An Atlas of Ecosystem Markets in the United States
By Genevieve Bennett, Nathaniel Carroll, Katherine Sever, Anne Neale, Christopher Hartley, PhDToday’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
By Rupert Edwards - Forest TrendsBrazil 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 […]
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Conectando REDD+ Para Apoiar as Metas Climáticas do Brasil e a Implementação do Código Florestal
By Rupert Edwards - Forest Trends
Linking REDD+ to Support Brazil’s Climate Goals and Implementation of the Forest Code
By Rupert EdwardsBrazil 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 […]
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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
By To Xuan Phuc, Nguyen Ton Quyen, Huynh Van Hanh, Tran Le Huy, Cao Thi CamThis 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 […]
Progress on the New York Declaration on Forests: Eliminating Deforestation from the Production of Agricultural Commodities, Goal 2 Assessment Report
By Charlotte Streck, Franziska Haupt, and Stephanie Roe (Lead Authors) and Katharina Behm, Alan Kroeger, and Ingrid Schulte, with contributions from Xavier Andrillon, Stephen Donofrio, Jeff Hayward, Sarah Lake, Ben McCarthy, Katie McCoy, Rafel Servent, and Francesca Ward.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
By Allie Goldstein, Franziska Ruef - Ecosystem Marketplace, Ecosystem MarketplaceGovernments 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 […]
