The amount of REDD+ financing committed by the public and private sectors is substantially less than the amount of finance needed to decrease deforestation and degradation in the next decade. To attract financing to REDD+ and related activities such as climate smart, zero deforestation agriculture, we have the opportunity to create innovative and integrated financial […]
The Territorial Governance Facility (MGT; “the Facility”) was born from the partnerships between Forest Trends and indigenous and local territorial organizations in Latin America in response to their demands for more technical assistance and climate and conservation funding channeled directly to territories. Forest stewards have great need for technical and financial assistance to protect their […]
A Q&A on carbon markets and COP (Article 6, improving market transparency and quality, and reasons for optimism) with Stephen Donofrio, Director of our Ecosystem Marketplace initiative, and Genevieve Bennett, our Director of Communications. Genevieve Bennett: Hi Stephen! COP26 starts this weekend. How are you preparing right now? Stephen Donofrio: It’s been busy! After […]
Title: Senior Associate, Carbon Markets and Corporate Sustainability, Ecosystem Marketplace Reports to: Senior Program Manager (direct) and Director (indirect), Ecosystem Marketplace Location: Forest Trends, Washington, D.C. Summary The Senior Associate, Carbon Markets, Ecosystem Marketplace (EM) will implement and grow our range of activities, products, readership, and profile across ecosystem research areas of carbon, forestry, water, […]
Most environmental markets exist to help regulated entities like electric companies and mining groups meet requirements established by law. If those laws are changed or challenged, prices can swing violently. Here’s how the World Bank has mitigated risk around the world, sparking similar endeavors in the United States.
Looking at the case of Brazil, a new report lays out how an integrated financing strategy for the protection of tropical forests can make the money work harder and go further. Tropical forest countries are critical for reaching the climate goals under the Paris Agreement. Many of them have ambitious targets for protecting forests, provided they receive […]
Carbon finance is measured in billions of dollars, while global supply chains are measured in trillions, but the former can still be used to leverage the latter. Looking at the case of Brazil, a new report lays out how an integrated financing strategy for the protection of tropical forests can make the money work harder and go further.
20 November 2017 | The Americas aren’t named for Christopher Columbus, but for his map-maker, Amerigo Vespucci, who first figured out that Brazil is a pretty big part of the New World – something to keep in mind as climate negotiators sketch out the map for implementing the Paris Agreement. This year’s talks were all […]
17 October 2017 | Donuts, deodorant, buns and burgers. They’re killing us – and not just because of what they do to our bodies. No, the real problem is what the beef, soy, and palm oil that they’re made of – as well as the pulp & paper they’re packaged in – do to our forests and, by […]
29 September 2017 | Indigenous people have long been among the most responsible stewards of the land, and they manage forests that filter water, shelter wild animals, and absorb massive amounts of carbon dioxide – thus slowing climate change. In conserving forests rather than clearing them for agriculture, they sacrifice income for the common good – […]