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People in Gbarpolu, Liberia are secretly harvesting Kpokolo, a boxlike timber the Forestry Development Authority (FDA) said it banned last year. A recent report by Forest Trends found that kpokolo threatens local communities, chainsaw millers, and Liberia’s revenue.

Achieving the global sustainability goals requires far more financial resources than currently allocated. The private sector must step up, not merely as a participant but as a driving force. As leaders in the business world, we must view this not as a burden but as a burgeoning opportunity. Featuring EM data!

The planet loses more than 24 million acres of forest annually, according to the U.N. Food and Agriculture Organization. It’s estimated less than half of those trees get replanted. The voluntary forestry carbon market is a critical way to close that gap, but a crisis of confidence is hindering the full impact of what this […]

Forest Trends’ Communities and Territorial Governance Initiative is excited to announce a new partnership with the Ethical Gold Institute to drive transparency and sustainability in the gold industry. Illegal gold mining is a major threat to indigenous peoples and the forests they protect. Illegal gold mining in the Amazon causes widespread deforestation, biodiversity and habitat loss, and […]

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

In 2024, the Vietnamese forestry industry aims to export forest products to USD 17.5 billion, exceeding the estimated result of 2023 by 21% and exceeding the result of 2022 by 3%. Phuc Xuan To, Managing Director of FPTF, analyzes the effect EUDR will have on wood product exports.

The Government of Canada and the United States Agency for International Development announced the extension of their joint project: Natural Infrastructure for Water Security (NIWS) in Peru. Together with its partners, NIWS has built a portfolio of over 80 viable natural infrastructure for water security projects across 240 communities in Peru, valued at over US$370 million with […]

The EU Deforestation Regulation (EUDR) gives global suppliers only one more year to execute risk assessments, to guarantee deforestation-free and legally produced products. A just transition to greener commodities requires more time and investment to help Global South smallholders adapt to the EUDR. FPTF Managing Director, Phuc Xuan To, is a co-author.

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 […]