Publications

Pathways to value

Achieving a breakthrough for international climate finance for tropical forest conservation

Reversing the global trend of tropical forest loss remains the largest barrier for natural climate solutions contributing to climate goals at their fullest potential. This paper looks at past challenges to scaling finance to end tropical deforestation and restore degraded forests. We then consider a set of core “pathways to value” for REDD+. Within these […]

Does the EU Deforestation Regulation Comply with WTO requirements?

In recent years, global concern over deforestation has intensified, alongside heightened recognition of the role consumer countries play in this loss through the demand for “forest-risk commodities” like beef, soy, palm oil, and timber. In response, many nations, particularly in Europe, North America, and Asia, are adopting regulatory frameworks to sever the link between their […]

Illegal Deforestation and Agricultural Commodities: Uganda

Agricultural conversion is the main driver of forest loss in Uganda. The majority of Uganda’s forest-risk agricultural products are sold and consumed domestically (particularly cassava, beef, maize, and groundnuts). Shifting agriculture is responsible for 94 percent of Uganda’s forest loss, with a further two percent linked to commercial agriculture and mining. While there are good […]

State of the Voluntary Carbon Market 2024

Ecosystem Marketplace (EM) publishes our annual State of the Voluntary Carbon Market (SOVCM) report–a series now approaching the two-decade mark–to provide a comprehensive overview of the global supply and demand of voluntary carbon credits. We interview and collect annual disclosures from market participants representing the majority of project developers and credit resellers, and combine this with registry […]

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Estado del Mercado Voluntario de Carbono 2024

By Alex Procton

Catálogos de Artesanato

Português A cadeia de valor do artesanato se configura como de extrema importância para os povos originários, destaca-se pela riqueza cultural e a diversidade de peças produzidas por talentosas artesãs, que não apenas preservam tradições ancestrais, mas também promovem autonomia e sustento para suas comunidades. Através da Iniciativa Comunidades e Governança Territorial da Forest Trends, […]

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Terra Indígena Sete de Setembro

Terra Indígena Igarapé Lourdes

Terra Indígena Kwazá do Rio São Pedro

Terra Indígena Rio Mequéns

Terra Indígena Rio Branco

Terra Indígena Roosevelt

Terra Indígena Tubarão Latundê

Terra Indígena Zoró

Haciendo el Camino 2024

Resultados del Proyecto Infraestructura Natural para la Seguridad Hídrica

Las sequías, inundaciones, incendios y huaycos de los últimos años demuestran la vulnerabilidad del Perú ante los riesgos hídricos y climáticos. La infraestructura natural–como bosques, bofedales, pastizales, matorrales y páramos– junto con las prácticas tradicionales de conservación del agua y los suelos, contribuyen a reducir estos riesgos. También proporcionan importantes beneficios colaterales, como la mitigación […]

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Journey towards Water Security 2024

Results to Date, Natural Infrastructure for Water Security Project

By Mia Smith

Liberia Forest Concession Review: Phase II

In 2014, the Government of Norway signed a Letter of Intent with the Government of Liberia (GoL) promising US$150 million to support sustainable development that reduces deforestation and forest degradation. As part of the agreement, the GoL is required to complete an independent investigation that examines the legality of existing logging contracts. The GoL contracted[…]

China’s wood-based forest product imports and exports: trends and implication

This paper presents trends in China’s forest product imports and exports during 1998–2019, by analyzing trade data from China’s General Customs Administration (GCA). It was found that over the past two decades both imports and exports of forest products have experienced huge growth, making China an important player in the global forest products market. China’s […]

“Kpokolo”: A New Threat to Liberia’s Forests

This report reveals how Liberian companies are increasingly ignoring the law to convert and export logs in an altered form to the detriment of small-scale millers, national rule of law, and Liberia’s forest ecosystem. This report advocates for the Government of Liberia to implement Liberia’s Chainsaw Milling Regulation, as well as the wider reform process […]

Forest Trends Impact Report 2023

The Magic of Coalitions

Climate change, forest loss, the biodiversity crisis, the sustainable development imperative: none of these can be fixed through business as usual. None of these challenges will be addressed by individuals, individual institutions, nor individual countries. It will take all of us together. This is why we spend so much time investing in people and in […]