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Catona Climate To Accelerate Growth of High-Impact Nature-Based Climate Solutions

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Thursday, January 18, 2024
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LOS ANGELES, Jan. 18, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Dedicated to driving capital to nature and enabling a fair, equitable transition to a net-zero future, Catona Climate builds on years of experience bringing rigorous standards of quality to the carbon market — working with trusted partners on the ground and harnessing new technologies to develop the highest-impact nature-based carbon projects on Earth.

Key Points: 
  • "At this critical juncture, Catona Climate will accelerate the development of innovative carbon solutions and expand our global portfolio of high-quality nature-based projects, enabling organizations to cost-effectively achieve long-term climate commitments with maximum planet impact," shared CEO, Tate Mill.
  • Tailoring solutions to individual company needs is central to Catona Climate's business approach.
  • Similarly, Catona Climate is working with other forward-looking companies to drive climate action at scale including Deloitte, Societe Generale, Sonos, and more.
  • To learn more about Catona Climate's comprehensive carbon solutions, visit www.catona.com .

Forest Trends, Arbor Day Foundation to Plant Additional One Million Trees in Brazil’s Atlantic Forest

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Tuesday, November 7, 2023
Environment, Climate Change, Environmental Issues, Environmental Health, Sustainability, Philanthropy, Other Natural Resources, Foundation, Natural Resources, Biodiversity, Fad, Health, Atlantic Forest, Arbor Day Foundation, Amazônia Legal, Carbon, Tree, IPLC, Multimedia, Arbor, Growth, Non-governmental organization, Partnership, Food security, Cape Akarui, Indigenous peoples, Amazon, Forest Trends, Climate change, Forestry, Agriculture

Forest Trends and the Arbor Day Foundation will expand their partnership through a new initiative, the Arboredo Project, to strengthen Indigenous Peoples and Local Communities (IPLCs) livelihoods and plant one million additional trees in Brazil’s Atlantic Rainforest.

Key Points: 
  • Forest Trends and the Arbor Day Foundation will expand their partnership through a new initiative, the Arboredo Project, to strengthen Indigenous Peoples and Local Communities (IPLCs) livelihoods and plant one million additional trees in Brazil’s Atlantic Rainforest.
  • The Arbor Day Foundation and Forest Trends’ Communities and Territorial Governance Initiative will plant one million trees in the Ribeira and Paraíba Valleys of the Atlantic Rainforest in São Paulo State.
  • The Arbor Day Foundation recently assessed global forests most in need of reforestation and identified the Atlantic Rainforest as a priority region.
  • “Our continued partnership with the Arbor Day Foundation is part of a larger effort to scale this critical restoration work across Brazil and other forest countries around the world.”

Coalition launched to develop new carbon market standard and platform for community-centered forest conservation that meets the needs of Indigenous Peoples, local communities and Global South countries

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Tuesday, September 19, 2023
Climate, Pressure, Partnership, United Nations, United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Peasants, Coalition, Farmer, Policy, Forest Trends, Regional Committee of Communists in Macedonia, Rights, VCM, Carbon, Forest, Red, Government, Science, Amazon, Biodiversity, Governors' Climate and Forests Task Force, Biodiversity loss, FPIC, Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples, IPLC, Ecosystem, Agriculture, Renewable energy, Forestry, Whaling, Everland, Indigenous peoples

In partnership with Indigenous Peoples, local communities and Global South countries, the Coalition is committed to developing a new voluntary carbon market standard and platform to help end deforestation and biodiversity loss by driving finance directly to communities.

Key Points: 
  • In partnership with Indigenous Peoples, local communities and Global South countries, the Coalition is committed to developing a new voluntary carbon market standard and platform to help end deforestation and biodiversity loss by driving finance directly to communities.
  • Michael Jenkins, CEO of Forest Trends, said: "As a longtime champion of trustworthy and accessible carbon markets, we are excited about a process that centers Indigenous Peoples and local communities.
  • Beto Borges, Director of the Forest Trends Communities and Territorial Governance Initiative, will be Chair of the Equitable Earth Indigenous Peoples & Local Communities Advisory Group.
  • "The voluntary carbon market can help address forest loss at its root, by providing essential finance to Indigenous Peoples and local communities to make conservation a viable development path.

Coalition launched to develop new carbon market standard and platform for community-centered forest conservation that meets the needs of Indigenous Peoples, local communities and Global South countries

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Tuesday, September 19, 2023
Climate, Pressure, Partnership, United Nations, United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Peasants, Coalition, Farmer, Policy, Forest Trends, Regional Committee of Communists in Macedonia, Rights, VCM, Carbon, Forest, Red, Government, Science, Amazon, Biodiversity, Governors' Climate and Forests Task Force, Biodiversity loss, FPIC, Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples, IPLC, Ecosystem, Agriculture, Renewable energy, Forestry, Whaling, Everland, Indigenous peoples

In partnership with Indigenous Peoples, local communities and Global South countries, the Coalition is committed to developing a new voluntary carbon market standard and platform to help end deforestation and biodiversity loss by driving finance directly to communities.

