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Amendments to U.S. Harmonized Tariff Schedule Will Help Capture Better Data On Wood Products Entering the U.S.
January 19, 2022, Washington DC: Forest Trends welcomes the recent amendments to the 2022 preliminary edition of the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States (HTSUS). These changes are a welcome step in allowing more systematic and impactful data collection and monitoring of timber shipments entering the U.S. to help ensure legality of imports. The […]
OPIS: Voluntary carbon markets poised for growth in 2022
The voluntary carbon market (VCM) grabbed headlines in 2021 with record transactions and soaring credit prices, and observers say all signs point to an equally robust 2022. In mid-September, environmental data provider Ecosystem Marketplace sparked a frenzy when it reported the VCM was on track to hit $1 billion in annual transactions in 2021. Two […]
Thomson Reuters: Analysis: UN tonic for forest carbon market omits cure for corporate trading pains
OSLO, Dec 23 (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – New U.N. guidelines for carbon trading, set at November’s COP26 climate talks, are a step toward enlisting forests to help curb global warming, but robust rules are urgently needed for a fast-growing yet opaque voluntary corporate market, analysts say.
Mitsubishi Corporation Renews Funding for Sustainable Development and Biodiversity Conservation
December 20, 2021 /CSRwire/ – On November 23, 2021, the Board of Directors of the Mitsubishi Corporation Foundation for the Americas (MCFA) approved renewed funding to: CDP, to expand its Matchmaker platform to Chilean cities to help grow the capacity of cities to advance sustainable, equitable urban infrastructure; The Nature Conservancy, to engage with emerging technology […]
Medium: Restore to Win
How an agreement between the countryside and the city will make it possible to rehabilitate a vital wetland in the heights of Lima, Peru
Peru seeks international expertise to design & build natural infrastructure solutions to climate risks
Expressions of interest for current procurement packages due this Friday, December 10th In 2017, the Peruvian coast was severely hit by a series of floods and landslides caused by the El Niño Costero phenomenon; the disasters wrought billions of dollars of damage and hundreds of casualties. In response, Peru created its Reconstruccion con Cambios authority […]
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 York Times: The Latest Farm Product: Carbon Credits
Global cropland has the potential to sequester as much as 570 million metric tons of carbon per year. New projects that pay farmers to adopt climate-friendly practices could help.
The Conversation: Organized crime is a top driver of global deforestation – along with beef, soy, palm oil and wood products
Every year the world loses an estimated 25 million acres (10 million hectares) of forest, an area larger than the state of Indiana. Nearly all of it is in the tropics.
Nature4Climate: We Know What Indigenous and Local Communities Can Do for Forests. Here’s What Climate Finance Can Do for Them.
World leaders in Glasgow are recognizing the contributions of Indigenous peoples and local communities (IPLC) in safeguarding forests and biodiversity and pledging at least $1.7 billion in additional funding for these communities. But climate finance systems are not set up to work for them, and no clear path exists for private investment in high-integrity community-based […]
