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More And More Scientists Embrace Forests As Bulwark Against Climate Change
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How Brazil And Indonesia Can Meet The Climate Challenge
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Climate Economist Nordhaus Wins Nobel As Scientific Body Calls For Price On Carbon
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Scientists Say 1.5-Degree Climate Quest Gives Short Shrift To Forests

Forest Trends works to protect critical ecosystems through a broad range of environmental finance, markets, supply chains, and other incentive mechanisms.

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Getting the “Bads” Out of Goods

Evolution from voluntary to regulated approaches in reducing the undesirable impacts of global trade

Over the past seventy years the rapid expansion of international trade and the growth of international supply chains, with various stages of production processes located in different countries, has at the same time facilitated the growth of trade in “undesirable products” associated with “global public bads”: trade in goods which are produced illegally or unsustainably […]

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Voluntary Carbon Market Insights: 2018 Outlook and First-Quarter Trends

Since trading of voluntary carbon offsets first took off in the late 2000’s, voluntary carbon projects have helped to reduce, sequester, or avoid over 437.1 MtCO2e–equivalent to not consuming over one billion barrels of oil. These projects are supported by companies, individuals and governments purchasing carbon offsets, whose growing demand resulted in a record-high of […]

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Lessons Learned on Demand

Demand Dynamics of Ecosystem Markets in the United States

This study on lessons learned about demand in ecosystem markets in the United States was commissioned to help the National Network on Water Quality Trading (NNWQT) identify transferrable lessons for their strategy on stimulating demand for water quality credits and other market-based incentives for nonpoint source water quality. A rapid review of historical experience in […]

By Genevieve Bennett, Melissa Gallant, and Kelley Hamrick
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Mapping Potential Demand for Water Quality Trading in the United States

Water quality trading is a promising tool that offers a flexible, more cost-effective approach to reducing pollution in our waterways than more traditional engineered solutions. Yet a lack of sufficient demand for credits has been a consistent barrier to scaling up water quality trading in the United States. The National Network on Water Quality Trading […]

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Nature can be one-third of the solution to climate change - so why is it only one percent of the conversation?

We are so excited to have joined Nature4Climate..

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Natural Infrastructure for Water Security in Peru

Two out of three Peruvians live under water stress..

Natural Infrastructure for Water Security in Peru Natural Infrastructure for Water Security in Peru youtube.com We all depend on our most important resource: Water. So, we depend on natural infrastructure, like wetlands, forests, and glaciers, that captures, filters, s...

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Stewards of the Forest

Today is #IndigenousPeoplesDay. A year ago, Forest..

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Lake Piuray supplies nearly half of Cusco’s..

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US and Canadian Governments Invest US $27.5 Million in Innovative Natural Infrastructure Program to Deliver Water Security and Climate Resilience for Peru

We are very proud to be working with the US and..

US and Canadian Governments Invest US $27.5 Million in Innovative Natural Infrastructure Program to Deliver Water Security and Climate Resilience for Peru US and Canadian Governments Invest US $27.5 Million in Innovative Natural Infrastructure Program to Deliver Water Security and Climate Resilience for Peru forest-trends.org The two countries are supporting a collaborative effort spanning government, businesses, communities, and civil society in Peru to protect the natural systems – grasslands, forests, and wetlands – that can help safeguard water supplies today, and for future generations. Importantly, this new inv...

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GreenBiz.com

We are inspired by this!

GreenBiz.com GreenBiz.com "There’s a general gap in support for any business that’s not tech," Luni Libes, a longtime entrepreneur and founder of the Seattle-based "conscious company accelerator" Fledge, said.

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Careers

We are hiring! Forest Trends (FT) is currently..

Careers Careers forest-trends.org Program Associate, Natural Infrastructure for Water Security Project - Water Initiative Forest Trends is a

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Local Communities – Global Impact

Did you know that each year we lose an area of..

Local Communities – Global Impact Local Communities – Global Impact forest-trends.org “Our Rainforest, Our Home:” Indigenous people’s stewardship of their forestland plays a critical role in

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We are hiring! Forest Trends seeks a communications..

Careers Careers forest-trends.org Program Associate, Natural Infrastructure for Water Security Project - Water Initiative Forest Trends is a

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Canopy Bridge

Canopy Bridge Canopy Bridge Supporting indigenous initiatives can not only generate local income, but also help protect vast areas of Amazon rainforest! Forest Trends Environmental Defense Fund Coica Amazonía http://canopybridge.com/indigenous-enterprises-can-contribute-to-the-protection-of-millions-of-hectares-of-amazon-rainforest/

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Oct 15, 2018
Breaking Down Barriers: Priority Actions for Advancing Water Quality Trading
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Communities
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Cultural Mediators: Bridging Two Worlds
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Oct 14, 2018
Mapping Potential Demand for Water Quality Trading in the United States
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Biodiversity
Oct 14, 2018
Lessons Learned on Demand
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Oct 10, 2018
BBOP15: BBOP Final Conference
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Climate
Sep 24, 2018
We’re Not Waiting: Individuals, Communities, Cities, and States are Leading Action for a Climate-Resilient Water Future

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