Analysis of Russian Roundwood Act
In December 2013 Russia amended its federal Forest Code. This policy brief describes the scope and requirements of the Act and analyzes implications for processors and importers of Russian timber, giving special consideration to the law’s potential to minimize risk as part of a due diligence system.
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Understanding and Defining Climate-Smart Cocoa
Extension, Inputs, Yields, and Farming Practices
By Rebecca Ashley Asare, Nature Conservation Research Centre - Forest TrendsGhana has identified its extensive cocoa cultivation as a major driver of deforestation and forest degradation. The Ghana Cocoa Board is committed to making Ghana the number one best quality producer of cocoa in the world, improving sustainability through a Climate-Smart Cocoa (CSC) approach that includes mitigation, increases in yield, and economic development that centers […]
Conflicts in Vietnam’s Forest Areas: Implications for FLEGT and REDD+
ETFRN News 55: March 2014
By Phuc Xuan To, Thomas Sikor - Forest Trends, University of East AngliaConflicts over land are rampant in Vietnam. Land conflicts are the subject of more than 70% of the written complaints received by Vietnamese government offices in recent years and could undermine Vietnam’s initiatives on Forest Law Enforcement, Governance and Trade (FLEGT) and Reducing Emissions from Deforestation and Degradation (REDD+). However, these initiatives also present an […]
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Environmental Aspects of China’s Papermaking Fiber Supply – Update
By Jeremy Williams - ArborVitae Environmental Services Ltd.In 2007, Forest Trends commissioned Brian Stafford of Brian Stafford & Associates Pty Ltd to provide an analysis of China’s paper making industry’s fiber supply. At that time, China accounted for over 50 percent of the world’s overall growth in paper and paperboard production. It was deemed important to understand the structure of all of […]
Jurisdictional REDD+ Bonds: Leveraging Private Finance for Forest Protection, Development, and Sustainable Agriculture Supply Chains
REDD+ finance is designed to conserve and enhance forests across the developing world, but it needs a jump-start of its own – especially at the national and sub-national levels. Jurisdictional REDD+ Bonds could be part of the solution. Many jurisdictions (municipalities, departments, states, countries) have reduced their rates of deforestation and are making progress on […]
Bridging Financing Gaps
By Sarah Lowery, David Tepper, Rupert EdwardsThe amount of capital deployed through REDD+ is just a small percentage of what is needed. Reducing Emissions from Deforestation and forest Degradation by 50 percent will require between $17 and $33 billion per year, but only $4.5 billion was deployed for REDD+ was through 2012. And forest carbon markets’ value was estimated at USD […]
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Cerrando las Brechas de Financiemiento del Desarrollo de Bajas Emisiones Rurales a Través de Estrategias Integradas de Financiemiento
By Sarah Lowery, David Tepper, Rupert Edwards
Chinese Overseas Investment in Forestry and Industries with High Impact on Forests
Official Guidelines and Credit Policies for Chinese Enterprises Operating and Investing Abroad
By Duncan BrackThis paper examines the evolving framework for outward FDI in relation to legal compliance and responsible implementation of overseas investment projects affecting forestry and forest areas.
ETHIOPIA Mapping REDD+ Finance Flows 2009-2012
By Forest TrendsEthiopia’s natural resources are the foundation of Ethiopian economic development, ensuring food security and providing basic necessities to its growing population. Over the past three decades, however, Ethiopia has lost a significant amount forest cover due to deforestation. With expansion of agriculture, settlements, and wild fires, the rate of deforestation remains quite high. Although REDD+ […]
GHANA Mapping REDD+ Finance Flows 2009-2012
By Rebecca Ashley Asare, Martin Yelibora, Roselyn Adjei, Hilma MananGhana is home to approximately 4,940,000 hectares of bio-diverse, carbon-rich forest. However, Ghana’s forested lands are increasingly experiencing pressure from agriculture and mining sectors, fuel wood and charcoal production, and urban expansion. The Ghanaian national government entered the Forest Carbon Partnership Facility in 2009, with the hopes of minimizing deforestation while also promoting sustainable long-term […]
Serie de carbono forestal a inicios del 2014
Implicacioes y oportunidades para America Latina
This issue of our Insights Series/Acercamientos was produced by ValorandoNaturaleza.org, the Spanish-language sister site of Forest Trends’ Ecosystem Marketplace, for a February 2014 event in Bogotá, Colombia that focuses on results from COP19 and the state of economic incentives for ecosystem services. Part 1 present the current state of forest carbon finance based on the […]