Join Valorando Naturaleza’s 4th webinar of the year on December 12th, where carbon experts will gather to discuss the most relevant and important results for Latin America from the UN Climate Change Framework Convention in Warsaw that took place at the end of November.

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Ecosystem Marketplace’s Spanish language sister site, Valorando Naturaleza, is hosting its 3rd webinar. It will present results from Ecosystem Marketplace’s State of the Forest Carbon Markets 2013 report focusing on Latin America. The webinar will include commentary from actors active in the forst carbon sector. The webinar will be in Spanish.

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Beyond actions facilitated by clients in the developed world, there is a marked increase in the desire of private sector firms in the southern hemisphere to respond to their own environmental footprint.  We invite you to participate in Valorando Naturaleza’s second webinar of the Launch Year Series focused on the topic of green decision-making by business leaders in the region.

Latin America is home to an increasing number of south-south transactions concerning environment and climate responsibility. Recently, the Brazilian indigenous Surui community made headlines with the launch of their verified forest carbon compensation project and subsequent carbon offset purchase by a major Brazilian cosmetics firm. Likewise, the Costa Rican government just launched their national C-Neutral program, which is the first private climate exchange in the southern hemisphere.  This  webinar will highlight these efforts and more!

Private sector speakers from Brazil-  Keyvan Macedo of Natura, Chile- Carlos Berner of the Santiago Climate Exchange and Valentina Lira of Concha y Toro Winery and Costa Rica – Sylvia Chaves of Florex will discuss how forest carbon offsets fit into their strategies and what their experience has been engaging in such deals.  Valorando Naturaleza, sister site to Ecosystem Marketplace will present  the context of these actions with regional findings from the 2013 State of the Voluntary Carbon Markets report, produced by Forest Trends’ Ecosystem Marketplace.

Valorando Naturaleza will present the webinar, Considering Compensations in Latin America: Carbon Management, Communities And Corporate Responsibility on Friday Oct 25th at 12pm EST. This online webinar focused on green decision making and south-south marketplace developments will be presented in Spanish.  

The Seventh Latin American and Caribbean Carbon Forum (LACF) will discuss prospects for carbon projects in Latin America. The Forum is co-organized by the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB), the Latin American Development Bank (CAF), the World Bank, the International Emissions Trading Association (IETA), the Latin American Energy Organization (OLADE), the UN Environment Programme (UNEP) Risí¸ Centre and the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC).  

The 7th Latin American and Caribbean Carbon Forum (LACCF) will take place on 25 – 27 March 2013 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.  This event is the leading carbon trading and finance conference and trade fair in the region.  It is expected to attract a wide range of government officials, business experts, major international investors and local financial institutions to share experiences on low carbon project development, and to explore opportunities on new and emerging global carbon markets and innovative climate financing.  

Besides providing a platform for knowledge sharing and discussion of innovations and trends, the LACCF provides opportunities for making business connections – including with government representatives, private sector firms, financial institutions, national development banks (NDBs), and opinion-leaders.  

While the focus is on LAC, the agenda will also take stock of the global climate policy and market developments. Occurring three months after the adoption of UN’s Doha Climate Gateway decisions which launched a second commitment period for the Kyoto Protocol.  In addition, the “Gateway” includes a work programme to develop a new market mechanism that could be made operational in the coming years.  At the Forum, participants will be able to exchange views on the Doha decisions potential for simulating new business opportunities in the region.  

As business approaches the threshold of a new phase in global climate policy, LACCF will continue to bring participants the latest news, first hand practical information, in depth analysis on current issues and trends, and expertise from the region and around the world.  

As in previous editions, there will be visibility opportunities for exhibitors and sponsors.  

Note to journalists:

For further information, please contact Outreach and Information Officers:

Lisa Spafford, IETA – [email protected]  

Mette Annelie Rasmussen, UNEP Risoe Centre – [email protected]  

Janaina Guoulart, Inter-American Development Bank – [email protected]  

Read more about the event here.

The Surui Tribe, Forest Trends, the State of Acre, and other partners invite you to a unique opportunity to discuss the complex array of ingredients for successful indigenous-led REDD+ projects.

The Surui Tribe, Forest Trends, the State of Acre, and other partners invite you to a unique opportunity to discuss the complex array of ingredients for successful indigenous-led REDD+ projects.

From 19-28 March 2012, the International Carbon Action Partnership (ICAP) will convene a Training Course on Emissions Trading for Emerging Economies and Developing Countries in Alajuela, Costa Rica.

Following the successful ICAP Summer Schools held in previous years in Berlin, the Hague, Beijing, and Madrid, the course is designed for 25 to 30 carefully selected policy makers and other stakeholders from the nongovernmental, academic, and the private sector. It will convey an in-depth understanding of emissions trading as an instrument to mitigate greenhouse gases, and build capacity on the technical design and implementation of carbon trading systems.