Key Points: 
  • In partnership with Indigenous Peoples, local communities and Global South countries, the Coalition is committed to developing a new voluntary carbon market standard and platform to help end deforestation and biodiversity loss by driving finance directly to communities.
  • Michael Jenkins, CEO of Forest Trends, said: "As a longtime champion of trustworthy and accessible carbon markets, we are excited about a process that centers Indigenous Peoples and local communities.
  • Beto Borges, Director of the Forest Trends Communities and Territorial Governance Initiative, will be Chair of the Equitable Earth Indigenous Peoples & Local Communities Advisory Group.
  • "The voluntary carbon market can help address forest loss at its root, by providing essential finance to Indigenous Peoples and local communities to make conservation a viable development path.

The Colorado Forum in partnership with Forest Trends launches a Wildfire Hub empowering Coloradans with critical wildfire information

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Tuesday, May 2, 2023
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DENVER, May 2, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- As we head into Wildfire Awareness Month, The Colorado Forum in partnership with Forest Trends is proud to launch Colorado Informed's latest Civic Information Project aimed to empower individuals, organizations, and communities with the information they need to make informed decisions about wildfire management. With the increasing threat of wildfires in Colorado, Colorado Informed brings together hundreds of wildfire-focused resources and links to create a simplified, reliable source of information. This independent, centralized hub of scientifically-supported information features a wildfire preparedness guide, a directory of Colorado wildfire stakeholders, educational materials on wildfire mitigation and restoration efforts and many more tools to help Coloradans take proactive steps to stay safe and reduce the risk of wildfires in their communities.

Key Points: 
  • DENVER, May 2, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- As we head into Wildfire Awareness Month, The Colorado Forum in partnership with Forest Trends is proud to launch Colorado Informed 's latest Civic Information Project aimed to empower individuals, organizations, and communities with the information they need to make informed decisions about wildfire management.
  • With the increasing threat of wildfires in Colorado, Colorado Informed brings together hundreds of wildfire-focused resources and links to create a simplified, reliable source of information.
  • "The Colorado Forum is committed to making Colorado a safer place to live, work, and play," said Gail Klapper, President of the Colorado Forum.
  • This comprehensive and integrated approach to wildfire management leverages and celebrates the collective expertise and wildfire wisdom across Colorado.

Voluntary Carbon Markets Rocket in 2021, On Track to Break $1B for First Time

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Wednesday, September 15, 2021
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The markets are on track to hit $1 billion in transactions this year if current levels of activity and growth continue.

Key Points: 
  • The markets are on track to hit $1 billion in transactions this year if current levels of activity and growth continue.
  • 2020 was already a banner year for voluntary carbon markets, continuing 2019s strong growth trajectory despite the emergence of COVID-19, says Donofriomaking 2021s performance all the more striking.
  • Voluntary carbon markets are an important tool to help the world move much faster to restore and protect nature.
  • The challenge for voluntary carbon markets today is no longer finding credit buyers, says Michael Jenkins, CEO of the nonprofit group Forest Trends, Ecosystem Marketplaces parent organization.

New carbon markets data platform launched to ensure transparency and integrity in growing voluntary markets

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Tuesday, April 27, 2021
Carbon finance, Articles, Climate change policy, Greenhouse gas emissions, Ecosystem Marketplace, Carbon offset, Carbon emission trading, Forest Trends, Emissions trading

b'Today Forest Trends\xe2\x80\x99 Ecosystem Marketplace, a nonprofit globally recognized leader in fostering voluntary carbon markets\xe2\x80\x99 transparency, launched a powerful new data platform for tracking and analyzing carbon markets and voluntary offsetting by corporations, governments, non-profits, individuals, among others.\nThe Ecosystem Marketplace (EM) Global Carbon Hub\xe2\x80\x99s Data Intelligence & Analytics Dashboard provides carbon offset transactions, deliveries, issuances, and retirements data and analysis.

Key Points: 
  • b'Today Forest Trends\xe2\x80\x99 Ecosystem Marketplace, a nonprofit globally recognized leader in fostering voluntary carbon markets\xe2\x80\x99 transparency, launched a powerful new data platform for tracking and analyzing carbon markets and voluntary offsetting by corporations, governments, non-profits, individuals, among others.\nThe Ecosystem Marketplace (EM) Global Carbon Hub\xe2\x80\x99s Data Intelligence & Analytics Dashboard provides carbon offset transactions, deliveries, issuances, and retirements data and analysis.
  • EM\xe2\x80\x99s unique dataset of pricing and volumes data comes from an international network hundreds of carbon market participants reporting to the EM Global Carbon Survey, with more than 15,000 offset transactions over the past decade.
  • The data from this initiative is invaluable to our team and provides the insights necessary to ensure honest and transparent market growth."
  • Jeremy Manion, Lead, Forestry Carbon Markets, Arbor Day Foundation\n'