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Forests Investments

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 […]

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Climate Forests Investments

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 […]

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Climate Forests Investments

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, […]

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Climate Forests Investments

The Geography of REDD+ Finance

Deforestation, Emissions, and the Targeting of Forest Conservation Finance

By Michael Wolosin, Jessica Breitfeller, Brian Schaap - Forest Climate Analytics, Forest Trends, Forest Trends

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 […]

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Climate

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

By Peter Graham, Gus Silva-Chavez

 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 […]

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Climate Investments

Taking Stock of the Role of Offsets in Corporate Carbon Strategies

Buying In

By Ecosystem Marketplace

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 […]

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Forests

Brief 1: Unpacking the Diversity of Micro-, Small- and Medium-Sized Enterprises

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

By Andrea Johnson - CATIE-Finnfor

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 […]

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Forests

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

By Andrea Johnson - CATIE-Finnfor

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 […]

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Forests

Brief 2: Barriers and Opportunities for Micro-, Small-, and Medium-Sized Enterprises under Demand-side Legality Policies

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

By Andrea Johnson - CATIE-Finnfor

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 […]

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Forests

Brexit, FLEGT, and the Timber Trade

By Kerstin Canby, Jade Saunders - Forest Trends

Last week the population of the UK voted in a referendum to leave the EU. The legal status of the referendum was advisory, and thus the UK Parliament must now vote on whether and how to trigger the 2-year process by which the UK can leave the EU. This process is described in Article 50 […]

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Brexit, FLEGT, and the Timber Trade (CHIN)

By Kerstin Canby, Jade Saunders - Forest Trends, Forest Trends
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Brexit, FLEGT et le commerce du bois (FR)

By Kerstin Canby, Jade Saunders - Forest Trends