Not So Niche
Co-benefits at the Intersection of Forest Carbon and Sustainable Development
By Allie Goldstein - Forest TrendsCarbon offsets are increasingly seen as a tool to support Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), as well as mitigate climate change, according to a new report from Forest Trends’ Ecosystem Marketplace, Not So Niche: Co-benefits at the Intersection of Forest Carbon and Sustainable Development. The report was based on responses to EM’s 2015 survey of forest carbon […]
China’s Logging Ban in Natural Forests
Impacts of Extended Policy at Home and Abroad
By Xiufang Sun, Kerstin Canby, Lijun Liu - Forest Trends, Forest Trends, Forest TrendsThis Information Brief explores some of the anticipated economic and ecological implications of the forthcoming expansion of restrictions on commercial logging in China’s natural forests.
Building Carbon in America’s Farms, Forests, and Grasslands
Foundations for a Policy Roadmap
By Emily McGlynn, Christopher Galik, David Tepper, Jerod Myers, Julie DeMeester - Forest Trends, Forest TrendsForest Trends and the Nicholas Institute at Duke University have authored a new report, “Building Carbon in America’s Farms, Forests, and Grasslands: Foundations for a Policy Roadmap.” This innovative assessment offers new analysis to support a long-term roadmap for enhancing the U.S. land carbon sink, ensuring healthy and productive landscapes contribute to greenhouse gas reduction […]
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Tanzania: Mapping REDD+ Finance Flows 2009-2014
By Erneus Kaijage, George Kafumu - Forest Trends, United Republic of TanzaniaThis report presents the findings of the second and third rounds of REDD+ finance tracking in Tanzania for the period 2009–2014 under the Forest Trends REDDX initiative. The first and second rounds of REDD+ finance tracking were conducted for the period of 2009–2012 and 2009–2013; this report updates and extends those findings through 2014. Overall, […]
Perú: Seguimiento al Financiamiento para REDD+ Período 2009–2014
En el Perú, existen varios proyectos e iniciativas relacionados con el mecanismo de reducción de emisiones por deforestación y degradación forestal (REDD+). La iniciativa REDDX de Forest Trends logró identificar a varias organizaciones de la sociedad civil y empresas que han estado implementando actividades relacionadas con REDD+, para las cuales han recibido financiamiento de donantes […]
Papua New Guinea – Mapping REDD+ Finance Flows 2009-2014
By Benzolo Ken, Ezra Neale - Wildlife Conservation Society - Papua New Guinea, Wildlife Conservation Society - Papua New GuineaThis report presents the findings from the first round of REDD+ finance tracking in Papua New Guinea (PNG) under the REDDX initiative through Forest Trends. The REDDX initiative is the first comprehensive attempt to track and report on financial commitments and disbursements for REDD+ activities in PNG. REDDX was conducted in PNG through a partnership […]
Ecuador: Seguimiento al Financiamiento para REDD+ Período 2013–2014
Como parte del proyecto internacional de Seguimiento al Financiamiento para REDD (REDDX), Forest Trends y EcoDecisión desde el año 2012 han recopilado información sobre los flujos financieros para las actividades REDD+ en Ecuador. Basado en estudios detallados y entrevistas con las principales partes interesadas incluidos financiadores, organizaciones responsables de implementación, beneficiarios y agencias gubernamentales, REDDX […]
How Do Peace Agreements Treat Natural Resources?
By Arthur Blundell, Emily HarwellOf the 800 peace agreements signed around the globe since 1945, fewer than 15 percent address natural resources — even though those resources (oil, gas, timber, diamonds) increasingly are recognized as a major factor in armed conflicts, according to a new study by the non-profit organization Forest Trends. The failure to reform management of these […]
Green Infrastructure in the Drinking Water Sector in Latin America and the Caribbean
Trends, Challenges, and Opportunities
By Marta Echavarria, Paola Zavala, Lorena Coronel, Tamara Montalvo, Luz Maria AguirreThe study was designed to document the state of initiatives and investment in green infrastructure by water regulators, drinking water operators, and project developers in Latin American and Caribbean countries, It includes activities such as: payment for ecosystem services projects, water funds, promotion of investment plans for climate change adaptation in watersheds, recuperation of vegetative […]
Dependent Documents
Infraestructura Verde en el Sector de Agua Potable en América Latina y el Caribe
Tendencias, Retos y Oportunidades
Infraestrutura Verde no Setor de Água Potável na América Latina e Caribe
By Marta Echavarria, Paola Zavala, Lorena Coronel, Tamara Montalvo, Luz Maria Aguirre
China’s Hongmu Consumption Boom
Analysis of the Chinese Rosewood Trade and Links to Illegal Activity in Tropical Forested Countries
By Naomi Basik Treanor - Forest TrendsChina’s demand for rosewood – used for classical Chinesestyle furniture and décor – is threatening some of the world’s most valuable and endangered old-growth forests. Chinese furniture manufacturers’ imports of several species of rosewood, collectively known as hongmu, have soared at an unprecedented rate since 2010 and hit an all-time high in 2014, according to […]
Dependent Documents
Chinese Demand for Illegal Rosewood Drives Tropical Forest Destruction in Asia, Africa
Classical furniture boom presents urgent challenges for legal, sustainable sourcing
Envol de la consommation chinoise de hongmu
By Naomi Basik Treanor - Forest Trends