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Manual para la Evaluación de Impacto Social y sobre la Biodiversidad (EISB) de los Proyectos REDD+

By Michael Richards, Steven Panfil - Forest Trends/Katoomba Incubator, Conservation International

Forest Trends, la Alianza para el Clima,Comunidad y Biodiversidad (CCBA), Rainforest Alliance y Fauna & Flora Internacional (FFI) han conformado una alianza con el objeto de producir un Manual de fácil uso sobre cómo llevar a cabo evaluaciones de impacto social y de biodiversidad costo-efectivas y confiables. Los conceptos descritos en este Manual serán relevantes […]

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Forests Investments

How FLEGT and REDD+ can help address illegal logging

A case from Vietnam

This story is about a low profile case involving household-based illegal logging. It describes actors involved in illegal logging practices and how these practices were linked to unclear property rights, unequal benefit distribution, collusion and corruption.

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Forest Governance in Asia

10 Years after the Bali Declaration

By Kerstin Canby - Forest Trends

This article takes stock of what happened since the Bali Declaration was signed ten years ago, in September 2001. The Bali Declaration concluded the East Asia Forest Law Enforcement and Governance (FLEG) Ministerial Conference. Although a non-legally binding document, the Bali Declaration committed the countries represented there – both timber producing and consuming nations – […]

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Biodiversity Communities Water

Aprendiendo sobre Compensación y Pagos por Servicios Ambientales

By Rebecca Anzueto Estrada - Forest Trends

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Creating New Values for Africa

Emerging Ecosystem Service Markets

This booklet contains 12 featured projects and initiatives which demonstrate the current innovations and challenges to carbon, water, biodiversity PES implementation in Africa. Our hope is that this publication, (coupled with training sessions, policy advice, legal analysis, and network building) will enable community leaders, government actors, NGO technical staff, project developers and other interested persons […]

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Laying the Foundation

An Analytical Tool for Assessing Legal and Institutional Readiness for PES

By Slayde Hawkins - Forest Trends

This booklet has been created as an initial resource for public sector officials interested in fostering an environment in which PES transactions can occur. While PES legal and policy readiness is likely to look very different from one country to another—depending on legal frameworks, as well as historical and current circumstances and pressures—understanding policy options […]

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An Analytical Tool for Assessing Legal and Institutional Readiness for PES

Summary Presentation

By Slayde Hawkins - Forest Trends
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Communities

Manuel sur l’Évaluation des Impacts Sociaux et sur la Biodiversité (EISB) pour les Projets de REDD+

By Michael Richards, Steven Panfil - Forest Trends, Conservation International

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Katoomba Issue Brief

Nested Approaches to Reducing Emissions from Deforestation and Forest Degradation

By Slayde Hawkins - Forest Trends/Katoomba Incubator

This brief summarizes key reasons for taking a nested approach to reducing emissions from deforestation and forest degradation, conservation, sustainable management of forests, and enhancement of forest carbon (REDD+) and describes issues and options for policymakers.

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Biodiversity Communities

Social and Biodiversity Impact Assessment (SBIA) Manual for REDD+ Projects

Core Guidance for Project Proponents

By Michael Richards, Steven Panfil - Forest Trends, Conservation International

Are land-based carbon projects good for local people, biodiversity, and ecosystem services? The Climate, Community and Biodiversity Alliance (CCBA), Forest Trends, Fauna & Flora International (FFI), and the Rainforest Alliance formed an alliance with the aim of producing a user-friendly Manual on how to conduct cost-effective and credible social and biodiversity impact assessment. The concepts […]

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Social and Biodiversity Impact Assessment (SBIA) Manual for REDD+ Projects

Social Impact Assessment Toolbox

By Michael Richards - Forest Trends
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Social and Biodiversity Impact Assessment (SBIA) Manual for REDD+ Projects

Biodiversity Impact Assessment Toolbox

By Nigel Pitman
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Climate Forests Investments

State of Forest Carbon Markets 2011

From Canopy to Currency

By David Diaz, Katherine Hamilton, Evan Johnson - Ecosystem Marketplace/Forest Trends, Ecosystem Marketplace/Forest Trends

This second annual State of the Forest Carbon Markets tracks, reports, and analyzes trends in global transactions of emissions reductions generated from forest carbon projects. The data and analysis that follow cover forest carbon activity in compliance carbon markets as well as voluntary carbon markets—such as the voluntary Over-the-Counter (OTC) market and the Chicago Climate […]

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State of Forest Carbon Markets 2011

From Canopy to Currency - Executive Summary

By David Diaz, Katherine Hamilton, Evan Johnson - Ecosystem Marketplace, Ecosystem Marketplace
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El Estado de los Mercados de Carbono Forestal 2011

By David Diaz, Katherine Hamilton, Evan Johnson - Ecosystem Marketplace
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Bilan des Marchés du Carbone Forestier 2011

By David Diaz, Katherine Hamilton, Evan Johnson - Ecosystem Marketplace