NATURAL INFRASTRUCTURE: SOLVING WATER-ENERGY NEXUS CHALLENGES
Stockholmsmässan, Stockholm, Sweden
“Nature-Based Solutions for Water and Energy” Attend the preview of findings from the State of Watershed Investments 2014 global survey and a panel discussion on the potential for natural infrastructure in the water-energy nexus. World Water Week Monday, September 1st, 2014 17:45 – 18:45 Room K16/K17 Drinks and snacks will be served during a short […]
Katoomba XX: Climate, Forests, Water, and People: A Vision of Development for Tropical America
Lima, Peru
Just months before Lima hosts over 190 countries to advance international climate negotiations at COP 20, Katoomba XX – Peru will identify opportunities for climate policy and finance to align with other public and private investments and commitments to ensure that forests and other ecosystems continue to provide critical support for stable climate and resilient […]
Katoomba XIX: Scaling Up Sustainable Supply Chains
Iguazu Falls, Brazil
In March of 2014, nearly 200 people gathered in Foz do Iguaçu, Brazil for Katoomba XIX, including producers and buyers in the cattle and soy industries, financial institutions, government and multilateral agencies, deforestation experts, and civil society organizations. Situated on the border of three giants in the cattle and soy sectors – Brazil, Argentina and […]
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El I Congreso de Redes de Servicios Ambientales en Ibero América
La Paz, Bolivia
Objetivo General: Iniciar un proceso de articulación conjunta entre redes de profesionales interesados en la aplicación del concepto de –’servicios ambientales’ dentro de programas de conservación y uso sostenible de los recursos naturales en los países Ibero Americanos. Agenda y Presentaciones DOWNLOAD AGENDA DOWNLOAD PARTICIPANT LIST PRESENTACIONES DEL PRIMER DIA Introduccion al Congreso, Jan Börner […]
Environmental Services Capacity Building Course for Technical Staff of the Government of Acre
Rio Branco, Acre, Brazil
The Acre State Secretary of Environmental Management (SEMA) has finalized the new System of Incentives for Environmental Services (SISA). As Acre has worked vigorously to formalize the implementing institutions and ratify the legislation which established program, building capacity for SEMA technical staff is now of the utmost priority.Forest Trends’ Communities and Markets Program, the Katoomba […]
Katoomba Group Meeting: Curso: Pago por Servicios Ambientales y REDD para Líderes Comunitarios
Puerto Maldonado, Peru
Forest Trends, la Agencia para el Desarrollo Internacional de los Estados Unidos de América, la Unidad de Apoyo de la Iniciativa para la Conservación en la Amazonía Andina, Translinks, el Instituto de Pesquisa Ambiental de la Amazonía, la Asociación para la Conservación de la Cuenca Amazónica, la Organización para Estudios Tropicales y la Sociedad Peruana […]
Katoomba XVI: Building a Blueprint to Harness New Investments for the Protection of Marine and Coastal Ecosystem Services
Palo Alto, California, United States
BACKGROUND The oceans provide a great many critical but undervalued ecosystem services that are nearing thresholds for healthy functioning, putting coastal populations ever more at risk. Given the failure of many conventional management measures and the insufficient resources available for effective management, the time is ripe for the development of new market-based tools. This first-ever […]
Indigenous and Community Engagement in REDD
Copenhagen, Denmark
On Saturday, December 12, 2009, Forest Trends and the Katoomba Group, in partnership with Fundación Amigos de la Naturaleza – Bolivia, hosted a side event at COP 15 which focused on the role that indigenous peoples and local communities can play in developing carbon projects and policy. Panelists at the side event included Almir Suruí, […]
Seminario-Taller: Aspectos jurídico-legales e institucionales de los esquemas PSA
Quito, Ecuador
Objetivo: Facilitar el diálogo regional sobre distintas experiencias nacionales de implementación de esquemas de compensación por servicios ecosistémicos con miras a su promoción como herramienta para el manejo, conservación y restauración de los ecosistemas. Resumen: Este taller hace parte de una serie de acciones del Ministerio del Ambiente del Ecuador (MAE), la Red de Interesados […]
Curso para Lideranças Comunitárias sobre Pagamentos por Serviços Ambientais e REDD
Rio Branco, Acre, Brazil
Pagamentos por serviços ambientais têm o potencial de gerar novas fontes de recursos para a conservação da biodiversidade e melhorar os meios de sustento das comunidades locais. Na medida em que esquemas de crédito de carbono, tais como seqüestro de carbono por reflorestamento e redução das emissões do desmatamento e degradação (REDD), ganham atenção como […]