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Forest Trends and Ethical Gold Institute Partner to Support Amazonian Communities Impacted by Gold Mining

Forest Trends’ Communities and Territorial Governance Initiative is excited to announce a new partnership with the Ethical Gold Institute to drive transparency and sustainability in the gold industry. Illegal gold mining is a major threat to indigenous peoples and the forests they protect. Illegal gold mining in the Amazon causes widespread deforestation, biodiversity and habitat loss, and […]

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Canada and USAID expand their commitment to support Peru to protect and restore natural infrastructure for water security and climate resilience with plans to invest over $50 million in 10 years

January 16, 2024 / The Government of Canada and the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) are pleased to announce the extension of their joint project: Natural Infrastructure for Water Security (NIWS). The purpose of NIWS is to scale up gender-sensitive investments in natural infrastructure to strengthen water security and climate resilience in Peru. […]

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Canadá y los Estados Unidos renuevan su compromiso conjunto de apoyar al Perú en la protección y restauración de la infraestructura natural para la seguridad hídrica y la resiliencia climática, con planes de invertir más de USD $50 millones en 10 años

16 de enero de 2024 / El Gobierno de Canadá y los Estados Unidos, a través de la Agencia de los Estados Unidos para el Desarrollo Internacional (USAID), se complacen en anunciar la extensión de su proyecto conjunto: Infraestructura Natural para la Seguridad Hídrica (NIWS, por sus siglas en inglés). El propósito de NIWS es […]

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Research reveals a new type of illegal logging threatening Liberia’s forests and climate mitigation

20 December 2023: According to research from Forest Trends’ Forest Policy, Trade, and Finance Initiative, a new form of illegal logging poses a significant threat to Liberia’s forests, climate change mitigation, and local communities. Liberia contains almost half of West Africa’s Upper Guinea Forest, a biodiversity hotspot for endangered species and globally important to climate […]

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Report: Voluntary carbon markets demand in 2023 is concentrating around pricier, high-integrity credits

28 November 2023: New research published by Ecosystem Marketplace today finds evidence of a market-wide shift in the voluntary carbon markets (VCM), with demand concentrating around high-integrity, high-quality carbon credits that have holistic co-benefits beyond the mitigation of greenhouse gas emissions.   Transaction data analyzed in the report show a massive 82% leap in average […]

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Forest Trends, Arbor Day Foundation to Plant Additional One Million Trees in Brazil’s Atlantic Forest

The project from Forest Trends’ Communities & Territorial Governance Initiative aims to strengthen livelihoods for indigenous communities LINCOLN, Nebraska (November 7, 2023) – Forest Trends and the Arbor Day Foundation will expand their partnership through a new initiative, the Arboredo Project, to strengthen Indigenous Peoples and Local Communities (IPLCs) livelihoods and plant one million additional […]

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New research: Carbon credits are associated with businesses decarbonizing faster

Businesses purchasing voluntary carbon are more likely to report lower gross emissions year-on-year, and invest more in emissions reductions, than companies not engaged in carbon markets 10 October, 2023: New research published today suggests that companies that participate in voluntary carbon markets (VCM) are leading across a range of measures of robust climate action, accountability, […]

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Coalition launched to develop new carbon market standard and platform for community-centered forest conservation that meets the needs of Indigenous Peoples, local communities and Global South countries

New York – As government and corporate leaders gather for New York Climate Week, founding members of the Peoples Forests Partnership have launched the Equitable Earth Coalition. In partnership with Indigenous Peoples, local communities and Global South countries, the Coalition is committed to developing a new voluntary carbon market standard and platform to help end […]

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Forest Trends irá lançar recursos de treinamento em financiamento climático voltado a comunidades indígenas que estejam explorando os mercados de carbonos

Os recursos provenientes do financiamento climático estão sendo alocados, em grandes quantidades, em mecanismos responsáveis por remunerar proprietários e administradores de terras pelas reduções de emissões obtidas com a proteção e restauração de áreas que atuam como sumidouros de carbono florestais. Estes mecanismos, incluindo o REDD+ jurisdicional e o mercado voluntário de carbono, apresentam novas […]

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Forest Trends to launch climate finance training resources for indigenous communities navigating carbon markets

Climate finance is pouring into mechanisms that pay land managers for the emissions reductions achieved from protecting and restoring forest carbon sinks. These mechanisms, including jurisdictional REDD+ and the voluntary carbon market, present new opportunities for indigenous communities worldwide – who are widely recognized as the planet’s most effective protectors of forests – but also […]

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