Publications

National Governance Indicators

Relevance for the Regulation of the Trade in Illegal Timber

This paper builds on the use of national governance indicators to develop a new relative governance ranking. The relative governance ranking seeks to provide an entry point for buyers of timber products, particularly those in regulated markets such as the EU and USA, who wish to undertake a risk assessment process for forest products sourced […]

State of Watershed Investment 2016

Alliances for Green Infrastructure

It’s been a banner year for green infrastructure, from the roll-out of the Paris climate deal to Peru’s groundbreaking new water security strategy to California’s recent legislation recognizing nature as a critical part of its water infrastructure. In 2015, governments, water utilities, companies, and communities spent nearly $25 billion on payments for green infrastructure for water. More than 400 programs in 62 countries invested in the natural ability of forests, wetlands, grasslands, and other ecosystems to ensure clean, reliable water supplies for cities and communities, and to combat threats from rapid urban expansion and agricultural pollution.

Vakehu Shenipahu

Contos Infantis do Povo Yawanawa

The Vakehu Shenipahu: Children’s Tales of the Yawanawa People is the first children’s book created by the Yawanawa indigenous community of the Brazilian Amazon. Written in both Portuguese and the Yawanawa language, it documents seven stories that have been passed down for generations through oral storytelling and ensures they will be passed on to future […]

Linking REDD+ to Support Brazil’s Climate Goals and Implementation of the Forest Code

Brazil has made significant progress in reducing deforestation in recent years while increasing agriculture production. Full implementation of the Forest Code will be the central element in achieving Brazil’s Nationally Determined Contribution (NDC) under the Paris Agreement. However, Brazil should aim for more ambitious targets for avoided deforestation than simply “zero illegal deforestation.” The overall […]

An Atlas of Ecosystem Markets in the United States

Today’s natural resource managers and policy makers operate in a rapidly changing landscape. Decision makers must contend with biophysical shifts from development and climate change, as well as changes in economic development patterns and social values, like growing interest in renewable energy and market-based conservation. To make sound decisions, leaders need a comprehensive and continually updated understanding of the dynamics at play in managing natural resources. Recent years have brought a steep increase in publicly available scientific and social data, but making sense of these inputs in decision making is not always easy.

Linking REDD+ to Support Brazil’s Climate Goals and Implementation of the Forest Code

Brazil has made significant progress in reducing deforestation in recent years while increasing agriculture production. Full implementation of the Forest Code will be the central element in achieving Brazil’s Nationally Determined Contribution (NDC) under the Paris Agreement. However, Brazil should aim for more ambitious targets for avoided deforestation than simply zero illegal deforestation. The overall […]

Dependent Documents

Conectando REDD+ Para Apoiar as Metas Climáticas do Brasil e a Implementação do Código Florestal

By Rupert Edwards - Forest Trends

Stories from the Beginning and the End of the World / Histórias do começo e do fim do mundo: O contato do povo Paiter Suruí

A History of the Beginning and the End of the World: The Paiter Surui First Contact

A History of the Beginning and the End of the World: The Paiter Surui First Contact” combines traditional stories with first-person accounts from 16 Surui elders who experienced life before and after contact with Western society 47 years ago, from walking free through the forests of Rondônia to the invasion of their traditional territory by […]

Vietnam’s Imports of Cambodian Logs and Sawnwood from Natural Forests: 2013-2015

This report analyzes the trade of logs and sawnwood from natural forests imported from Cambodia to Vietnam between 2013 and 2015, publishing detailed statistics provided by the General Department of Vietnam Customs for the first time.

Vietnam’s Imports of Cambodian Logs and Sawnwood from Natural Forests: 2013-2015

This report analyzes the trade of logs and sawnwood from natural forests imported from Cambodia to Vietnam between 2013 and 2015, publishing detailed statistics provided by the General Department of Vietnam Customs for the first time.

The Evolution of Forest Finance in Five African Countries

Lessons Learned from the REDDX Initiative in Africa

In an effort to better understand continent-wide patterns of REDD+ finance, this study has built off of the initial five years of the work of Forest Trends’ REDDX initiative through focused stakeholder meetings, distribution of questionnaires, and review of literature and available documents to synthesize the main trends and understand the lessons learned in Africa […]