Combining remote sensing with local knowledge is vital for understanding forest change in West Africa - Scientific Reports Scientific Reports - Combining remote sensing with local knowledge is vital for understanding forest change in West Africa

Satellites & people agree when forests fall, #Deforestation. Not when they fade, #Degradation.

🌳 Deforestation shows in pixels. Degradation endures in memory.
Local eyes see what sensors miss. This matters for governance.

#LocalKnowledge #WestAfrica #REDDplus #TechnocraticError #ClimateJustice

The Climate Q&A with Pedro Piffer… Building capacity for Jurisdictional REDD+ programs in Pará, Brazil Pedro Piffer, Winrock’s associate director of Ecosystem Services, is a land-use scientist with an extensive background in forest cover changes in tropical regions and their associated drivers.

🌳 How do you prepare a whole state to issue verified carbon credits?

Winrock’s Pedro Piffer shares insights from Brazil’s Pará state on building capacity for jurisdictional REDD+ and scaling forest-based climate solutions.

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#ClimateAction #REDDPlus #Brazil

Ecosia’s Call, Kenya’s Bet and the Fight for Forest Funds From Mexico’s green cuts to Microsoft’s cement bet and stalled Indigenous funding, this week’s stories trace climate finance fault lines.

This week in forest finance 🌱💰

🌍 Ecosia opens fund to planters
🇧🇷 Brazil’s TFFF eyes $125B
🇰🇪 Kenya links trees to GDP
🇪🇺 Nordics push back on LULUCF
🌐 CDOP launches data fix

#forestfinance #carbonmarkets #naturebasedsolutions #REDDplus #climatefinance #forests

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UK Aid, Singapore Buys and the Debate Over Forest Offsets From UK offsets to REDD+ reform and Singapore’s carbon spree, this week’s forest finance roundup follows the money—and the questions.

This week in forest finance 🌲💸

🇬🇧 UK offsets dominate aid

🇧🇷 JREDD+ grows, questions follow

🇧🇩 SIDA funds mangroves

🍏 Apple’s redwood math

🇸🇬 Singapore buys big
#forestfinance #carbonmarkets #REDDplus #biodiversity #climatefinance #naturebasedsolutions #forests

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Amazon REDD+ projects projected to generate $20B in revenue, yet concerns rise over the failure to address core deforestation issues. 🌳 #Deforestation #SustainableDevelopment #REDDplus Link: https://tinyurl.com/2xpzqrcr

Quick Poll: What do you think is the biggest cause of peat fires in Kalimantan? 🔥🌴

A. Illegal burning for land clearing
B. Drained peatland
C. Extreme drought
D. Lack of monitoring

Let us know in the comments!

#KatinganMentaya #FireFreePeat #REDDplus #LivingLightly

Protected: Katingan Mentaya Project, Indonesia’s largest REDD+ initiative, delivering on all 17 SDGs The Katingan Mentaya Project, a 150,000 ha peatland conservation initiative in Indonesia, is delivering progress against all 17 of the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).

REDD+ fights deforestation by rewarding forest protection 🌳

KMP helps Central Kalimantan communities earn while saving peatlands & wildlife.

Protect forests, support livelihoods.

Learn more → Link in bio

#REDDplus #ClimateAction #KatinganMentaya

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Protecting forests. Advancing climate action. Empowering women.

See how a REDD+ project in Caribbean Guatemala is funding education & health services for thousands—especially girls & rural women.

🎥 Full story: www.youtube.com/watch?si=un6...

#REDDplus #Verra #ClimateJustice

Brasilien: Klage gegen CO2-Handel am Amazonas CO2-Zertifikate an Amazon, Walmart und andere verkauft. Staatsanwälte klagen gegen Abkommen. Indigene Gruppen kritisieren Vertrag mit der LEAF-Koalition.

Millionen für CO₂-Zertifikate aus dem #Amazonas? In #Pará klagen #Indigene und Staatsanwaltschaft gegen den Deal mit Amazon & Co. wegen Intransparenz, fehlender Zustimmung und zweifelhafter Klimabilanz. #REDDplus #Amazonas #Klimagerechtigkeit

Grupo Prosegur renueva su plan de compensación de emisiones con el apoyo al proyecto redd+ selva matavén en colombia - Corresponsables Prosegur renueva su plan de compensación de emisiones con el apoyo al proyecto REDD+ Selva Matavén en Colombia. Descubre cómo este proyecto contribuye a la conservación de la biodiversidad y al desarr...

🌍 #Prosegur renueva su plan de #CompensaciónDeEmisiones apoyando el proyecto REDD+ Selva Matavén en Colombia.

✅ Más de 1 millón de hectáreas de bosques protegidos.

🌱 Impacto positivo en 350 comunidades indígenas.

👉 Más info aquí: www.corresponsables.com/actualidad/g...

#Sostenibilidad #REDDPlus

We've created accessible, animated videos for Fauna & Flora to empower forest communities on carbon markets & support informed choices in REDD+.
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#ClimateAction #REDDplus #CarbonMarkets