Fertile Ground, State of Forest Carbon Finance 2017
State of Forest Carbon Finance 2017
By Ecosystem Marketplace, a Forest Trends initiativePolicymakers around the world recognize the potential for natural land area to combat climate change: a total of 97 countries mentioned specific pla ns to reduce emissions from deforestation or increase forest cover in their Paris Agreement commitments. As the international community and domestic lawmakers figure out how to cost-effectively meet their emissions reductions targets, […]
Offsets and Compensation for Global Infrastructure Development
State of Biodiversity Mitigation 2017
Between 2015 and 2030, an estimated $90 trillion will need to be spent on new infrastructure assets, in order for transportation networks, energy, utilities, and other essential systems to keep pace with projected demand.[1] That is more than the value of the entire existing global infrastructure stock today. Two-thirds of it is needed in developing […]
Unlocking Potential: Buyers Analysis, State of the Voluntary Carbon Markets 2017
State of the Voluntary Carbon Markets 2017 - Buyers Analysis
By Ecosystem Marketplace, a Forest Trends initiativeThe Buyer’s Analysis – a companion report to the State of the Voluntary Carbon Markets 2017 Report, looks at who buys offsets, where they are located, why they buy offsets, and how they choose which offsets to purchase. As of 2016, offsets equivalent to 1.1 billion metric tonnes of carbon dioxide emissions (BtCO2e) have been transacted […]
State of European Markets 2017 – Voluntary Carbon
In 2015, Ecosystem Marketplace tracked European voluntary buyers purchasing 16.1 MtCO2e, typically from renewable energy and forestry projects. Nearly all of the voluntary carbon offsets bought by European buyers originated from projects outside of Europe. Projects located in Europe produced relatively few carbon offsets for the voluntary market. The purpose of this report is to […]
State of European Markets 2017 – Watershed Investments
By Genevieve Bennett, Alessandro Leonardi, Franziska Ruef - Forest Trends' Ecosystem Marketplace, ETIFOR, Forest Trends’ Ecosystem Marketplace
State of European Markets 2017 – Biodiversity Offsets and Compensation
By Genevieve Bennett, Ariadna Chavarria, Franziska Ruef, Alessandro Leonardi - Forest Trends’ Ecosystem Marketplace, ETIFOR
Unlocking Potential
State of the Voluntary Carbon Markets 2017
By Kelley Hamrick
State of Private Investment in Conservation 2016
A Landscape Assessment of an Emerging Market
By Kelley Hamrick11 January 2017 | New York | The private sector channeled $8.2 billion (B) of private capital into investments that seek measurable environmental benefits – in addition to financial returns – between 2004 and 2015 according to a report released today by Forest Trends’ Ecosystem Marketplace. The report, which builds upon the 2014 report Investing […]
Alliances for Green Infrastructure
State of Watershed Investment 2016
By Genevieve Bennett, Franziska Ruef