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88 mujeres de 6 regiones inician hoy Programa pionero de Liderazgo de Mujeres para la Gestión del Agua
La gestión del agua en el Perú presenta desigualdades significativas en la participación de mujeres y hombres en la toma de decisiones sobre la infraestructura natural y el agua, a pesar de que las mujeres son en la mayoría de los casos las principales usuarias del agua para el consumo doméstico, la agricultura de subsistencia, […]
Una declaración del equipo de Forest Trends sobre injusticia, violencia y discriminación
Todos merecemos vivir en comunidades seguras y saludables. Los últimos meses han puesto de manifiesto las inequidades inaceptables en nuestra sociedad y la medida en que nuestros derechos inalienables a la vida, a la libertad y a la búsqueda de la felicidad no son compartidos por todos y todas. El asesinato de hombres y mujeres desarmados como George Floyd, […]
A Statement from the Forest Trends Team on Injustice, Violence, and Discrimination
We all deserve to live in safe, healthy communities. The past several months have glaringly highlighted the unacceptable inequities in our society and the extent to which our inalienable rights of life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness are not shared by all of us. The murder of unarmed black men and women like George […]
Siete regiones podrán beneficiarse con proyectos de infraestructura natural
Inclusión de la infraestructura natural en planes integrales para la reconstrucción de regiones deja atrás la visión de que sólo la infraestructura gris o física es efectiva para mitigar riesgos de desastres. En el marco del Día Nacional de la Prevención de los Desastres en el Perú, es importante recordar la importancia de la infraestructura natural en […]
Forest Trends and the Arbor Day Foundation Partner to Plant One Million Trees and Strengthen Sustainable Livelihoods in Indigenous Communities
The direct relationship between ecosystem health and our own has perhaps never been this salient. An exploitation-based relationship with nature contributed to the COVID-19 pandemic and increases our vulnerability to other novel diseases. We need to demonstrate new models for a new relationship with nature, where society invests in environmental health while at the same […]
Forest-friendly Beef Could be Big Business for Paraguay
March 25, 2020 | FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Cattle ranching for beef, dairy, and leather is the largest driver of tropical forest loss worldwide, with well-documented and devastating impacts for the climate and biodiversity. Paraguay in particular has one of the highest rates of forest loss in the world, largely due to rapid expansion of cattle […]
Ecosystem Marketplace Forecasts Ample Supply of CORSIA Carbon Credits If ICAO Council Limits Eligibility to Post-2016 Offsets
Ecosystem Marketplace Forecasts Ample Supply of CORSIA Carbon Credits If ICAO Council Limits Eligibility to Post-2016 Offsets Study underscores risk of flooding airline carbon market if ICAO reboots old offsets March 10, 2020 | FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE The international aviation sector is committed to delivering carbon neutral growth for flights between countries between 2021-2035. Airlines […]
Encuentro de las más grandes empresas gestoras del agua de Perú y Ecuador favorecerá la implementación exitosa de proyectos ecosistémicos en nuestro país
La pasantía, organizada por Forest Trends y EcoDecisión, permitió conocer el trabajo en infraestructura natural realizada por el Fondo para la Protección del Agua (FONAG) de Quito y la Empresa Pública Metropolitana de Agua y Saneamiento EPMAPS en temas de restauración de páramos, recuperación de humedales y monitoreo hidrológico. Participaron un grupo de funcionarios […]
A Call to Action at COP25: Climate Finance Must Stop Excluding Indigenous Communities
December 10, 2019 | Madrid To stabilize the forest frontier, we need to invest directly in the communities living there. Indigenous and traditional communities control one-third of remaining tropical forests. In the Amazon, the largest tropical forest on the globe, they own 210 million hectares (or some 519 million acres). As a direct result of […]
Demand for Nature-based Solutions for Climate Drives Voluntary Carbon Markets to a Seven-Year High
The volume of transactions in voluntary carbon markets hit a seven-year high in 2018, according to “Financing Emissions Reductions for the Future: The State of the Voluntary Carbon Markets 2019,” a new report released today. The report identifies transactions equivalent to 98.4 million metric tons of carbon dioxide (MtCO2e), with a market value of […]
