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REDD Dawn: The 60-Year Evolution Of Forest Carbon

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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Fertile Ground: State of Forest Carbon Finance 2017

Policymakers around the world recognize the potential for natural land area to combat climate change: a total of 97 countries mentioned specific plans to reduce emissions from deforestation or increase forest cover in their Paris Agreement commitments. As the international community and domestic lawmakers figure out how to meet their emissions reductions targets in a […]

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Zooming In: Companies, Commodities, & Traceability Commitments that Count, 2018

“Zooming In” presents new analysis by Forest Trends’ Supply Change Initiative and Ceres about how companies that are committed to addressing commodity-driven deforestation are tracing supplies to their origin—be it factory, farm, field, or forest—so they can determine the impact their supply chains have on forests. Companies with exposure to deforestation in their supply chains […]

By Stephen Donofrio - Senior Advisor, Supply Change, Philip Rothrock - Associate, Supply Change, Jonathan Leonard - Associate, Supply Change
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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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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..

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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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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Agriculture
Sep 21, 2018
Progress on the New York Declaration on Forests: Eliminating Deforestation from the Production of Agricultural Commodities, Goal 2 Assessment Report
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Sep 11, 2018
Learning From ‘Actually Existing’ REDD+: A Synthesis of Ethnographic Findings
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Aug 13, 2018
World Water Week 2018: Water, Ecosystems, and Human Development
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Jul 27, 2018
US and Canadian Governments Invest US $27.5 Million in Innovative Natural Infrastructure Program to Deliver Water Security and Climate Resilience for Peru
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Water
Jul 23, 2018
For Cusco, Peru, an Investment in the Countryside Is an Investment in the City

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