Over the span of one and a half weeks, participants will have ample networking opportunities with each other and with the teaching faculty, composed of representatives from ICAP members and other recognized experts in the field. Alumni work will help promote active virtual discussions among participants beyond the duration of the course.

Participation in the Alajuela training course is open to applicants from Argentina, Belize, Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, El Salvador, Guatemala, Guyana, Honduras, Mexico, Nicaragua, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, Suriname, Uruguay, and Venezuela. For further details, please download the ICAP Training Course Flyer.

A similar course, the ICAP Summer School 2012, will take place in July 2012 in Ireland. It will be open to applicants from around the world. More information will be posted on the ICAP website in due course.

For more information on further course details and the application process please click here.

Application deadline is 15 December 2011.

he Conference on Climate Law and Governance in the Global South will bring together country representatives, development practitioners, legal experts and other key stakeholders to discuss the most pressing issues facing developing country governments and citizens, including:

•       What gaps and barriers in legal and institutional frameworks prohibit access to support?
•     How can countries mainstream mitigation, adaptation and socio-economic development strategies into laws, regulations and institutions?
•       What is the role of the law in fostering financial incentives for mitigation and adaptation in the green economy?
•         How can international organizations assist policy-makers with legal and institutional capacity building?

Attendance to the conference is free of charge.

uilding on the success of five previous editions, the 2011 Latin American & Caribbean Carbon Forum (LACCF) will be held 27 – 29 September 2011, at the Hotel Double Tree Cariari by Hilton, in San José, Costa Rica.

This annual Conference and Exhibition is jointly organized by the World Bank, the Latin American Energy Organization (OLADE), the International Emissions Trading Association (IETA), UNEP and its UNEP Risí¸ Centre, the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB), and the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC).

With over 800 local, regional and international participants last year from private, public and the financial sectors, and this unique combination of co-organizers, the LACCF is the pre-eminent regional ‘Pulse Taking’ and ‘Business to Business’ platform. It brings together leading individuals and organizations in the field to share knowledge and information, discuss new tendencies, propose solutions, and identify business opportunities in what is a rapidly changing area.

This year’s topics focus on:

• Processes of CDM projects and programs.
• Developments of national, bilateral and international emission trading schemes.
• The status and role of voluntary carbon markets.
• Climate change mitigation policies analysis, including NAMAs, sector-based approaches, and REDD.
• Discuss the current status and future of the Mechanism.
• While facilitating business opportunities between CERs buyers and sellers from the region.

This platform occurs at a crucial moment for global carbon markets:

• With the widespread lack of certainty as to the architecture of the carbon market post-2012
• The increasing fragmentation of the market.
• The abundance of emerging mechanisms and sources of climate finance.

Objectives

The core objective of the LACCF is to bring together main actors of the carbon market such as:

• Project owners, project developers and potential CDM sectoral institutions;
• National climate change focal points, national Clean Development Mechanism offices, Investment Promotion Agencies, Designated National Authorities;
• Service providers, financial institutions and intermediary companies.

LACCF promotes a discussion and exchange of experiences among carbon market stakeholders and provide participants the latest developments of mission trading schemes and the future of the CDM.

The Forum focuses on analysing the international and national climate change mitigation policies and facilitate a comprehensive debate about the negotiation of greenhouse gases (GHG) emission reductions. Finally the LACCF seeks new impulses for increasing the volume of low carbon investments in Latin American.

Specifically, the VI Latin American Carbon Forum aims at:

• Update on the different views of the challenges associated with global climate change, and the most recent developments in the international carbon market;
• Discuss with project developers and technical specialists of a wide range of sectors and technologies arising from best practices and lessons learned for the implementation of CDM projects   and Programmatic CDM in Latin America and the Caribbean region;
• Learn from the most respected experts from the public and private sector on strategies and measures aimed to reduce GHG and to   promote   the benefits of the CDM in the region;
• Discuss about the potentialities of the carbon markets under the upcoming mitigation efforts to be implemented at international and national levels;
• Hold bilateral meetings, both as attendance and by virtual means, between the national CDM offices, project owners, buyers of carbon credits, etc., during the business sessions; and
• Seize opportunities to establish contacts throughout the Forum.

Carbon Markets Americas is the annual networking event, where major Latin American CDM stakeholders gather to learn about the latest market developments, meet new customers and do business.

It is a must attend event for project hosts, developers, carbon credit buyers, government and municipalities, regional DNA’s, consultants, verifiers, lawyers, carbon brokers and media active in the region.

