Press Releases

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.

“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.

Washington, DC, 30 September 2025 — A new report from Forest Trends’ Communities and Territorial Governance Initiative (CTGI) reveals that although there is growing recognition of the leadership of Indigenous Peoples (IPs) and Local Communities (LCs) in forest governance and climate finance, change remains too slow, too uneven, and too fragile. Without structural reforms, the […]

Washington, DC, 10 June 2025 – The most comprehensive assessment ever published of money flowing into nature-based solutions (NbS) for water security reveals that total investment in this sector doubled over the decade 2013-2023—growing from ~US$22.4B in 2013 to ~$49B by the end of this timeframe.   Published by Forest Trends and The Nature Conservancy (TNC), […]

Brasília, Brasil, 9 de junho de 2025 – Com foco na valorização dos conhecimentos tradicionais, na governança dos territórios e no acesso justo ao financiamento climático, será implementado  o projeto Fortalecimento dos Territórios Indígenas: Governança, Financiamento Climático e Cadeias de Valor da Sociobiodiversidade. O projeto será implementado ao longo dos próximos dois anos em todas […]

Brasília, Brazil, 9 June 2025 – Forest Trends, Brazil’s Ministry of Indigenous Peoples (MPI), and Greendata have launched a new project initiative, Strengthening Indigenous Territories: Governance, Climate Finance, and Biodiversity Value Chains. Focusing on the value of traditional knowledge, territorial governance, and equitable access to climate finance, this project will be implemented over the next two […]

Washington, DC, 29 May 2025 – Forest Trends’ Ecosystem Marketplace (EM) published new research today that shows the voluntary carbon market (VCM) in transition to a new phase with a greater focus on quality and integrity, and lower levels of market liquidity as measured in credit volumes traded. Though transaction volumes fell by 25 percent […]

Washington, DC, 8 May 2025 – Forest Trends, in partnership with GreenData, has launched a new digital Resource Center designed to equip Indigenous Peoples and Local Communities (IPs & LCs) with trustworthy information on climate and conservation finance, carbon markets, and territorial governance. This online hub fills a critical gap in the complex landscape of […]

Washington, DC, 6 May 2025 –  A new report from Forest Trends reveals that China’s imports of agricultural and timber products were linked to the loss of over 400,000 hectares of tropical forest annually between 2013 and 2022—roughly four million hectares in total—contributing to significant carbon emissions and biodiversity loss in some of the world’s most […]

[Español abajo] On February 26, Forest Trends received notice that our Natural Infrastructure for Water Security (NIWS) project was terminated as part of the sweeping foreign aid cuts by the Trump administration. Since NIWS’ inception in 2017, we have been proud to provide critical support to Peruvian institutions and communities to address their ongoing water […]