Publications

Progress on the New York Declaration on Forests: Eliminating Deforestation from the Production of Agricultural Commodities, Goal 2 Assessment Report

In September 2014, the New York Declaration on Forests (NYDF) outlined 10 goals that provide endorsers—including countries, subnational governments, companies, indigenous groups, and NGOs— with ambitious global targets to protect forests and end natural forest loss by 2030. This report focuses on Goal 2: eliminating deforestation from agricultural commodity supply chains. It draws on data from[…]

State of Forest Carbon Finance 2016

View from the Understory

Governments and companies around the world committed a record US$888 million (M) in new funding last year to bolster the planet’s first line of defense against climate change – forests and other carbon-absorbing landscapes – according to a new report from Forest Trends’ Ecosystem Marketplace, View from the Understory: State of Forest Carbon Finance 2016. […]

Toward a Production-Protection Compact for Peru

Elements and Lessons from Global Experience

In this publication, we draw on experiences from Peru and around the world to characterize the key elements of a successful protection-production compact (PPC). Our critical review of international experience has allowed us to extract these elements and identify best practices, important lessons, and potential risks that should be considered as strategic plans covering each […]

Dependent Documents

Hacia un Enfoque Protección-Producción en Perú

Elementos y lecciones de la experiencia global

Ecuador: Financing for REDD+ and Other Forms of Land Use

A REDDX Information Brief

The Paris Agreement (PA) of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC), adopted on December 12, 2015, marked an important milestone in international climate negotiations and the role of forests and land use. The Paris Agreement is a turning point to formally encourage the adoption of measures with “results-based payments” that contribute to […]

México: Seguimiento al Financiamiento para REDD+ Período 2009–2014

México ha sido un país activo en el tema de REDD+. Este reporte presenta datos actualizados al periodo 2009–2014, ofrece un panorama actualizado del contexto nacional REDD+ y recomendaciones para análisis del tema. Desde su implementación en México, la iniciativa REDDX ha identificado alrededor de 800 mdd en financiamiento comprometido para REDD+ en el país, […]

Colombia: Seguimiento al Financiamiento para REDD+ Período 2009–2014

Colombia es uno de los 13 países que participan en la iniciativa Seguimiento a la Financiación de REDD+ – REDDX, con el fin de proporcionar transparencia entorno a los flujos financieros que se han comprometido para los programas de REDD+, proporcionando información que ayude a los gobiernos, diseñadores de proyectos, donantes y otros actores. El […]

The Geography of REDD+ Finance

Deforestation, Emissions, and the Targeting of Forest Conservation Finance

WASHINGTON, DC (11 August 2016) | The nearly $6 billion pledged to forest conservation in ten key countries under the UN program Reducing Emissions from Deforestation and forest Degradation (REDD+) is successfully targeting nations and provinces with high levels of deforestation and associated carbon emissions, according to a new report by Forest Trends, a non-profit group that tracks […]

The Implications of the Paris Climate Agreement for Private Sector Roles in REDD+

 In December 2015, 197 countries approved the Paris Agreement, a historic global agreement that enshrined forests in the new international climate agenda. In doing so, governments expanded the opportunities for forests to play a key part in our global response to climate change. One promising opportunity to utilize forests for climate action is through a […]

Taking Stock of the Role of Offsets in Corporate Carbon Strategies

Buying In

Among a group of nearly 2,000 companies that publicly disclosed data in 2015, 18% use offsetting as part of a carbon reduction strategy – including familiar household names such as L’Oréal, General Motors, and Delta Air Lines – according to a new report by Forest Trends’ Ecosystem Marketplace, “Buying in: Taking Stock of the Role […]

Brief 3: Knowledge Gaps – Priorities for Future Research on Forest Product Micro-, Small-, and Medium-Sized Enterprises

Little and Legal: Micro-, Small-, and Medium-Sized Enterprises (MSMEs) within the Emerging Timber Legality Paradigm

This series of briefs attempts to contribute greater clarity to the debate by disaggregating the diversity of micro-, small-, and medium-sized enterprises (MSMEs) and providing a conceptual starting point for more coherent dialogues and targeted, impactful policy and research design. It encompasses the diversity of MSMEs because the globalized reach of many wood product supply […]