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...as Small Forests' Capital Needs Come Into Focus

May 05, 2020
Source: HuffPost
Small forests add up to potentially significant pools of carbon storage. Carbon credits as structured don't make that an economic business for small owners- yet.
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Commentary

Five Things We Can Do in the Next 24 Months to Mobilize Major Investments in Ecosystem Restoration and Climate Resilience

December 19, 2019
Source: Forest Trends
A key goal of the Environmental Markets and Finance Summit, hosted by Forest Trends and AEMI, was to begin mapping out what a coordinated financial strategy could look like, in order to scale up global restoration and sustainable land use dramatically. Environmental markets (the most prominent of which focus on carbon offsets, wetland and habitat credits, sustainably certified products, and water quality offsets and trading) have matured mostly in silos. It is time to start putting the pieces together and cross-pollinating solutions.
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Sentinel Landscapes Partnership Announces a New Interactive Landowner Resources Tool

December 19, 2019
Source: Sentinel Landscapes Partnership
The Sentinel Landscapes Partnership recently introduced an Interactive Landowner Resources Tool. By compiling over 300 landowner assistance programs in a single, user-friendly location, this product makes it easier for you to find voluntary, state and federal landowner assistance programs. In addition, the updated website includes interactive GIS maps and information pertaining to local Sentinel Landscape events, project highlights and funding data.
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USDA Funds Conservation Innovation Across the Country With $12.5m in Grants for New Tools and Technologies

December 19, 2019
Source: Natural Resources Conservation Service
USDA’s Natural Resources Conservation Service is awarding about $12.5 million in grants to support the development of innovative systems and technologies for private lands conservation. The funding is provided through the Conservation Innovation Grants program, which is funding the future of agriculture and conservation through grants to organizations and universities that are developing the next generation of tools and technologies to boost conservation on agricultural lands.
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Commentary

The Most Important Conservation Law You’ve Never Heard Of

May 23, 2019
Source: Conservation International
In January 2019, U.S. President Donald Trump signed into law the Tropical Forest Conservation Act (TFCA), a reauthorization of a landmark conservation law that lapsed in 2014. Over its 26 years in effect, TFCA generated more than $339 million for tropical forest conservation. Its reauthorization is considered a success for U.S. and foreign governments’ economies, nature and people.
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Why Companies Are Making the Case for Conservation

May 23, 2019
Source: The Nature Conservancy
The white paper shows that, while there are barriers to fully embedding nature-based solutions within an organization, companies can leverage specific strategies to accelerate the process and yield positive outcomes for business and nature.

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