Building Forest Carbon Projects
Step-by-Step Overview and Guide
By Johannes Ebeling, Jacob Olander - Forest Trends(NOTE: Only the Overview and Guide part of this series can be downloaded from the link herein; the other eight guidance documents need to be downloaded from their respective Dependent Document sub-pages). Forest projects around the world are working to confront the practical challenges of reducing emissions and providing local benefits. To facilitate the development of […]
Dependent Documents
AR Guidance
Technical Project Design
By Johannes Ebeling, Alvaro Vallejo - Carbon Decisions International
Carbon Stock Assessment Guidance
Inventory and Monitoring Procedures
By David Diaz, Matt Delaney - Forest Trends, L&C Carbon
Community Engagement Guidance
Good Practice for Forest Carbon Projects
By Tom Blomley, Michael Richards - Natural Resource Consultants Ltd., Forest Trends
Legal Guidance
Legal and Contractual Aspects of Forest Carbon Projects
By Slayde Hawkins - Forest Trends
Social Impacts Guidance
Key Assessment Issues for Forest Carbon Projects
By Michael Richards - Forest Trends
Biodiversity Impacts Guidance
Key Assessment Issues for Forest Carbon Projects
By John Pilgrim, Jonathan Ekstrom, Johannes Ebeling - The Biodiversity Consultancy, The Biodiversity Consultancy
산림탄소 프로젝트의 구축 (Building Forest Carbon Projects)
사업 지침서 (Business Guidance)
By Phil Covell - Forest Trends
산림탄소 프로젝트의 구축 (Building Forest Carbon Projects)
REDD 지침서 (REDD Guidance)
By Joerg Seifert-Granzin - Forest Trends
Project Feasibility Assessment Template (updated)
Dependent Documents
State of Biodiversity Markets 2011
Offset and Compensation Programs Worldwide
By Becca Madsen, Nathaniel Carroll, Daniel Kandy, Genevieve BennettThis report is a companion paper to the initial report (State of Biodiversity Markets) that highlights the key developments over the past year. The report finds that global interest in biodiversity offsets and compensation has continued to develop over the past year – somewhat surprisingly, given the financial challenges that plague the private and public […]
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Biomass Map of Ghana
Overview
The outcome of negotiations in Cancun (COP 16) encouraged developing country Parties to contribute to mitigation actions in the forest sector by undertaking REDD+ activities. While this progress strengthens the opportunity for many tropical nations to pursue carbon finance for ecosystem protection, it also presents the challenge of assessing national carbon stocks and monitoring change […]
State of the Voluntary Carbon Markets 2011
Back to the Future
By Molly Peters-Stanley, Katherine Hamilton, Thomas Marcello, Milo SjardinFor five years, Forest Trends’ Ecosystem Marketplace and Bloomberg New Energy Finance have published the State of the Voluntary Carbon Markets Reports to shed light on trading volumes, credit prices, project types, locations, and the motivations of buyers in this market. Every year’s marketplace seems more complex than the one before, as actors continually refine […]
Introduction to Payments for Ecosystem Services
A Reference Book for Uganda
By Rebecca Vonada, Tommie Herbert, Sissel Waage - Forest Trends, The Katoomba Group, The Katoomba GroupThis manual introduces the basic concepts related to payments for ecosystem services and their application in Uganda in a clear and accessible manner. The Annex also presents concepts related to climate change and forest carbon markets.
Surui Carbono
Free, Prior, and Informed Consent - Surui Carbon Project
By Forest Trends, ACT Brasil, Metareila Association of the Surui People, Kaninde, IDESAM, FUNBIOThis report documents, demonstrates and analyzes the process of obtaining free, prior and informed consent from the Paiter-Surui People regarding the Surui Carbon Project. This project represents a promising and innovative scenario in the Amazon, because it is designed to enhance environmental conservation and the sustainable use of natural resources, while ensuring financial resources for […]
Nested Approaches to REDD+
An Overview of Issues and Options
By Jacob Olander, Joerg Seifert-Granzin, Thiago Chagas, Charlotte Streck, Robert O'Sullivan - Forest Trends, Forest Trends, Climate Focus, Climate Focus, Climate Focus, Climate FocusInterest in “nested” approaches to REDD+ has grown steadily as policy makers, practitioners and investors seek to reconcile approaches to reducing, and rewarding, emissions reductions at different scales – national, subnational and project. The 16th session of the Conference of the Parties to the UNFCCC in Cancun marked the UNFCCC’s formal acknowledgement of subnational approaches […]
Investing in Forest Carbon
Lessons from the First 20 Years
By Sissel Waage, Katherine Hamilton - Forest Trends, Forest TrendsThe first carbon offset sales from forestry projects occurred as early as 1990. Over the past two decades, a diverse marketplace has developed. Despite limited regulatory drivers, this development has included the establishment of some industry infrastructurelegal and political frameworks, project standards and methodologies, and expert resources. While much of this infrastructure was developed in […]
Taking Stock: Payments for Forest Ecosystem Services in the United States
By D. Evan Mercer, Katherine Hamilton - David CooleyThis report compiles data on a wide range of PES mechanisms – from government conservation incentive programs, to voluntary markets, to compliance-driven ecosystem service markets such as wetland mitigation credits. According to the report, more than 80% of all forest-based PES money in the US came from non-governmental sources, including payments for wetland mitigation, hunting […]