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AllAfrica: Liberia Cannot Afford to Look Away From Its $2.7 Billion Unaccounted Mining Fund
THE LATEST REPORT by Forest Trends, drawing on data from the Liberia Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative, exposes what may be one of the most troubling economic contradictions of our time–a staggering US$2.7 billion discrepancy between what Liberia reports as mineral exports and what the world says it receives.
Front Page Africa: Latest Report Shows Liberia Losing Billions In Mining Revenue As Forests Degrade, Communities Shortchanged
The report, titled “A Rapid Assessment of Liberia’s Mining Sector with a Focus on the Local Impacts on Forests and People,” was commissioned by Forest Trends and conducted by Liberian and international experts using data from institutions including the Liberia Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative (LEITI).
BloomLabs: Monthly Market Overview
Forest Trends and NatureVest (The Nature Conservancy’s impact investment team) are partnering on the 2026 State of Private Investment in Nature report, the most comprehensive update of the nature investment landscape since 2016. The report will capture actual deployed capital, transaction-level performance data, capital efficiency insights, and analysis of which catalytic capital structures work to […]
Water Online: ADERASA, The Nature Conservancy, And Forest Trends Announce New Partnership To Advance Nature-Based Solutions For Water Security
The Association of Water and Sanitation Regulators of the Americas (ADERASA), The Nature Conservancy, and Forest Trends have signed a Memorandum of Understanding to strengthen the role of water utility regulators in advancing nature-based solutions for water security across Latin America.
AgTechNavigator: Land Legality and Plot-level Traceability Challenge Vietnam’s Coffee Sector Under EUDR
A 2025 survey by Forest Trends and Tavina illustrates the scale of the challenge. Nearly 60 percent of smallholders surveyed did not maintain consistent harvest records, while only 10 percent kept plot-level data, creating a significant data gap at the very foundation of the supply chain.
The Cassava Supply Chain Still Faces Many Challenges
Today (January 28th), in Hanoi, the Vietnam Association of Agricultural Economics and Rural Development, in collaboration with the Vietnam Cassava Association and Forest Trends, organized a meeting on the topic “Vietnam’s Cassava Supply Chain: Current Situation and Challenges”.
Wood Central: European Union Strikes Eleventh Hour Deal to Delay EUDR by 12 Months
Huge volumes of sawn timber traded into the West through the Port of Hong Kong could be sourced from illegal and deforested forests, according to Forest Trends, which warns that the European Commission’s country classification list does little to end the trade of deforested products infiltrating European supply chains.
Daily Observer: FDA Resurveys Kwa Forest Amid Mining Interest
In October, a US-based NGO, Forest Trends, published a mining report that found several licenses overlap with Kwa and other protected areas. Mining in a proposed or protected area is illegal, under the National Forestry Reform Law, except for industrial mining, which must meet certain requirements.
Inside Climate News: A Massive, Chinese-Backed Port in Peru Could Push the Amazon Rainforest Over the Edge
“While China is a global leader in domestic reforestation and renewable energy, this report highlights a critical blind spot of the environmental cost of its imported agricultural and timber commodities,” said Kerstin Canby, a senior director with Forest Trends.
Wood Central: European Parliament Kicks EUDR Down the Road for 12 More Months
It’s official. The European Parliament has voted to postpone the EU Deforestation Regulation (EUDR) for another 12 months, aligning with the position adopted by EU countries at the Council last week. The decision sets the stage for a swift agreement before Christmas, but also deepens uncertainty around one of Europe’s most significant environmental laws.
