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Tuesday, October 28th, 2008Temas Note: When the Forest Carbon Partnership Facility was first officially announced by the World Bank a few months ago, only five Latin American nations (Bolivia, Costa Rica, Guyana, Mexico, Panama) were to participate. Because of strong interest in the Facility, it has been decided recently to expand its developing country participants, and as a […]
US$300 Mil. to Help Mexico Improve Environmental Management in Key Sectors / US$300 para apoyar a México mejorar manejo ambiental en sectores claves
Friday, October 3rd, 2008From the World Bank: World Bank Supports Mexican Initiative to Improve Environmental Management in Key Sectors of the Economy US$300 Million to Develop Environmental Policies The World Bank Board of Directors approved today a loan for US$300.75 million to assist the Mexican government in its effort to better integrate sector policies in order to achieve […]
Consensus on Principles for Sustainable Foresty and Climate Change?
Thursday, September 25th, 2008From the World Bank: Forest Leaders Meet, Agree on Principles for Sustainable Forestry Management to Address Climate Change International efforts to combat climate change received a boost today with consensus amongst a diverse group of global forest leaders on a new set of principles dealing with sustainable forestry. A two-day meeting in Washington, organized by […]
Five LAC Nations Picked for Forest Carbon Partnership Facility
Wednesday, July 23rd, 2008In a recent post on the growing list of international carbon finance sources available to nations of Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC), I mentioned the new Forest Carbon Partnership Facility (FCPF) recently created by the World Bank designed to combat deforestation and climate change at the same time. The Facility essentially will help developing […]
FAO Slide Show on Climate Change
Monday, June 9th, 2008I found this slide show regarding climate change on the website of the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), offering a slightly different perspective than the one usually hears (which tends to center more on industry, transport and energy generation and consumption.
Improving Environmental Quality in Porto Alegre
Monday, June 2nd, 2008From the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB): IDB approves US$83.2 million to support the Integrated Socioenvironmental Program of Porto Alegre, Brazil Program will improve quality of life by restoring water quality, expanding sanitation services and upgrading the urban environment The Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) today announced the approval of a US$83.2 million loan to Brazil for […]
Two More World Bank Carbon Facilities
Friday, October 12th, 2007From the World Bank: Two New World Bank Carbon Facilities Will Help Fight Climate Change And DeforestationThe World Bank is working to increase significantly the world’s ability to tackle global climate change and deforestation with two new carbon finance facilities to benefit developing countries. An innovative Forest Carbon Partnership Facility (FCPF) would prevent deforestation by […]
The Changing Face of Deforestation in the Brazilian Amazon
Tuesday, September 11th, 2007With much fanfare a collection of Brazil’s Ministers — Environment (MMA), Agrarian Development (MDA), Agriculture (MAPA) — and the chief of President Lula’s Civil Cabinet held a joint press conference a few weeks ago to announce the latest deforestation data and projections for the Brazilian Amazon (“Amazônia Legal” as Brazil calls it, comprises 9 states […]
Digitizing Monitoring and Enforcement of Protected Areas
Monday, September 10th, 2007In a prior post I discussed how the Brazilian state of Minas Gerais (MG) is digitizing its environmental enforcement efforts, and in one of my “Combating Deforestation” series posts I discussed a World Bank report that recommended, among other things, recruiting the help of nongovernmental organizations (NGOs) and indigenous and local communities in deforestation frontiers […]
Amazonas “Visionary” on Climate Change?
Friday, September 7th, 2007In June Amazonas became the first Brazilian state to adopt a state law on climate change, together with one creating a State System of Conservation Units (UCs). The laws were widely praised by nongovernmental organizations (NGOs) working on environment and conservation issues. A Greenpeace spokesman even declared them to be “almost visionary, but perfectly capable […]