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Release: New Report Details Innovative Approach to Permanence for Natural Climate Solutions
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ICVCM Releases First Continuous Improvement Report Targeting Carbon Market Permanence Challenges
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The Accountability Framework initiative (AFi) on three key actions for companies in 2025 to remove deforestation from agricultural and forestry supply chains
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Welcome back to Meet the FT team! This month, meet Jasmine Garcia, Director of Operations at Forest Trends.![]()
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In her role, Jasmine leads the strategic and tactical execution of Forest Trends’ needs across HR, IT, Legal, Risk Management, and Compliance. Through her leadership, Jasmine enables our team to scale our impact efficiently and collaboratively.![]()
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Prior to joining Forest Trends, Jasmine direc
WEBINAR: Investing in nature is essential for a safe and secure water supply. As interest grows around nature-based solutions (NbS), does it translate into more investment? ![]()
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We invite you to join us and The Nature Conservancy on June 10th at 9 AM ET to answer this question! We’ll dive into the global state of investments in nature for water, pinpoint opportunities for future growth, and formally
Welcome back to Meet the FT team! This month, meet Ryan Boshart, Operations Manager at Forest Trends. ![]()
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In his role, Ryan is responsible for administrative, HR, and executive support tasks at Forest Trends. ![]()
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Ryan has a background in education advocacy, project management, and program operations. Prior to joining Forest Trends, Ryan worked for Music Will (formerly Little Kids Rock), a music educati
Welcome back to Meet the FT team! This month, meet Alex Procton, Senior Manager of Data Solutions and Insights for our Ecosystem Marketplace Initiative (EM).![]()
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Alex leads data operations for EM, including data analysis for original research and publications and the development of the Global Carbon Markets Hub.![]()
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Alex has a background in biology and an interest in regenerative agriculture, and he prev
Welcome back to Meet the FT team! This month, meet Debora Batista, Project and Finance Manager for our Communities and Territorial Governance Initiative (CTGI).![]()
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As part of her role, Debora leads CTGI's financial and operational matters, manages the initiative's staff so that all of the program's deliverables are met, and handles donor relationships and other partners. ![]()
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Debora has over 10 years of
Welcome to our new series, Meet the FT Team! Tune in every month to get to know a member of our staff and learn about their work.![]()
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This month, meet our Senior Communications Associate, Verena Manolis!![]()
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In her role, Verena works with the Communications team and our program initiatives to conceptualize and lead communications and donor outreach projects, relay the impact of Forest Trends’ work throug
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Hoy, representantes de 16 EPS de Perú, de organismos gubernamentales y ONG se reunieron en el "Encuentro Merese Hídricos de EPS del Sur", organizado por Anepssa Perú y OTASS, en conjunto con la EPS Moquegua S.A., y con el apoyo del proyecto NIWS, una iniciativa conjunta de USAID, el Gobierno de Canadá y Forest Trends.![]()
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El evento tuvo como objetivo analizar los avances
Hoy, representantes de 16 EPS de Perú, de organismos gubernamentales y ONG se reunieron en el "Encuentro Merese Hídricos de EPS del Sur", organizado por Anepssa Perú y OTASS, en conjunto con la EPS Moquegua S.A., y con el apoyo del proyecto NIWS, una iniciativa conjunta de USAID, el Gobierno de Canadá y Forest Trends. El evento tuvo como objetivo analizar los avances
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Welcome back to Meet the FT team! This month, meet Jasmine Garcia, Director of Operations at Forest Trends.In her role, Jasmine leads the strategic and tactical execution of Forest Trends’ needs across HR, IT, Legal, Risk Management, and Compliance. Through her leadership, Jasmine enables our team to scale our impact efficiently and collaboratively.
Prior to joining Forest Trends, Jasmine direc
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