Where the Latin American carbon markets meet to do business:

• Over 800 high calibre executives from 29 countries have attended to date
• Cutting edge insight from 50 of the industry’s most influential speakers
• Networking opportunities with senior industry decision makers
• Extended exhibition featuring 50+ exhibitors
• High quality content during in-depth technical and business sessions
• Discounted passes available for approved project hosts

Keynote speakers include:
Professor José Goldemberg
Amongst his many achievements, the TIME honoured “Hero of the Environment” served as Brazilian Secretary of State for Science and Technology, Minister of State for Education and Secretary for the Environment of the State of Sí£o Paulo.

Click here to Register for the Conference

Globally, the carbon emissions trading market is booming, with the World Bank estimating its size at approximately $30 billion last year. Mexico, Central America and the Caribbean have already captured a share of that market and many estimate that that share could be much bigger in the future. The potential for carbon emission reduction projects is growing as the region's development causes emissions numbers to trend upward. This has led the Mexican government to consider reducing GHG emissions through a domestic cap and trade system. There are already several dozen projects spread across the region that have been created by a range of entities but the opportunity for project hosts to develop new projects is huge.

The inaugural Carbon Markets Mexico & Central America conference and exhibition will bring together key players from the region – with particular focus on Mexico, Guatemala, Belize, El Salvador, Honduras, Nicaragua, Costa Rica, Panama and the Caribbean – with global industry experts. This event is a new addition to the Carbon Markets Series which is now in its 5th year and has been attended by over 2000 sustainability professionals and will continue to provide an excellent platform for new project hosts to learn about the latest market developments and do business with CER buyers.

A pesar del creciente interés anteriormente mencionado, la falta de regulacií³n y un
amplio desconocimiento de los estí¡ndares y mecanismos han frenando la participacií³n
en estos mercados tanto de los promotores de los proyectos como de las posibles
entidades compradoras de los créditos de carbono. En ese sentido, la Fundacií³n
Ecologí­a y Desarrollo (ECODES), de Espaí±a, ha preparado este curso que viene a ofrecer
al Períº en alianza con el Centro de Investigacií³n de la Universidad del Pací­fico.

OBJETIVOS ESPECíFICOS

• Conocer los aspectos teí³rico – prí¡cticos de la economí­a y gestií³n de los mercados
voluntarios de carbono.

• Conocer cí³mo funciona la generacií³n y venta de créditos de carbono.

• Conocer ampliamente cí³mo los mercados voluntarios de carbono pueden financiar
proyectos.

• Saber quiénes son los compradores de créditos de carbono, y qué criterios buscan
en su compra.

• Conocer los riesgos que presenta el cambio climí¡tico para su organizacií³n.

• Descubrir la relevancia de adoptar estrategias para afrontar el cambio climí¡tico; y
cí³mo se enmarcan estas en la compensacií³n de emisiones.

Al finalizar el curso los participantes deberí¡n ser capaces de identificar las
posibilidades que ofrece el mercado a su organizacií³n; así­ como identificar a sus
interlocutores mí¡s adecuados a fin de lograr el financiamiento de sus proyectos

Informes e Inscripciones:

Centro de Investigacií³n de la
Universidad del Pací­fico, Lima – Períº
Teléfono: 219-0100 anexo 2402
e-mail: [email protected]

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The Tropical Agricultural Research and Higher Education Center (CATIE), the World Bank, the German Association for Technical Cooperation (GTZ) and the Katoomba Group are pleased to announce a joint-international course: Designing REDD Activities to Mitigate Climate Change. The five-day workshop will be held at CATIE in Turrialba, Costa Rica from October 27th to 31st.

The course will address the science of climate change mitigation through forests, analyze policy approaches to REDD currently discussed by the international community, and present recently developed methodologies, validation and verification standards and voluntary REDD initiatives. Case studies will be presented for national and project based activities, and the participants will benefit from interactive discussion with international experts.

The first few days will provide a background on deforestation, the political context and scientific bases of REDD, standards and guidance documents for the development of REDD activities, and a session on forest biomass measurement. There will be presentations on REDD initiatives by the course organizers as well as discussion of World Bank initiatives such as the BioCarbon Fund, Forest Carbon Partnership Facility, and Forest Investment Program.

The second portion of the workshop will focus on REDD project design and methodology. On the final day, the Katoomba Ecosystem Services Incubator will lead a REDD project clinic to provide targeted technical, legal and business input into projects that are currently in the design phase.

Projects that are interested in receiving consultation from the Incubator during this clinic are invited to submit an application to Jacob Olander (jolander(at)interactive.net.ec) by 10th October, 2008. Application forms are available here.

To learn more about the course, please contact Zenia Salinas at zsalinas(at)catie.ac.cr or visit http://www.catie.ac.cr.

To learn more about the Katoomba Ecosystem Services Incubator, please see http://www.katoombagroup.org/regions/tropicalAmerica/initiative_incubator.php.