Vietnam’s Production and Export of Wood Pellets: Status and Some Concerns
By To Xuan PhucThis Brief provides some initial information on Vietnam’s production and export of wood pellets. Data on export volumes and value come from the General Department of Vietnam Customs, and then are compiled by a joint research team from Forest Trends and several Vietnamese timber associations. Data on supply and production enterprises were gathered from two[…]
Vietnamese Imports of High-Risk Timber: Current Status and Control Mechanisms
By To Xuan PhucThis Brief provides information on Vietnam’s imports of logs and sawnwood in 2020. It summarizes Vietnam’s policies for controlling the import of logs and sawnwood from high-risk countries of origin, and analyzes Vietnam’s timber trade dynamics within the context of a legality framework.
Trends in the Implementation of Ethical Supply Chains: A 2020 Snapshot of the Cocoa Sector
By Philip Rothrock, Laura Weatherer, Kate Ellis, Leah Samberg, Stephen Donofrio, Ciro CalderonOver the past few decades, cocoa production has emerged as a driver of land use change, particularly in West Africa. In addition to its significant contributions to deforestation, cocoa production has also faced intense public scrutiny due to human rights violations, especially the use of child labor. In Trends in the Implementation of Ethical Supply[…]
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Briefing Notes on State-of-Play of Demand-side Measures: Oslo Tropical Forest Forum
How can demand-side measures enhance inclusive governance of deforestation-free supply chains?
By Michael WolosinIn partnership with Amsterdam Declarations Partnership and Trase, the Oslo Tropical Forest Forum is hosting an open interactive multi-stakeholder dialogue on the 29th of June 2021 to discuss the opportunities and challenges of deforestation-free demand-side measures to foster inclusive approaches for supply chain governance. The dialogue will include expert presentations on the state of play […]
Lineamientos para la identificación de las inversiones de Ampliación Marginal, Reposición y Rehabilitación (IOARR) que se enmarcan como inversiones en la tipología de Ecosistemas
By Ministerio del AmbienteEn los “Lineamientos para la identificación y registro de las inversiones de optimización, ampliación marginal, reposición y rehabilitación (IOARR)” aprobado mediante Resolución Directoral N° 004-2019-EF/63.01 en el marco de la normatividad vigente del SNPMGI, se establecen orientaciones a los órganos del Invierte.pe para que las intervenciones de estas inversiones sean puntuales, selectivas, y específicas sobre[…]
A Green Growth Spurt
State of Forest Carbon Finance 2021
By Patrick Maguire, Stephen Donofrio, William Merry, Kim Myers, Laura Weatherer, Jordan Wildish, and Steve ZwickIt’s been 30 years since Applied Energy Services teamed up with the World Resources Institute and the humanitarian aid organization CARE to pilot the first known use of carbon finance to slow climate change by saving forests. That project, dubbed “Mi Bosque” (“My Forest”), reversed deforestation by helping Guatemalan farmers implement agroforestry practices that increased […]
Infografía – Infraestructura natural para la Gestión del Riesgo de Desastres
Las soluciones de infraestructura natural complementan las de infraestructura gris para reducir los riesgos y peligros desencadenados por lluvias intensas o de larga duración: erosión hídrica, movimientos en masa e inundaciones. Figuras adaptadas del metaanálisis: Infraestructura natural para la gestión de riesgos de erosión e inundaciones en los Andes: ¿Qué sabemos?
Infraestructura natural para la gestión de riesgos de erosión e inundaciones en los Andes: ¿Qué sabemos?
By Armando Molina, Veerle Vanacker, Miluska Rosas Barturen , Vivien Bonnesoeur, Francisco Román, Boris F. Ochoa-Tocachi, Wouter BuytaertPara poder evaluar el estado del conocimiento respecto al impacto de las intervenciones sobre la infraestructura natural en la erosión hídrica, los movimientos en masa de origen hídrico y las inundaciones en la región andina, se realizó una revisión sistemática de la literatura científica que incluye más de 137 estudios de casos locales. En esta[…]
The United Kingdom Timber Regulation: Changing the Market to Protect Forests?
By Marigold Norman and Jade SaundersThe European Union Timber Regulation (EUTR) came into force in 2013 to tackle illegal logging and drive demand for legally harvested timber products, by prohibiting the placement of illegally sourced timber on the European Union (EU) market. In the United Kingdom (UK), the EUTR came into force through the UK Timber and Timber Products (Placing […]
Illicit Harvest, Complicit Goods
The State of Illegal Deforestation for Agriculture
By Cassie Dummett, Arthur Blundell, Kerstin Canby, Michael Wolosin, and Eszter BodnarWhile subsistence agriculture and logging still contribute to deforestation, commercial-scale agricultural expansion is now recognized as by far the single largest driver of deforestation worldwide and thus also of greenhouse gas emissions from land-use change. Several initiatives have quantified how much and where deforestation is driven by commercial agriculture, and even how much of this […]
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Illicit Harvest, Complicit Goods: Executive Summary
The State of Illegal Deforestation for Agriculture
By Cassie Dummett, Arthur Blundell, Kerstin Canby, Michael Wolosin, and Eszter Bodnar