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Can UK Build its Restoration Economy on the Principle of “Net Gain”?
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Former UNFCCC Boss Yvo de Boer Still Working the Climate Puzzle, but From a Different Angle
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New Green Deal Aims to Boost the Restoration Economy. But What IS the Restoration Economy?
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The US is Finally Having the Only Climate Debate That Matters: How to Fix the Mess

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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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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So What Just Happened at the Climate Talks?

I’m writing this post from Washington, DC, where we just experienced the wettest year on record. In Paris, officials struggle to contain violent protests triggered by a fuel tax increase designed to cut greenhouse gas emissions. Residents of Canada, Sweden, and the US West are still picking up the pieces after record-breaking wildfire seasons. In […]

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Looking Back on Two Decades in the Greater Mekong: “We Can Prevent Deforestation Long Before it Happens.”

What is the greatest driver of global deforestation? The answer may surprise you. Forest Trends was the first organization to show that commercial agriculture – the palm oil, soy, beef, and timber supply chains that stretch around the globe from tropical countries into your shopping cart – is responsible for over 70 percent of forest […]

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The Infrastructure Upgrade, Reimagined – Global Waters – Medium

The Infrastructure Upgrade, Reimagined – Global Waters – Medium The Infrastructure Upgrade, Reimagined – Global Waters – Medium medium.com In Peru, a new cross-sector initiative supported by USAID and the Government of Canada is moving beyond concrete-and-steel projects to an…

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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?

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..

Stewards of the Forest Stewards of the Forest vimeo.com Nestled deep in the Brazilian Amazon along the Peruvian border, the state of Acre contains about 15 million hectares of land – most of which remains pristine…

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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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Forests
Feb 19, 2019
Looking Back on Two Decades in the Greater Mekong: “We Can Prevent Deforestation Long Before it Happens.”
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Water
Feb 11, 2019
IMHEA International Network Gathers in Cusco to Trade Notes on Hydrological Monitoring in the Andean Region
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Biodiversity
Jan 9, 2019
A Journey down the Mekong with Forest Trends
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Forests
Dec 21, 2018
Timber Regulation Enforcement Exchange, Hamburg
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Agriculture
Dec 18, 2018
So What Just Happened at the Climate Talks?
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Forests
Dec 6, 2018
Catalyzing Shared Investments in Working Forests

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