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Washington, DC, 10 April 2025 – As climate disasters, species loss, and environmental degradation dominate headlines, Forest Trends’ Ecosystem Marketplace offers a new report containing thoughtful commentary and perspectives on the deeper malfunction between our economic models and environmental future—and provides a broad set of strategies for mobilizing private funds for nature.   Nature’s investment […]

With its diversity, ranging from livestock, crop cultivation, and forestry, Vietnam’s agriculture sector has great potential to shift towards low-carbon emission production. Featuring insights from Phuc Xuan To, Managing Director of FPTF in Vietnam.

One of the solutions for Vietnam’s timber industry to achieve sustainable development amid the current challenges is to undergo a green transformation. Phuc Xuan To, Managing Director of our FPTF team in Vietnam, speaks to risks posed to businesses if they do note make this transition.

Days after a major earthquake, the junta-controlled Myanma Timber Enterprise (MTE) is set to auction timber, according to a notice on the enterprise’s website, with bids restricted to US dollars. Features Forest Trends’ recently published report on Myanmar’s forest sector since the coup.

Insights from a workshop Forest Trends co-hosted, discussing the development of rubber production and investment opportunities in Vietnam and Cambodia.

Washington, DC, 13 March 2025 – It has been four years since a coup d’état deposed the democratically elected Union Government of Myanmar (UGoM). Severe sanctions against the new ruling military junta are effective, and they are exposing the negative impact of trade through non-sanctioned countries, like China and India. The report by Forest Trends […]

Foreign direct investment (FDI) businesses have played a significant role in Vietnam’s wood industry, one of the country’s biggest export earners. Featuring analysis from our Forest Policy, Trade, and Finance team in Vietnam.

Varias áreas protegidas son deforestadas por mafias criminales dedicadas a la tala ilegal de árboles. Hay una pesquisa sobre la cooperación de funcionarios para que esta organización criminal opere con aliados en Bolivia. Con datos sobre la legalidad de la madera de FT.

Projeto busca regenerar ecossistemas e promover uma relação sustentável entre pessoas e natureza, deixando um legado para as gerações futuras.

Liberia’s legal framework requires that the communities most affected by industrial logging should also share in the benefits. Accordingly, the Government of Liberia (GoL) collects land-rental fees from industrial logging operations with the intent to redistribute some to these communities. Recent research by Forest Trends found that the GoL owes nearly US$25 million to communities […]