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Agriculture

2016 Global Sustainability Standards Conference

George Washington University, Washington, D.C., United States

Join leaders in sustainability standards at the 7th annual conference from the ISEAL Alliance, from May 10 to 12, 2016 in Washington, D.C., to explore the theme of Growing Impacts: Innovation and Evolution. The 2016 Global Sustainability Standards Conference is the leading global event for those who support the uptake of credible sustainability standards. Bringing […]

Climate

Forests and Finance: Advancing from Paris toward Marrakesh and Beyond

Offices of Baker & McKenzie LLP, Washington, D.C., United States

Forest Trends’ Ecosystem Marketplace will launch its annual State of Forest Carbon Finance report on Wednesday, October 26 at the offices of Baker & McKenzie in Washington, DC.  The event will also feature a panel discussion on the topic of “Forests and Finance” in the wake of the Paris Agreement and in the lead-up to COP […]

ACES 2016 Confernece

Hyatt Regency Jacksonville Riverfront, Jacksonville, USA

ACES: A Community on Ecosystem Services represents a dynamic and growing assembly of professionals, researchers, and policy-makers involved with ecosystem services. The ACES 2016 Conference brings together this community in partnership with Ecosystem Markets and the Ecosystem Services Partnership (ESP), providing an open forum to share experiences, methods, and tools for assessing and incorporating ecosystem […]

Climate

Webinar – Raising Ambition: State of the Voluntary Carbon Markets 2016

Washington, D.C., United States

Join Forest Trends’ Ecosystem Marketplace and the Climate Markets and Investment Association (CMIA) for a deep dive into Raising Ambition: State of the Voluntary Carbon Markets 2016 – Ecosystem Marketplace’s new annual report on the voluntary carbon markets. Lead report author Kelley Hamrick will share key findings, with guest commentary from Sean Penrith of The Climate Trust […]

Water

Webinar: Water Footprinting

Water Footprinting and the Water Footprint Assessment are increasingly used by businesses and governments to assess their water risks, dependencies, and impacts. Now, some of its most advanced users are taking the next step and considering strategies and actions for reducing their water footprint and making it more sustainable. These water users, including companies like Nestlé and […]

Climate

Global Webinar – Supply Change: Tracking Corporate Commitments to Deforestation-free Supply Chains, 2016

Washington, D.C., United States

Join leading experts on commodity deforestation for a panel discussion co-hosted by Forest Trends and Innovation Forum featuring the new report, Supply Change: Tracking Corporate Commitments to Deforestation-free Supply Chains, 2016.  Register for the webinar here. Tuesday, July 12, 2016 11:00 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. EDT In this informative webinar, leading experts on commodity deforestation will discuss […]

Water

Webinar: Alliances for Green Infrastructure

Forest Trends is pleased to invite you to a free webinar to explore findings from our latest report: Alliances for Green Infrastructure: State of Watershed Investment 2016. The report summarizes data from Forest Trends’ Ecosystem Marketplace’s semi-annual global survey of program developers to estimate the size, scope, and scale of market mechanisms for green infrastructure. […]

Biodiversity

Valuing Ecosystem Services on Conservation Lands 101 Webinar

Webinar, Washington D.C., United States

Scientists, governments, and businesses are gaining a greater understanding of the economic benefits derived from protecting and enhancing natural ecosystems. Landowners have a significant opportunity to derive additional revenue by selling credits from the natural benefits that conservation easements create into the ecosystem service markets. This webinar will provide an introduction to this emerging area […]

Climate

Webinar – Buying In: Taking Stock of the Role of Offsets in Corporate Carbon Strategies

Washington, D.C., United States

Join Forest Trends’ Ecosystem Marketplace and IETA for a free webinar to explore the findings of our newest report, Buying In: Taking Stock of the Role of Offsets in Corporate Carbon Strategies. Ecosystem Marketplace has been tracking the carbon markets for over a decade, and this new report complements this research with a deep-dive into the […]

Communities

Launch of the Yawanawa Life Plan in Acre, Brazil

Ceremonial Center Tuinkuru, São Vicente, Brazil

Forest Trends’ Communities Initiative is excited to join the Yawanawa people of Acre, Brazil as they celebrate the launch of their Life Plan. The event will take place in the village of São Vicente, Tarauacá-Acre on April 3rd at 16:30 ACT. The Yawanawa Life Plan establishes how land should be managed in order to preserve their forests and the […]