Face the Future published a synthesis report on the contribution of forests to climate change mitigation. The study was commissioned by the REDD+ Business Initiative...
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Five reasons why limiting global warming requires protecting and restoring Forests
In advance of the IPCC report on Global Warming of 1,5oC (October 2018), 40 reputable scientists from renown international institutions listed five reasons why limiting...
Lisa Walker making the case for forests at the World Economic Forum
Lisa Walker, CEO of RBI Member Ecosphere+, attended the World Economic Forum in January. The outcomes of the WEF Annual Global Risk Report show that risks of...
RBI welcomes ASN Bank as new member
The Dutch ASN Bank, part of the Volksbank NV known for its sustainable profile in banking, joined the REDD+ Business Initiative on 10th January 2019....
REDD+ Business Initiative realized a 10,3 MtCO2 emission reduction in five years
Since the official start of the REDD+ Business Initiative in 2013, its members collectively purchased CO2 credits from REDD+ projects to the equivalent of 10,3...
California sets stage for global forest protection through state’s cap-and-trade program
The California Air Resources Board (CARB) has recently published draft of the Tropical Forest Standard which sets out comprehensive requirements for credits from large-scale reductions in...
One football pitch of forest lost every second in 2017, data reveals.
The Guardian (June27th 2018) writes that in 2017 an area the size of Italy is lost due to deforestation.The scale of tree destruction, much of...
Peru agrees to ‘nest’ Althelia’s REDD projects into its Paris efforts
Peru’s government has agreed to ‘nest’ two REDD projects financed by fund Althelia, claiming a global first that enables the developers to sell carbon credits...
RBI welcomes Shell, Greenchoice and DutchSpirit as new members
International energy company Shell, energy supplier Greenchoice and the small green clothing brand DutchSpirit have joined the REDD + Business Initiative. Rudi Daelmans (Tarkett), chairman...
Althelia Ecosphere Impact Report 2017 online
Althelia Ecosphere, the manager of the Althelia Climate Fund, published it’s Impact Report 2017. The report describes the results of the projects in which the...
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