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Terra Global begins a new REDD+ project in Bago District, Myanmar

Terra Global Capital - June, 2016

In collaboration with the Korean Forest Service, Korean Green Promotion Agency, and the Myanmar Ministry of Natural Resources and Environmental Conservation (MONREC), Terra Global initiated a new REDD+ project in Myanmar, holding a three-day kickoff meeting in Nay Pyi Taw this June. The project will focus on the North Zamari Reserve Forest, which represents over 75,000 hectares of threatened tropical upland rainforest in the Bago Yoma region of Myanmar. The kickoff meeting was designed both to initiate the project as well as provide an opportunity for training of technical aspects of REDD+ program design and GHG quantification as well as knowledge sharing for all the project stakeholders.

Kulera REDD+ Program to develop SME to manage “Beyond the Grid Solar” Revolving Fund

Terra Global Capital - February, 2016

Complementing the overall Program objectives, targeted funding was secured through the sale of emission reductions, to establish the Kulera Beyond the Grid revolving fund. This fund is designed to bring electrification to the rural communities in the Program area. Beyond the Grid aims to give access to electrification in areas of the country where electrification is one of the lowest in all of Africa. The introduction of the solar energy solutions, including single lights and multi-light home solutions, extends student study hours or time for working on small businesses. Some systems can support village level small enterprise, such as cell phone charging stations. It is estimated that on average, each household will save about $5 USD (16% of their monthly income) per month from reduced purchases of non-renewable fuels such as kerosene, candles and disposable batteries for flashlights.

First Agricultural Program Listed under California’s GHG Cap and Trade

Terra Global Capital - February, 2016

The first agricultural offset program has been listed by Terra in partnership with Water River Irrigation District for early action credit under AB 32, California Global Warming Solutions Act of 2006. The program produces emission reductions from rice management practices adopted by growers in the Mid-south. The program includes 140 fields covering more than 7,000 acres of rice production in Arkansas and Mississippi. It will be the first program in agriculture to transition from American Carbon Registry’s (ACR) voluntary protocol to the California Air Resources Board (ARB) the compliance protocol adopted in June 2015.

Terra Global Keynote Speaker at Global Landscapes Forum – The Investment Case

Terra Global Capital - June, 2015

The Global Landscapes Forum – “The Investment Case” conference was held in London on June 10^th. It gathered over 100 of the leading thinkers on overcoming roadblocks and scaling up solutions for sustainable landscapes finance. Leslie Durschinger, Founder and Managing Director of Terra Global was one of the keynote speakers along with Peter Wheeler, Executive Vice President, The Nature Conservancy, Bernard Giraud, Senior Sustainability Advisor President of Livelihoods Venture Danone, Mark Burrows, Managing Director and Vice Chairman, Global Investment Banking Credit Suisse, and Bill Rahill Director, Environment & Natural Resources Global Practice of the World Bank Group. The session opened the day with a focus on building the investment case for sustainable landscapes.

Supporting Zero-Deforestation Cattle in Colombia

Terra Global Capital - May, 2015

Large, commercial agriculture and timber enterprises are the principal agents of tropical deforestation, with four key commodities—soy, beef, palm oil, and pulp and paper—driving up to 50 percent of tropical deforestation. These drivers of deforestation differ by region. Soy and cattle are key in South America, while timber, paper, and palm oil are more important in Southeast Asia.

Colombia Zero Deforesation.pdf