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- 02/01/2022
The 2021 United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP26) has come at a critical time to ensure the global community can increase its ambition to tackle the […]- Date
- 11/05/2020
Perú es un actor pequeño en el mercado mundial del aceite de palma, pero enfrenta muchos de los mismos desafíos ambientales y sociales que se ven […]- Date
- 09/28/2020
ICEC (the Institute of Quality Certification for the Leather Sector) and NWF (National Wildlife Federation, America’s largest and most trusted conservation organization), have partnered to develop […]- Date
- 09/01/2020
São mais de 200 milhões de hectares que se espalham pelos estados de Goiás, Tocantins, Mato Grosso, Mato Grosso do Sul, Minas Gerais, Bahia, Maranhão, Piauí, […]- Date
- 09/01/2020
Nas últimas cinco décadas, o Brasil saiu da posição de importador de alimentos para se colocar como um dos mais importantes produtores mundiais de grãos, segundo […]- Date
- 08/18/2020
Companies are setting deforestation-free commitments to produce and source cattle and soy at the same rate as timber and palm oil; yet they lag on the […]- Date
- 08/03/2020
Joint submission to the Standing Committee on Finance of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change, providing recommendations for the “Financing Nature-based Solutions (NBS)” Forum. […]- Date
- 04/28/2020
El presente reporte expone la conformación de las cadenas cárnica y láctea, la necesidad de un sistema de trazabilidad asociado al monitoreo de la deforestación, y […]- Date
- 11/04/2019
The conservation organisations listed below are committed to driving the palm oil industry in the right direction, and support a move to sustainable palm oil and […]- Date
- 09/30/2019
Parties to the Paris Agreement should use the guidance on NDCs provided by the UNFCCC Katowice Climate Change Package, or “Paris Rulebook,” to consider climate action […]- Date
- 05/10/2019
The views in this submission represent the consensus of the Land Use & Climate Knowledge Initiative, Conservation International, and National Wildlife Federation which have worked together […]- Date
- 05/01/2019
As part of the mandate to finalize the Paris Agreement guidelines for implementation by December 2018, countries need to prepare further guidance on nationally determined contributions […]- Date
- 05/01/2019
As part of the mandate to finalize the Paris Agreement rulebook by December 2018, countries need to prepare further guidance on nationally determined contributions (NDCs). Specifically, […]- Date
- 05/01/2019
As part of the current mandate to finalize the Paris Agreement rulebook by December 2018, countries need to finalize further guidance on nationally determined contributions (NDCs). […]- Date
- 04/30/2019
Challenges and opportunities for sustainable cattle production Under the framework of the project “The Zero-Deforestation Revolution: Breaking the link between agricultural commodities and deforestation”, and in […]- Date
- 02/01/2018
This study published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences provides novel insight into how voluntary corporate sustainability policies can conserve tropical forests. We estimate that sustainability […]- Date
- 12/14/2016
Due to global demand for commodities, land use change and agriculture emit about one quarter of the global greenhouse gas emissions. Demand for commodities, land and […]- Date
- 12/14/2016
Deforestation is a major driver of climate change and the major driver of biodiversity loss.Yet the essential baseline for monitoring forest cover—the global area of forests—remains […]- Date
- 12/14/2016
New supply chain interventions offer promise to reduce deforestation from expansion of commercial agriculture, as more multinational companies agree to stop sourcing from farms with recent […]- Date
- 07/08/2016
Biofuels policy may be driving direct and indirect loss of wildlife habitat. Read it now: Land Use Change and Biofuels (September 2014)- Date
- 07/08/2016
This study addresses the complex issues relevant to southeastern forests, it seeks to address key questions relevant to the biomass electric power sector in the Southeast […]- Date
- 07/08/2016
Land cover change and management factors have prompted significant population and range area declines for a number of native forest-dependent plants and animals throughout the Southeast […]- Date
- 01/22/2015
This paper shows that the Soy Moratorium has dramatically reduced the amount of deforestation linked to soy production in the Brazilian Amazon, protecting valuable rainforest and […]- Date
- 01/01/2015
This report focuses on financial incentives and investment opportunities to support best management practices, moderate intensification and deforestation-free production. Read it now: Investing in Smart Production, […]- Date
- 09/28/2014
This paper shows that more systematic evaluation could boost the effectiveness of instruments and enhance synergistic interaction with traditional public land-use policy instruments to achieve incremental […]- Date
- 08/19/2013
This report maps the Brazilian cattle product supply chain to determine the proportion of the market, and of cattle production, that may be susceptible to market […]- Date
- 12/01/2011
This report explores several directions for policymakers, private companies and multi-stakeholder “commodity roundtables” that if implemented today, would help the world address climate and food challenges […]- Date
- 12/01/2010
This report demonstrates that recent success in reducing deforestation for cattle expansion is greatly improving the chances for Amazon forest conservation and reduction of GHG emissions. […]- Date
- 11/01/2010
This report warns that the increased demand for palm oil — which makes its way into the U.S. in a myriad of food and cosmetic products […]- Date
- 12/01/2009
This white paper documents the tropical forest impacts of major agricultural production, explores the effectiveness of “sustainability standards” and certification systems, and proposes ways to provide […]
