"Endangered rainforest" refers to a rainforest that is at risk of disappearing or becoming damaged due to various human activities, such as deforestation, logging, or climate change.
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10 September 2013 Brazilian cosmetics giant Natura Cosméticos has purchased 120,000 tons of carbon offsets from the Paiter - Suruí, an indigenous people of the Amazon who in June became the first indigenous people to generate credits by
saving endangered rainforest using the Verified Carbon Standard's (VCS) for «REDD» (Reduced greenhouse gas Emissions from Deforestation and forest Degradation).
In addition, fuel from the world's limited supply of coconuts could drive up the price of the cooking oil as well as lead to further clearing
of endangered rainforests in Southeast Asia for palm plantation expansion.
In the end, we all lose — because carbon finance is emerging as one of the most powerful tools for reducing greenhouse gasses in the near term and saving
endangered rainforest in the long term.
That story quoted environment minister Carlos Morales Vázquez as saying the state had cancelled a program that used the acronym «REDD» for Reduced Emissions from Deforestation and forest Degradation, a term that generally refers to programs that harness carbon markets to save
endangered rainforest using agreed - upon carbon standards and methodologies.
«The discovery of Shell indicates a clear path toward more intensive use of already planted lands, and thus should lessen pressures to expand the land area devoted to oil palm, notably
onto endangered rainforest land — a major concern for the environment and a rallying point for activists in recent years,» says Robert A. Martienssen, Ph.D., scientific co-founder of Orion Genomics, who is also a professor of plant genetics at CSHL.
They did all of this in part by leveraging the forest conservation aspect of their Life Plan to earn carbon offsets using REDD, which pays them to save and
manage endangered rainforest.
New York City has recently come under fire from rainforest advocates, and rightfully so: The City is the country's number one buyer of
endangered rainforest wood.
APH is also a carbon balanced company and has, through support of the World Land Trust, helped purchase more than 1,000 acres
of endangered rainforest.
21 November 2013 WARSAW Norway, the United States, and the United Kingdom yesterday unveiled a new financing initiative designed to
save endangered rainforests by promoting climate - safe agriculture in developing nations.
Lord Mandelson has been recruited to advise a multinational company accused of illegally chopping down
endangered rainforest.
APH is also a carbon balanced company and has, through the World Land Trust, helped purchase more than 1,000 acres of
endangered rainforest.
REDD stands for Reducing greenhouse gas Emissions from Deforestation and forest Degradation, and it works primarily by saving
endangered rainforest.
19 July 2013 Amigos de la Tierra México, the Mexican affiliate of Friends of the Earth, sent a ripple of confusion through the environmental community on Thursday when its Chiapas office posted an error - riddled story that implied the Mexican state had «cancelled» its plans to develop a statewide regulatory regime for generating carbon credits by saving
endangered rainforest.
26 November 2013 When climate - change negotiators convened in Warsaw two weeks ago, they came to the table with a nearly - complete «REDD Rulebook» for countries that want to use carbon finance to save
endangered rainforest and reduce greenhouse gas emissions from deforestation and forest degradation (REDD).
Every standard that harnesses carbon finance to save
endangered rainforest and Reduce greenhouse gas Emissions from Deforestation and forest Degradation (REDD) is built on these Guidelines, and any agreement forged under the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) must adhere to them.
High - profile corporates like Disney and Microsoft have traditionally been among the leading buyers of carbon offsets that save
endangered rainforest, but a new initiative is betting that these offsets — with their unique, compelling stories — will resonate with individuals as well.
If the project is properly - structured, you're helping a specific community save a specific patch of
endangered rainforest — and in a way that often helps them build schools, fund healthcare, and develop sustainable sources of income for the future.
That will one day make it a an ideal choice for carbon offset projects that reduce greenhouse gas emissions from deforestation and forest degradation (REDD) by saving
endangered rainforest, as well as REDD combined with sustainable forest management, conservation, and enhancement of forest carbon stocks (REDD +).
After three years of preparation and four years of development, the Tolo River community of Colombia in 2013 began earning carbon offsets for saving
their endangered rainforest.