This Week In Forest Finance, February 20
This Week in Forest Finance: Grants, venture capital, and $160M in funding fuel global reforestation and carbon markets.
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Federal Firings Hit U.S. Forest Service in Alaska
Mass firings hit U.S. Forest Service in Alaska, sparking union lawsuit and fears of severe impact on wildfire response.
Project to Restore Andean Forest Takes Root
AcciĂłn Andina restores Andean forests, claimign to engage 25,000 people to plant 10M trees.
Ground Truth Weekly Forest News February 14
Honduras & Korea collaborate on forest carbon markets; New York launches 25M tree tracker; only 17% of global peatlands protected.
This Week In Forest Finance February 13
Reforestation scales globally: Indigenous-led funds like Nusantara and IPAS, Hudson Valley grants, and Brazil’s Ambipar partnership.
New York Aims to Track 25 Million Trees
New York’s Tree Tracker engages communities to log tree plantings, aiming for 25M trees by 2033 while boosting climate resilience.
Reforestation Can be Funded With Tiny Fraction of Global GDP
...but the inequitable distribution of restoration needs means poorer countries bear a disproportionately higher share of that cost.
Fruits of Spoil: Laos’ Forests Disappearing as Fruit Farms Flourish
Such strong support leads experts to argue that it is unlikely penalties will be imposed on those violating environmental regulations.
Ground Truth Weekly Forest News February 7
Sri Lanka's GPS-tracked tree planting boosts transparency, while Microsoft buys 7M carbon credits for reforestation.
This Week in Forest Finance, February 6
Reforestation funding sees wins and setbacks as grants reopen, budgets expand, and research accelerates—at least for now.
Deforestation Drops But Degradation Soars in Amazon
This article by Rhett Ayers Butler originally appeared in Mongabay.
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Ground Truth Weekly Forest News January 31
Reforestation leads climate action: $1.5B for the Amazon, IUCN updates NbS—and much more.