A Forest of Money? – PDF Today, BIC is publishing a translation of an important study on international finance for forests in Peru, titled “Un Bosque de Dinero” or “A Forest of Money” in English, which was written in collaboration with Derecho, Ambiente y Recursos Naturales (DAR). This extensive study examines financing from Multilateral Development …
The Forest Carbon Partnership Facility (FCPF) seeks to identify a CSO Representative from Asia for its Participants Committee and Participants Assembly. Due to problems with the previous process conducted in August-October 2014, the Bank Information Center will be re-running the selection process for Asia Pacific Civil Society Observers to the Forest Carbon Partnership Facility (FCPF) in …
Photo: Mark Garten/UN (CC BY-NC-ND 2.0) En español | En français Nominations for UNREDD and FCPF Civil Society Observers The Bank Information Center is pleased to announce the nomination lists for the Civil Society Observer positions at the UNREDD Programme and the Forest Carbon Partnership Facility. Civil Society Observers attend the meetings of the UNREDD …
In March 2010, Mexico presented its Readiness Plan Proposal (RPP) to the World Bank’s Forest Carbon Partnership Facility (FCPF) governance body—the Participants Committee—receiving a favorable response and triggering authorization of its Readiness Preparation Grant. The federal government did not sign its grant agreement in the intervening four years, variously explaining that the source of the delay …
The Bank Information Center (BIC), in collaboration with the Mesoamerican Alliance of People and Forests (AMPB), held the Second International Workshop on Social and Environmental Safeguards on March 15th and 16th in San Jose, Costa Rica, with broad participation by Mesoamerican indigenous and community leaders. The event was the second workshop held by BIC in …
Congratulations to Lloyd Gamble and World Wildlife Fund for being selected as the new Northern CSO Observer to the FCPF Readiness and Carbon Funds. Voting for the new observer closed on Friday, March 14th with two candidates – World Wildlife Fund and Carbonfund.org Foundation, Inc – up for the position. All duties associated with the …
The Bank Information Center, in collaboration with the Mesoamerican Alliance of Peoples and Forests and the Tropical Agricultural Research and Higher Education Center (CATIE), recently published a case study on indigenous peoples’ participation in REDD+ preparation in Costa Rica. The study, “Facilitating Indigenous Involvement in REDD+: Early Engagement and Consultation in Costa Rica,” presents both original research …
The Forest Carbon Partnership Facility (FCPF) is a partnership of donors and developing countries which has the goal of Reducing greenhouse gas Emissions from Deforestation and forest Degradation (REDD+), forest stock conservation, sustainable forest management and the enhancement of forest stock . The partnership will pilot performance-based incentive payments for forest conservation. REDD+ is an international climate change mitigation mechanism under negotiation at …
Photo by Frank Sullyvan Cardoza The World Bank’s Forest Carbon Partnership Facility (FCPF) held the fourth in a series of five regional workshops on “Social Inclusion in the Preparation of National REDD+ Strategies” on January 20th – 24th in Antigua, Guatemala. The workshop was attended by government, indigenous, and civil society representatives engaged in REDD+ …
On December 2-6 2013, the Facility Management Team (FMT) of the World Bank’s Forest Carbon Partnership Facility (FCPF) held a workshop in Bogota, Colombia to facilitate capacity building and exchange of experiences among South American FCPF country participants. The workshop, entitled “Social Inclusion in the Processes of Preparation of National REDD+ Strategies,” was intended to …