Type: Archive

By Maria Kahale

This report analyzes the long-term experiences of three countries that achieved significant carbon sequestration from tree planting and, from this, draws lessons on what is needed, and what could be achievable more broadly for climate mitigation.

Type: Archive

By Maria Kahale

Spanish translation of report finding that Mexico’s forests are unique in that two thirds are collectively managed by communities; however, recent expansion of mining, oil, and gas concessions and plans for large-scale infrastructure development in forest areas pose significant challenges to protecting standing forests and preserving the hard-won rights of communities. This report assesses the impacts of expansion of extractive industry and infrastructure in Mexico.

Type: Archive

By Maria Kahale

Mexico’s forests are unique in that two thirds are collectively managed by communities; however, recent expansion of mining, oil, and gas concessions and plans for large-scale infrastructure development in forest areas pose significant challenges to protecting standing forests and preserving the hard-won rights of communities. This report assesses the impacts of expansion of extractive industry and infrastructure in Mexico.

Type: Archive

By Maria Kahale

Indonesian translation of report finding that while the fiber, logging, and palm oil industries have been the principal proximate drivers of Indonesian land cover change, investments in resource extraction and infrastructure have also led to forest loss, greenhouse gas emissions, and rights infringement in forest communities. This report explores the current and potential future impacts of extractive industry and infrastructure on forests.

Type: Archive

By Maria Kahale

While the fiber, logging, and palm oil industries have been the principal proximate drivers of Indonesian land cover change, investments in resource extraction and infrastructure have also led to forest loss, greenhouse gas emissions, and rights infringement in forest communities. This report explores the current and potential future impacts of extractive industry and infrastructure on forests.

Type: Archive

By Maria Kahale

Spanish translation of a report exploring that while agriculture and livestock expansion is by far the largest direct driver of forest loss in Central America, the effects of extractive industry and infrastructure are important considerations in understanding threats to forest maintenance, emissions avoided, and community rights.

Type: Archive

By Maria Kahale

While agriculture and livestock expansion is by far the largest direct driver of forest loss in Central America, this report explores the effects of extractive industry and infrastructure – which are important considerations in understanding threats to forest maintenance, emissions avoided, and community rights.

Type: Archive

By Maria Kahale

Portuguese translation of a report finding that across the Amazon, investments in infrastructure and extractive industries interact and reinforce each other to produce large-scale landscape and social impacts. This report provides an urgently required strategic assessment of these impacts.

Type: Archive

By Maria Kahale

Across the Amazon, investments in infrastructure and extractive industries interact and reinforce each other to produce large-scale landscape and social impacts. This report provides an urgently required strategic assessment of these impacts.

Type: Archive

By Maria Kahale

Spanish translation of a global study that aims to answer one overarching question: how significant are extractive industry and infrastructure as drivers of deforestation and rights violations in communities living in and near forests?