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Nature for Climate Action: Nature-based Solutions in the Nationally Determined Contributions
GLOBAL MEDIA RELEASE: Monday November 29, 2021, 07:00 AM EST, Washington DC, United States Nature for Climate Action: Nature-based Solutions in the Nationally Determined Contributions New policy research on nature-based solutions to deep resilience for climate action is published today by Forest Trends and the Alliance for Global Water Adaptation (AGWA). Authors: Jan Cassin – […]
New Global Partnership Opens Door for Indigenous People, Traditional Owners and Local Communities to Directly Benefit from Private Climate Finance
An industry first coalition aims to fix a fundamental market flaw: Indigenous Peoples manage one-fifth of tropical and subtropical forest carbon, and conserve 80 percent of all biodiversity yet receive less than one percent of international climate assistance Peoples Forests Partnership members seek to mobilize $20 billion per year by 2030 in direct private investment […]
Voluntary Carbon Markets Rocket in 2021, On Track to Break $1B for First Time
Washington DC 15 September 2021—In the first eight months of 2021, voluntary carbon markets have already posted a near-60% increase in value from last year, driven by corporate net-zero ambition and growing interest in carbon markets to achieve Paris climate goals, a new report finds. “We’re seeing record market volume and value in 2021,” said […]
New partnership with UN aviation agency to provide insights on carbon offsetting market
Nonprofit carbon markets data platform Ecosystem Marketplace to provision carbon credits transaction data and analysis for the International Civil Aviation Organization’s new global carbon market for airlines. CORRECTION NOTE: AN EARLIER VERSION OF THIS RELEASE CONTAINED AN INCOMPLETE QUOTATION. AN UPDATED VERSION WAS RELEASED ON AUGUST 5, 2021 at 09:00 ET. August 5, 2021 / As more than 100 countries sign on for the pilot phase of a new international carbon offsetting […]
New Report: Finance for Forest Carbon Doubled since 2016, but Still Far from Meeting its Potential as a Natural Climate Solution
A new report from Ecosystem Marketplace released today shows that funding to conserve and increase carbon stored in forests around the world has more than doubled between 2016 and 2019. But authors say forest carbon finance still falls far short of what’s needed to counter global forest loss and support increased climate ambition. Unless tropical […]
STATEMENT: Investigation of Brazil’s Environment Minister Underscores Critical Importance of Stopping Illegal Deforestation—For the Sake of the Climate
WASHINGTON, DC (19 May 2021)—Brazil’s Minister of Environment Ricardo Salles, the Brazilian Institute of the Environment and Renewable Natural Resources (Ibama – the Ministry of Environment’s administrative arm) Director Eduardo Bim, and at least eight other officials are the target of a Brazilian police operation investigating potential corruption, including accusations of facilitation of smuggling, inappropriate […]
New Report: Tropical Forests the Size of Denmark Illegally Cleared Every Year for Commercial Crops Consumed Worldwide
The criminal destruction of rainforests for commodities such as beef, chocolate, soy and palm oil knocks down 4.5 million hectares and releases 2.7 gigatons of emissions a year WASHINGTON, DC (18 MAY 2021)—A new study released today finds that at least 69% of the tropical forests destroyed for agricultural commodities between 2013 and 2019 was […]
New carbon markets data platform launched to ensure transparency and integrity in growing voluntary markets
Today Forest Trends’ Ecosystem Marketplace, a nonprofit globally recognized leader in fostering voluntary carbon markets’ transparency, launched a powerful new data platform for tracking and analyzing carbon markets and voluntary offsetting by corporations, governments, non-profits, individuals, among others. The Ecosystem Marketplace (EM) Global Carbon Hub’s Data Intelligence & Analytics Dashboard provides carbon offset transactions, deliveries, […]
El agua vive en los ecosistemas: Una apuesta artística a favor del cuidado de las fuentes naturales de agua en el marco del Día Mundial del Agua
El cuidado de los ecosistemas, como bofedales, bosques, pajonales, páramos y del agua, en un contexto en donde la crisis sanitaria global ha evidenciado su fragilidad, no es ajeno al mundo del arte. Tres reconocidos artistas como Fito Espinosa (Lima), Natalya Lizárraga (Cusco) y Rember Yahuarcani (Loreto) presentan tres obras para destacar la conexión entre […]
Incorporar el enfoque de género en los MERESE Hídricos: de la norma a la práctica
60 especialistas de la SUNASS de Lima y de sus oficinas desconcentradas se capacitarán para brindar asistencia técnica a las EPS en el diseño de los MERESE con enfoque de género. Incorporar el enfoque de género en el diseño de los proyectos es reconocer el rol que cumplen en los servicios ecosistémicos y en la […]
