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National Conference on Ecosystem Restoration 2013 / Call for Abstracts

ANNOUNCING Call for Abstracts – Due November 1st, 2012  

 
Call for Abstracts – Due Nov.1st, 2012  
All individuals interested in ecosystem restoration on both the large-scale and small-scale level are invited to submit an abstract for oral or poster presentation at NCER ’13. Abstracts will be published electronically online in the conference book of abstracts, as we strive to keep NCER as environmentally responsible as possible.
 
NCER 2013 Programmatic Themes and Topics are outlined on the conference web site. However, don’t feel limited to these areas – we want to capture emerging topics and new ideas critical to Ecosystem Restoration.For more information on formatting your abstract, submission instructions and topics for consideration,  visit the Call for Abstracts section of the NCER ’13 web site.
 
Important Deadlines to Remember:  
11-1-12    Deadline to Submit Abstracts  
3-1-13     Presenter Selections Announced
4-2-13     Early Bird Registration Deadline
4-2-13     Deadline for Presenters to Register  
6-1-13     Regular Registration Deadline
Abstract Submission Deadline: November 1st      
   
 
What is NCER?
NCER is a national conference on ecosystem restoration presenting state-of-the art science and engineering, planning and policy in a partnership environment.
One of the country’s largest meetings on Ecosystem Restoration, NCER is only held every two years, and meets near large scale restoration programs including but not limited to the Missouri and Mississippi River Basins, the Louisiana Coastal Area, the Everglades, San Francisco Bay/Delta, Chesapeake Bay, the Great Lakes and Puget Sound, to name a few.
 
NCER 2013 will be held July 29 – August 2 at the Renaissance Schaumburg Convention Center just outside Chicago, IL. Owned by the City/Villages of Schaumburg, the Renaissance has ample space to accommodate all of our meeting, poster and exhibit requirements quite comfortably. We hope you will make plans to attend this innovative and interactive conference which will attract more than 500 participants and feature presentations on every aspect of Ecosystem Restoration.  

Who Should Attend NCER
A premier gathering of ecosystem restoration professionals from across the country, NCER is a collaborative effort and we invite you to join us and be part of the discussion!
NCER brings together scientists, engineers, managers, and policy makers who are actively involved in and/or affected by all aspects of ecosystem restoration. This includes:  
• federal, state, and local agency personnel
• tribal governments
• water resource engineers & managers  
• environmental consultants  
• environmental policy managers  
• ecologists and hydrologists
• modelers    
• NGO’s  
• students and academic researchers  
• environmental interest groups    
 
Benefits of Attending
Attendees will hear from a diverse group of experts on numerous critical restoration subjects. Here’s a glimpse at a handful of the hundreds of topics covered at NCER:  
 
– Planning and Designing for Climate Change Impact
– Benefit Analysis and Project Justification
– Integrating Conservation Planning Methods
– Planning and Valuating Ecosystem Services
– Invasive Species Management
– Nutrient Reduction in Urban Estuaries
– Comparing Ecological Benefit Methods
– Adaptive Management and much, much more!  
 
NCER also features optional Technical Training Field trips where attendees visit restoration programs underway or already completed in the Great Lakes Region. They’ll see first-hand how to plan ecologically and economically for future restoration projects.
Licensed engineers may also earn Professional Development Hours (PDHs) toward their license re-certification.  
Be sure to put NCER 2013 in your TRAVEL BUDGET for 2013 and make plans to join us!    
 
Executive Steering Committee
Conference Co-Chairs:  
• Andy Buchsbaum, Regional Executive Director for the National Wildlife Federation’s Great Lakes Office
• Cameron Davis, Senior Advisor to the Administrator (Great Lakes), US EPA Great Lakes National Program Office
• Don Scavia, Graham Family Professor of Environmental Sustainability, University of Michigan
Conference Committee Chairs:
• Robert Daoust, ARCADIS US, Inc., Chair, Program Committee  
• Cassondra Thomas, Cardno ENTRIX, Inc., Chair, Sponsorship Committee
• Miki Fujitsubo, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Chair, Field Trip Committee
• Cheryl Ulrich, Weston Solutions, Past Program Chair and SER Liaision
 
 
QUESTIONS?  
 
