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New Paper: Colombia’s Carbon Market Revolutionizing Rural Development

Terra Global Capital - January, 2021

As part of Colombia’s tax reform, the country passed a carbon fuel tax on December 29, 2016 to encourage compliance with their greenhouse gas mitigation goals. Colombia’s Nationally Determined Contribution (NDC), committed under the Paris Agreement, is a 20% reduction in emissions by 2030. This carbon tax supports this and is based on the carbon content of each fuel distributed and includes all petroleum products and natural gas used for combustion (other than coal).

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Despite COVID, Kulera REDD+ Program Safely Completes VCS/CCB Field Audit

Terra Global Capital - November, 2020

Despite the COVID-19 pandemic, the Department of Parks and Wildlife and the Community Associations NAWIRA and NVA were able to safely host the third-party auditor to verify Program activities on the ground that protect more than 600,000 hectares of forest while engaging more than 200,000 people. Local stakeholders were able to openly express their observations of the Program. Community members were able to communicate in Chichewa to the auditor and share the impact the Program has had on them along with their experiences, needs and any concerns.

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Terra CEO Durschinger meets Colombian President Iván Duque in San Francisco

Terra Global Capital - July, 2019

Terra Global’s CEO, Leslie Durschinger had the opportunity to meet with Colombian President Iván Duque as well as the Ambassador Francisco Santos Calderón during their visit to San Francisco to meet the directors of venture capital funds.  Their visit was aimed to attract greater financial resources to the Colombian ecosystem.

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Terra Global conducts biodiversity training for Myanmar’s newest Protected Area

Terra Global Capital - February, 2018

This January, a team from Terra Global Capital traveled to Myanmar to finalize the biodiversity survey procedures, and train local staff on observation techniques. Myanmar’s newest protected area, North Zamari, was identified to be a Key Biodiversity Area due to many irreplaceable species and the high concentration of Asian Elephants in this area of the Bago Yoma Mountains. North Zamari is protected as an Elephant Sanctuary, but the number of elephants and other species High Conservation Value are unknown.

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