Publications

Protocolo de Serviços Ambientais dos Ashaninka

Ashaninka Environmental Services Protocol

Community protocols were recognized as legal instruments in Brazil by Law No. 13,123, of May 20, 2015, known as the “Biodiversity Law.” With this protocol, the Ashaninka reaffirm their role as guardians of their forest in their 87,200 hectares in the Kampa region of the Amônia River Indigenous Reserve, and as crucial stewards of environmental […]

Plano de Vida Yawanawa

Yawanawa Life Plan

The Yawanawa Life Plan establishes how territorial governance is conducted in order to promote conservation and protect communities’ well-being in their 187,000 hectares in the Gregorio River Indigenous Reserve in the Brazilian Amazon. This book also documents many years of Yawanawa history, details the way that they have developed their organizational capacity and their initiatives, […]

Democractic Republic of Congo: Mapping REDD+ Finance Flows 2009-2014

The Democratic Republic of Congo is one of thirteen countries participating in the global REDDX initiative which tracks REDD+ finance from donors through international recipients and intermediary organizations to in-country recipients and ultimately to REDD+ projects on the ground. This report presents the results of the initiative’s findings as it tracked REDD+ finance in the […]

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New Initiative Aims to Move DRC from Preparation to Large-Scale Action on Forest Protection Goals

Ghana – Mapping REDD+ Finance Flows 2009-2014

REDDX was first launched in Ghana in early 2011 as an exploratory project, and since its first report in 2012 it has collected annual data and information on REDD+ financial flows spanning the past six years—2009 through 2014. The project, which is jointly implemented by the National REDD+ Secretariat (NRS) and NCRC, has established a […]

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Forest Finance to Ghana Focuses on Making Cocoa Farming More Sustainable

Liberia: Mapping REDD+ Finance Flows 2009-2014

Forest Trends, Skills and Agricultural Development Services (SADS), and the Liberian Forestry Development Authority (FDA) and Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) have been compiling information on the flows of finance for REDD+ activities as part of the international REDD+ Expenditures Tracking Initiative (REDDX). Based on detailed surveys and interviews with key stakeholders including donors, implementing organizations, […]

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Norway’s $150 Million Pledge Gives New Life to Forest Conservation in Liberia

Linking Flight and Forests

This briefing paper highlights the vital role forests can play in fighting climate change and recommends that countries include REDD+, a policy framework for reducing emissions from deforestation and forest degradation, as a means for the international aviation sector to meet its commitments to cap and reduce its carbon pollution.

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Forests Can Play an Essential Role in Reducing Climate Change Impacts of Aviation

Leading international NGOs issue a joint policy paper recommending REDD+ as an integral part of meeting 7.8 billion tonne aviation emission gap

Technical Overview

Background on the International Civil Aviation Organization and its Processes

Not So Niche

Co-benefits at the Intersection of Forest Carbon and Sustainable Development

Carbon 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

This 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

Forest 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 […]

Tanzania: Mapping REDD+ Finance Flows 2009-2014

This 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, […]

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REDD+ Finance to Tanzania Drying Up

REDD+ Finance to Tanzania Drying Up