Potential Legality Issues from Forest Conversion Timber
By Daphne HewittThis paper investigates whether there is evidence that timber generated during the conversion of natural forest areas to non-forest or plantation use in tropical and sub-tropical timber-producing countries could be a significant source of illegal timber entering markets. It asks two related questions: How important a timber source is forest conversion? And what are the […]
Timber Trade Flows and Actors in Myanmar
By Kevin WoodsThis report on Myanmar’s political economy of timber trade highlights five different sources and flows of timber destined for export. The purpose is to bring to light the different actors, geographies, and politics embedded within the web of timber flows because each inter-connected stream has its own degree of legality, sustainability, land rights regimes, and […]
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Timber Trade Flows and Actors in Myanmar
The Political Economy of Myanmar's Timber Trade (Translated)
By Kevin Woods
State of the Forest Carbon Markets 2013
Covering New Ground
By Forest Trends' Ecosystem MarketplaceCarbon finance is supporting the management of forests spanning 26.5 million hectares worldwide after businesses in 2012 injected a near-record $216 million into projects that plant trees, avoid deforestation, improve forest management, and support low-carbon agriculture. These projects, a key defense against the ecological and socio-economic impacts of climate change, were financed by the sale […]
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Cubriendo Nuevos Suelos: El Estado de los Mercados de Carbono Forestal 2013 – Resumen Ejecutivo
By Forest Trends' Ecosystem MarketplaceEmail Signup
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Investments in Watershed Services for Moyobamba on Subwatersheds of the Alto Mayo, Department of San Martín, Peru
Peru Investments in Watershed Services Series
Recognizing the need to provide national leadership, capacity-building, and coordination to the many local and regional mechanisms facilitating investments in ecosystem services throughout Peru, the Ministry of Environment of Peru (MINAM) partnered with Forest Trends to establish the Peru Ecosystem Services Incubator in 2012. The Incubator aims to enhance investments in nature by society through […]
Investments in Watershed Services for the Cañete Watershed, Department of Lima, Peru
Peru Investments in Watershed Services Series
Recognizing the need to provide national leadership, capacity-building, and coordination to the many local and regional mechanisms facilitating investments in ecosystem services throughout Peru, the Ministry of Environment of Peru (MINAM) partnered with Forest Trends to establish the Peru Ecosystem Services Incubator in 2012. The Incubator aims to enhance investments in nature by society through […]
Investments in Watershed Services for the Jequetepeque Watershed in Northwestern Peru, Departments of Cajamarca and La Libertad
Peru Investments in Watershed Services Series
Recognizing the need to provide national leadership, capacity-building, and coordination to the many local and regional mechanisms facilitating investments in ecosystem services throughout Peru, the Ministry of Environment of Peru (MINAM) partnered with Forest Trends to establish the Peru Ecosystem Services Incubator in 2012. The Incubator aims to enhance investments in nature by society through […]
Investments in Watershed Services for the Rimac Watershed, Department of Lima, Peru
Peru Investments in Watershed Services Series
Recognizing the need to provide national leadership, capacity-building, and coordination to the many local and regional mechanisms facilitating investments in ecosystem services throughout Peru, the Ministry of Environment of Peru (MINAM) partnered with Forest Trends to establish the Peru Ecosystem Services Incubator in 2012. The Incubator aims to enhance investments in nature by society through […]
2012 Results Report
Sharing Progress on the Path to Adoption of Clean Cooking Solutions
By Forest Trends' Ecosystem MarketplaceThe Global Alliance for Clean Cookstoves (Alliance) was launched in 2010 with a goal to drive the adoption of clean cookstoves and fuels in 100 million households by 2020. In pursuit of this objective, the combined efforts reported by a wide range of Alliance partners working on different aspects of the issue are having positive […]
Ending Global Deforestation
Policy Options for Consumer Countries
By Duncan Brack, Rob BaileyLegal as well as illegal land clearance for agriculture is significant global driver of deforestation. Consumers and retailers are not able to identify the differences between imports of legal, illegal or unsustainable agricultural commodities produced on these lands. Efforts to tackle illegal logging and improve forest governance over the past ten years have included measures […]
