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Open Letter: Global South Voices in Support of REDD+
📢Join the AFi to learn how companies can use the Accountability Framework to tackle #deforestation, conversion, and human rights abuses in commodity supply chains.
📆 25 May 2023 at 9am EDT / 2pm BST / 3pm CEST.
Find out more about the webinar now: bit.ly/3O0J389
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Around 20% of Brazil’s land-use sector-driven deforestation is for export-oriented cash crops, primarily soy & maize and, to a lesser extent, sugar & coffee: bit.ly/3Ms8Eq4
We must listen to Indigenous voices to protect & preserve our lands 🌏
Today, we call on the global climate community to support forest conservation #CarbonCredits.
Read the open letter from , , , & 👇
bit.ly/3phzcAx
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Hoy, hacemos un llamado a la comunidad climática global para que apoye la conservación de los bosques #CréditosCarbono
Lea la carta abierta de , , , &
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We must listen to Indigenous voices to protect & preserve our lands 🌏
Today, we call on the global climate community to support forest conservation #CarbonCredits.
Read the open letter from , , , &
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The Natural Infrastructure for Water Security project in Peru is hiring two Deputy Directors! forest-trends.org/wp-content/upl
We est. the Territorial Governance Facility w/ 4 indigenous orgs to help communities to strengthen the governance necessary to protect their territories, rights, and culture. mecanismodegobernanzaterritorial.org/bienvenida/#16
The new AFi website was relaunched yesterday! The new site focused on making the Accountability Framework more accessible to all users.
Find out more about the features of the new AFi website below:
🔗 bit.ly/44uLplv
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Protected areas and Indigenous territories in the Amazon Rainforest experienced just one-third the loss of primary forest compared to non-protected areas, according to a new report. reports:
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TODAY: It’s not too late to register for our EM Insights Briefing! Join us @ 10am EST to discuss our new report on key market trends in the VCM: bit.ly/EM_FSC
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Water is simultaneously everywhere & nowhere on the global climate agenda: reflections on the G7, the UN Water Conference, & our work in Peru: bit.ly/44tvjJ8
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Friday was a historic day in Brazil for indigenous peoples and the planet. President Lula demarcated 6 new indigenous territories totaling just over 2,300 sq miles, with 90% of that area in the most remote parts of the Amazon.
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Traditional knowledge is critical to the use of forest/biodiversity resources, yet it is often not valued the way we do western research/tech. Brazil’s Biodiversity Law could be a path to formal recognition of indigenous knowledge&equitable benefit sharing bit.ly/3mbwH1E
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🚩Descubre en este #Webinar cómo la regulación del sector de agua potable y saneamiento está desarrollando tarifas para incluir costos ambientales para conservar, proteger y restaurar los ecosistemas proveedores de agua
📢4 de mayo
🕓4:00 p. m.
bit.ly/Explora_IN_6
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Data show that most non-plantation grown wood used in Thai-manufactured products is imported. Imported timber is sourced from both higher- & lower-risk source countries: bit.ly/3Ugiey6
China and Brazil have a joint commitment to end illegal deforestation driven by trade. What does this mean for major importers like the EU, UK, and US? bit.ly/China-Brazil
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great piece illustrating how we (as businesses, consumers, NGOs) can help drive illegality out of forest supply chains & the high costs of inaction. thanks for sharing w/ us, !
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New podcast featuring Mongabay reporter @jcatanoso:
@AmazonAidF partnered with Wake Forest's @WFUCEES to launch “Gold, The Amazon & The Climate Crisis.”
Listen here: amazonaid.org/podcast/
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2/2 How will companies take the necessary steps to act #fornature? digs into their data to find out:
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Corporate #zerodeforestation commitments are a critical part of #biodiversity protection, as demonstrated by new guidance @ #COP15 last December. 1/2
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A note from our Communities and Territorial Governance Initiative on Indigenous Peoples month in Brazil
#Carbon is becoming the newest global currency, but how do we build up the "carbon bank" w/ fair, effective, & durable investments? We start on the demand side w/ #scope3 emissions, where 90% of a company's carbon footprint comes from: bit.ly/417Znr0
The new EU Deforestation Regulation (#EUDR) bans imports linked to #deforestation, and China & Brazil pledge to combat illegal deforestation. Where do producers & importers go from here? bit.ly/China-Brazil
#HoraSunass | Milagros Torres, especialista de la : "Es importante resaltar la organización de las mujeres de la cuenca Rumiyacu que con los Merese no solo vieron la oportunidad de conservar sus ecosistemas, sino también una oportunidad de negocio"
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#EnVivo #HoraSunass | Milagros Torres, especialista de la : "En el caso de SedaCusco en Piuray, se optó por utilizar el fondo también para implementar un servicio sanitario básico. Ha sido clave mapear estas necesidades básicas de la población alrededor de la laguna"
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#HoraSunass | , Director del Proyecto INSH: "Con la Sunass trabajamos un Manual PIP para Sedapal que ha ayudado a reducir los tiempos de inversión de 3 años a 10 meses".
bit.ly/ManualPIP
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#HoraSunass | , Director del Proyecto INSH: "El Proyecto Infraestructura Natural para la Seguridad Hídrica (INSH) nace para contribuir a movilizar estas inversiones en los Merese que no se venían ejecutando correctamente desde las EPS"
#HoraSunass | Daniel Matos, coordinador de Merese del : "Los Merese no solo es un instrumento que canaliza los recursos orientados a conservación, sino que genera una gobernanza positiva en la zona con actores locales de la cuenca alta y baja"
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#HoraSunass | Milagros Torres, especialista de la : "Un paso importante que hemos dado es actualizar la directiva Merese incorporando el enfoque de género. Esto es clave para visibilizar el rol de la mujer en la gestión del recurso hídrico"
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#EnVivo #HoraSunass | Milagros Torres, especialista en Mecanismos de retribución por Servicios Ecosistémicos de la : "No podemos garantizar la calidad del servicio de saneamiento sin mirar los ecosistemas"
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#EnVivo | Estamos en la Hora Sunass conversando sobre los Merese hídricos y y cómo contribuyen a la conservación de los ecosistemas y a la sostenibilidad del servicio de agua.
facebook.com/Sunass.Regulad
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🤔¿Quieres saber qué son los Merese hídricos? Conéctate este lunes y entérate de todos los detalles en esta nueva edición de #LaHoraSunass.
🗓 24 de abril
⏰9:00 a. m.
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The EU’s new Deforestation Regulation (#EUDR) was unveiled this week, & China & Brazil issued a joint statement on ending trade-driven illegal deforestation. Trade implications from our experts: bit.ly/China-Brazil
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Building a "bioeconomy" based on the multiple forest products is critical for supporting indigenous communities, #biodiversity, & climate goals. Here's how we're supporting this economic dev't model in Brazil: bit.ly/43as3Sk
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The is calling on companies to disclose their progress on eliminating #deforestation & conversion from their supply chains.
Read their statement now:🔗bit.ly/41DchxF
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WEBINAR: On 5/4 @ 10am EDT, tune in for our conversation w/ & ! We're launching a new report + discussing co-benefits & SDGs in the VCM. Register: bit.ly/EM_FSC
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"When it comes to creative ideas, Forest Trends has no peer." Maintaining long-term partnerships and collaborations is a key strategy in our work. Hear from friend & partner Jim Salzman on what has kept him coming back:
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Strategy spotlight! Our trade research is consistently used by decision-makers. Check out our analysis and recs for ipê, which helped inform its #CITES listing last fall bit.ly/3mgeRdP
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