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Washington, DC, 03 March 2026 — A new update from Forest Trends finds that international trade in forest products from Myanmar has slowed due in part to sanctions imposed by the United States (US), Canada, and European countries after the 2021 military coup. The briefing, An Update on the Impact of International Sanctions on Myanmar’s […]

Washington, DC, 02 de Marzo de 2026 — Landesa y Forest Trends publican nuevo protocolo que describe enfoque basado en derechos para la consulta y el Consentimiento Libre, Previo e Informado (CLPI) en el desarrollo de proyectos de carbono.  Consulta y Consentimiento Libre, Previo e Informado: Una práctica de referencia para proyectos de carbono ofrece orientación práctica para integrar el CLPI en los […]

Washington, DC, 2 de março de 2026 — Landesa e Forest Trends publicam novo protocolo que descreve uma abordagem baseada em direitos para consulta e Consentimento Livre, Prévio e Informado (CLPI) no desenvolvimento de projetos de carbono.  Consulta e Consentimento Livre, Prévio e Informado: Uma prática de referência para projetos de carbono oferece orientações práticas para integrar o CLPI nos mercados […]

Washington, DC, 02 March 2026 — Landesa and Forest Trends have released a new protocol outlining a rights-based approach to consultation and Free, Prior, and Informed Consent (FPIC) in carbon project development.  Consultation and Free, Prior, and Informed Consent: A Referential Practice for Carbon Projects provides practical guidance for integrating FPIC across regulated and voluntary carbon markets, including jurisdictional and private projects. The protocol is designed to […]

Washington, DC, 23 de febrero de 2026 — La Asociación de Entes Reguladores de Agua Potable y Saneamiento de las Américas (ADERASA), The Nature Conservancy y Forest Trends han firmado hoy un Memorando de Entendimiento para fortalecer el rol de los entes reguladores de los servicios de agua en el impulso de soluciones basadas en […]

Washington, DC, 23 February 2026 — 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. This partnership is grounded in a shared understanding that nature plays a critical role in ensuring the resilience […]

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”.

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.

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.