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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 […]

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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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Screening New Market Opportunities for Sustainably Managed State, Private and Tribal Working Forests

Sustainably managed working forests provide not just wood and fiber, but a range of other benefits: clean water, wildlife habitat, carbon storage, flood protection, recreational and cultural values, and more. Scaling up investments in sustainable forest management can generate financial returns for good stewardship of these multiple conservation values. The United States Forest Service (USFS) […]

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Conserve to Build: Protecting Ecosystems to Ensure Water Supplies in Peru

Traducido del español. El original está disponible en el sitio web de Actualidad Ambiental aquí. It was the same story again. In early 2007, as General Manager of the National Superintendence of Sanitation Services (SUNASS), I had to visit some public sanitation service companies that were in the process of updating their investment plans. Several […]

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On #GivingTuesday, An Investment in Optimism

On #GivingTuesday, An Investment in Optimism On #GivingTuesday, An Investment in Optimism mailchi.mp Why is Forest Trends optimistic about the global climate challenge? Because it's in our DNA - and because we already know the power of entrepreneurial strategies and creative partnerships to change the world.

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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?

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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..

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Catalyzing Shared Investments in Working Forests
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Conserve to Build: Protecting Ecosystems to Ensure Water Supplies in Peru
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Nov 6, 2018
Screening New Market Opportunities for Sustainably Managed State, Private and Tribal Working Forests
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Oct 15, 2018
Breaking Down Barriers: Priority Actions for Advancing Water Quality Trading
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Cultural Mediators: Bridging Two Worlds
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Mapping Potential Demand for Water Quality Trading in the United States

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