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Overhead at Katoomba China: How do you define a 'beneficiary'?
EKO ECO Guest Blogger on May 16, 2013 Comment
An interesting comment during the keynote address became a recurring theme during today's public meeting at Katoomba XVIII: Forests, Water, and People.
Eco-Compensation in China: Can the Government Move from 'Buyer' to 'Enabler'?
EKO ECO Guest Blogger on May 16, 2013 Comment
We're in Beijing this week at Katoomba XVIII: Forests, Water and People. We'll be bringing you live coverage of the meeting at Ecosystem Marketplace, on our blog, and on Twitter - so check back frequently! In this post, ADB Water Resources Specialist Zhang Qingfeng offers an update on new trends in Chinese eco-compensation - including early steps towards encouraging private-sector investments in China's natural infrastructure.
A Tale of Two Markets
Genevieve Bennett on May 10, 2013 Comment
We're bringing you live coverage all week from New Orleans of the 2013 National Mitigation & Ecosystem Banking Conference. Check back often! Thursday morning's Alternatives to Mitigation session found Craig Denisoff taking the podium to talk about habitat credit trading...
Overheard at the National Mitigation and Ecosystem Banking Conference
Genevieve Bennett on May 9, 2013 Comment
"One of the priorities of the National Mitigation Banking Association is to try to get some teeth into the [Endangered Species Act]. If all regulators had to require conservation and mitigation measures, we'd have a thriving market. The agencies that...
"We could use a little more Silicon Valley, and a little less old-school utility."
Genevieve Bennett on May 8, 2013 Comment
We're bringing you live coverage all week from New Orleans of the 2013 National Mitigation & Ecosystem Banking Conference. Check back often! March 8 President & CEO of The Conservation Fund Larry Selzer opened his keynote address at the opening...
What's Next for the Mitigation Banking Industry?
Genevieve Bennett on May 8, 2013 Comment
We're bringing you live coverage all week from New Orleans of the 2013 National Mitigation & Ecosystem Banking Conference. Check back often! March 8, 2013 This conference marks the passing of the torch, with presidency of the National Mitigation Banking...
Finding the path through the forest
EKO ECO Guest Blogger on April 30, 2013 Comment
Last week, the very first REDD+ Talks (Ã la TED Talks) took place in Sausalito, California, where speakers from Wildlife Works, Code REDD, Puma, Microsoft, and other organizations discussed benefits of REDD+ projects that go beyond carbon sequestration. Here are a few thoughts on the underlying pitch for REDD+.
Wetlands methodology, GM, Disney-funded forestry projects draw raves
EKO ECO Guest Blogger on April 18, 2013 Comment
At this week's American Carbon Registry annual awards ceremony, some of North America's biggest voluntary offset buyers showed it is a small world after all, purchasing carbon credits from the same forestry organization.
Dear President Obama: for clean air, do we dial 111, Boxer, or Waxman - and at what cost?
EKO ECO Guest Blogger on March 21, 2013 1 Comment
The EPA is slated to pass regulations on power plants this year under the Clean Air Act, while Senators Boxer and Waxman work to inject a carbon price back on to the federal agenda. Here are a few reflections on the undercurrent of discussion on how tradable mechanisms for climate mitigation might figure into federal GHG regulations down the line...
The ACES & Ecosystem Markets Conference
Genevieve Bennett on December 18, 2012 Comment
Last week's conference in Ft Lauderdale has been a near reflection of its host city - domestic with a splash of international flavor, and seeing a rebound from the financial crisis but still searching for market demand. Here are a few conference highlights, gathered by Ecosystem Marketplace staff attending the conference.
All dressed up and nowhere to go? A California cap and trade update
EKO ECO Guest Blogger on September 21, 2012 2 Comments
Coverage of the Ecosystem Services Partnership Conference
Genevieve Bennett on August 7, 2012 3 Comments
Coverage of the Ecosystem Services Partnership Conference
Genevieve Bennett on August 3, 2012 Comment
Coverage of the Ecosystem Services Partnership Conference - July 31
Genevieve Bennett on August 1, 2012 Comment
Coverage of the Ecosystem Services Partnership Conference - July 31
Genevieve Bennett on August 1, 2012 Comment
Coverage of the National Mitigation and Ecosystem Banking Conference - May 11
EKO ECO Guest Blogger on May 9, 2012 Comment
Coverage of the National Mitigation and Ecosystem Banking Conference - May 10
EKO ECO Guest Blogger on May 9, 2012 Comment
Coverage of the National Mitigation and Ecosystem Banking Conference - May 9
EKO ECO Guest Blogger on May 9, 2012 Comment
DC Durban Debrief: Same Song, Second Verse-- or a Whole New Tune?
EKO ECO Guest Blogger on January 19, 2012 Comment
Quick Stop on Durban COP-December 10
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