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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

REDD+ Supply and Demand 2015-2025

Terra Global Capital - May, 2015

Forest loss in developing countries represents a significant contribution to global emissions along with significant climate change mitigation potential. How Reducing Emissions from Deforestation and Forest Degradation in Developing Countries; and the Role of Conservation, Sustainable Management of Forests, and Enhancement of Forest Carbon Stocks (REDD+) will be incentivized in a future climate agreement is still being negotiated under the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC).

FCM 10 Supply and Demand Report.pdf

Supporting REDD+ in Developing Countries: A Review of Policy Options

Linacre, N., O'Sullivan, R. - April, 2015

The objective of this paper is to evaluate the potential of a range of market and non-market policy options available to developing countries willing to contribute to a global climate chnage solution by reducing emissions from deforestaion and forest degradation, forest conservation, sustainable management of forests, and enhancement of forest carbon stocks (REDD+) and to deliver additional co-benefits. The covered policy options are domestic market-based instruments (MBIs), direct regulation of land clearing, payments for results, and environmental impact assessment.

TGC FCMC Supporting REDD+ in Developing Countries A Review of Policy Options .pdf

Status of Climate Finance and REDD+ Under the UNFCCC

Estrada, M., O'Sullivan, R. - February, 2015

This paper provides an overview of relevant Conference of Parties (COP) decisions and the current status of negotiations on finance issues related to Reducing Emissions from Deforestation and Forest Degregation, conservation of forest carbon stocks, sustainable management of forests and enhancement of forest carbon stocks (REDD+).

TGC FCMC Status of Climate Finance and REDD+ Under UNFCCC.pdf