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Forest Trends

Forest Trends is a Washington D.C.-based international non-profit organization that was created in 1998 by leaders from conservation organizations, forest products firms, research groups, multilateral development banks, private investment funds and philanthropic foundations.

Together with partners around the world, Forest Trends pioneers innovative finance for conservation, promoting healthy forests, sustainable agriculture, clean water, robust climate action, protected biodiversity, and strong communities. The programs and initiatives publish timely research, bring together diverse actors, and apply these approaches to make a difference on the ground, often blazing trails for bold and far-reaching policies in the process.

Their mission is to drive innovation in environmental finance to sustain resilient ecosystems and communities. For over two decades, Forest Trends has pioneered the idea that creating economic value in our forests and natural ecosystems is one of the most powerful incentives for sustaining them.

Nature-based solutions are now widely recognized as an essential part of the solution for climate mitigation and resilience. But society needs to move faster to invest in the “natural infrastructure” of the planet, or the world risks hitting climatic tipping points that put Paris Agreement goals out of reach.

By 2030, the initiative wants global economic and policy forces aligned with the essential requirements for resilient ecosystems and communities: 1) Conserving and expanding healthy ecosystems;u202f2) Restoring imperiled ecosystems; 3) Sustainable production; 4) Upholding the rights and livelihoods of indigenous peoples and other local stewards of nature.u202f

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