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Planning Forest Sink Projects — A Guide to Carbon Pooling and Investment Structures

Guide offers the information necessary to help land managers in Australia make informed decisions about carbon pooling options. Read More

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Company-Community Forestry Partnerships: From Raw Deals to Mutual Gains?

An international review of public-private forestry partnerships, with proposals for improving forests, enterprise, and livelihoods. Read More

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Protecting Public Health, Increasing Profits and Promoting Innovation by Benchmarking Corporate Governance of Chemicals in Produ

Reviews developments, identifies innovative corporate programs to reduce product toxicity, and offers a governance framework of benchmarked “best practices” for investors. Read More

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Responsible Wood and Paper Purchasing: Experiences of the Fortune 100

Large corporate paper and wood buyers are making progress but still have a long road toward incorporating sustainability into long-range purchasing strategies, according this report. Read More

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Arguments For and Against Forest Carbon Offsets

Report presents the pros and cons of forest carbon offsets in graph format. Read More

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Conflict Timber: Dimensions of the Problem in Asia and Africa

While not addressing climate change specifically, the lessons contained in this 2004 report will help managers understand the challenges associated with responsibly managing forests in places of conflict. Read More

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USAID Report to Congress on Tropical Forests

Report describes the agency's efforts through 2003 to promote sustainable and more environmentally sound practices for timber harvesting and reforestation. Read More

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Forest Transitions: Toward a Global Understanding of Land Use Change

Short academic paper provides an introduction to forest transitions, which occur when depleted forest ecosystems are allowed to slowly regenerate. Read More

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Understanding and Managing Leakage in Forest-Based Greenhouse Gas Mitigation Projects

An overview of leakage in greenhouse gas mitigation projects -- the unintended increase or decrease in GHG emissions that occur outside a project’s accounting boundary. Read More

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Public-Private Partnerships in Forestry

Brochure describes USAID's approach to poverty reduction and forestry. Read More