fin de que las familias vulnerables accedan a estos servicios esenciales. La titular de Vivienda participó en la ceremonia del […]

El Gobierno de Canadá y los Estados Unidos, a través de la Agencia de los Estados Unidos para el Desarrollo Internacional (USAID), se complacen en anunciar la extensión de su proyecto conjunto: Infraestructura Natural para la Seguridad Hídrica (NIWS, por sus siglas en inglés). El propósito de NIWS es ampliar las inversiones que promuevan el […]

January 16, 2024 / The Government of Canada and the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) are pleased to announce the extension of their joint project: Natural Infrastructure for Water Security (NIWS). The purpose of NIWS is to scale up gender-sensitive investments in natural infrastructure to strengthen water security and climate resilience in Peru. […]

16 de enero de 2024 / El Gobierno de Canadá y los Estados Unidos, a través de la Agencia de los Estados Unidos para el Desarrollo Internacional (USAID), se complacen en anunciar la extensión de su proyecto conjunto: Infraestructura Natural para la Seguridad Hídrica (NIWS, por sus siglas en inglés). El propósito de NIWS es […]

Vietnam’s timber industry is expected to see a 15.5% year-on-year drop in exports, totaling US$13.5 billion, according to the Vietnam Timber and Forest Product Association. FPTF Managing Director, Phuc Xuan To, provides analysis on the situation.

20 December 2023: According to research from Forest Trends’ Forest Policy, Trade, and Finance Initiative, a new form of illegal logging poses a significant threat to Liberia’s forests, climate change mitigation, and local communities. Liberia contains almost half of West Africa’s Upper Guinea Forest, a biodiversity hotspot for endangered species and globally important to climate […]

Una entrevista con Beto Borges, director de la Iniciativa Comunidades y Gobernanza Territorial de Forest Trends. “Los fondos públicos y filantrópicos no son no es suficiente para garantizar los derechos de los pueblos locales y mantener sus bosques. Creemos nosotros que –los bonos de carbono- son un mecanismo importante porque puede traer fondos.”

Forests represent a substantial element of the global carbon cycle, support a significant proportion of biodiversity on earth, regulate freshwater and provide sustainable, renewable materials for society. We can manage forests for conservation, but also can utilize them for sustainable, recyclable and naturally decomposing materials in society. From Dr. David Brand, FT Board of Directors.

The recently released “State of the Voluntary Carbon Markets 2023” report by Ecosystem Marketplace (EM) reveals a significant trend shift within the VCM. It identifies a concentration of demand toward high-integrity and high-quality voluntary carbon credits, despite their higher price, that offer co-benefits beyond mitigating greenhouse gas emissions.

A new EM report on the voluntary carbon markets (VCM) finds a shift towards high-integrity credits that provide benefits going beyond greenhouse gas mitigation. VCM buyers are increasingly looking for integrity and are willing to pay for it