Beth Miller-Tipton, CMP, CGMP    
Conference Coordinator
University of Florida | IFAS
Office of Conferences & Institutes  
PO Box 110750
Bldg. 639 Mowry Rd.  
Gainesville, FL 32611-0750| USA  
PH 352-392-5930
FAX  352-392-9734  
 
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World Water Week

World Water Week is hosted and organised by the Stockholm International Water Institute (SIWI) and takes place each year in Stockholm. The World Water Week has been the annual focal point for the globe’s water issues since 1991. Join us!

 
Each year the World Water Week addresses a particular theme to enable a deeper examination of a specific water-related topic. While not all events during the week relate to the overall theme, the workshops driven by the Scientific Programme Committee and many seminars and side events do focus on various aspects of the theme. The themes change each year, but each fits within a broader “niche” that covers several years. The grouping of
themes within a niche is designed to develop a long-term perspective on a broad yet significant water and development issue. It also ensures that each year builds upon the previous years’ outcomes and findings.
 
The current niche for 2009-2012 is “Responding to Global Changes”, which looks at the potential and necessary responses in water policy, management and development to address pervasive and increasingly impacting global changes.  

 

More information here.
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Carbon Forestry 2012

Programme Details

 
Forestry has been an essential component of New Zealand’s Emissions Trading Scheme (ETS) since the very beginning. Forestry is New Zealand’s largest potential carbon sink and, as the ETS continues to grow in importance to NZ businesses, so does its investment future.
 
Last year over 250 forestry and finance business leaders came together for Carbon Forestry 2011, the first ever event focused on carbon forestry and carbon trading opportunities. While 2011 set the scene, much has already changed and Carbon Forestry 2012 will be a must see event for the industry this year.
 
A raft of new legislation, a dramatic drop-off in carbon trading and pricing during 2011, the banning of some international emissions units and uncertainty around the future alignment of New Zealand and Australia’s trading schemes has changed the landscape significantly. It’s led to uncertainty in the marketplace about the immediate future and opportunities that exist in carbon forestry.
 
The 2012 programme will attract a wide cross section of New Zealand and Australian companies.
 
Topics covered in Carbon Forestry 2012:
  • One year after the Government’s 2011 ETS review, what has changed?
  • Now that Australia has carbon tax and will introduce an ETS by 2014, how will the two countries work together?
  • Where are major international carbon markets, how do they view forestry and will this affect Australasia
  • What are the key investment opportunities within carbon forestry
  • How can companies reduce their exposure to market risk
  • Insights into iwi groups and their impact on New Zealand’s carbon forestry
  • Case studies from the early movers
  • The implications of political, economic and market uncertainty
  • Demand and growth within the carbon offset market
 
This event will provided the financial and forestry industries with a much clearer understanding of how the market is operating, who are the major players in the marketplace and identified market and investment opportunities that exist through carbon forestry.
 
Who should attend?
  • Financiers & investors
  • Carbon traders & brokers
  • Forest owners, consultants and forestry professionals
  • Large rural land owners (farmers)
  • Maori groups
  • Downstream industries (sawmills, pulp and water)
  • Government, Policy & advisory bodies
  • Equipment & technology providers
  • Carbon markets associations
  • Carbon offset market industries
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Carbon Forestry 2012

Forestry has been an essential component of New Zealand’s Emissions Trading Scheme (ETS) since the very beginning. Forestry is New Zealand’s largest potential carbon sink and, as the ETS continues to grow in importance to NZ businesses, so does its investment future.

Last year over 250 forestry and finance business leaders came together for Carbon Forestry 2011, the first event of its type focused on carbon forestry and carbon trading opportunities. While 2011 set the scene, much has already changed. There is a raft of new legislation, a dramatic drop-off in carbon trading and pricing during late 2011 and early 2012, the banning of some international emissions units and uncertainty surrounding the future alignment of New Zealand and Australia’s trading schemes.
This has led to significant uncertainty in the marketplace. The immediate future and opportunities that exist in carbon forestry is being readdressed. Carbon Forestry 2012 has been designed with key New Zealand forestry companies and Maori landowners along with New Zealand, Australian and international carbon traders, brokers and financial companies.
Carbon Forestry 2012 runs in Auckland, New Zealand on 22-23 August. The program, available via www.carbonforestryevents.com, will provide an essential update for all involved in carbon forestry’s future and for both the financial and forestry industries in this part of the world.

Read more here.

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5th Annual International ESP Conference

The Ecosystem Services Partnership invites you to the 5th annual ESP conference. Don’t miss your chance to interact and exchange ideas with practitioners, educators, policy-makers, researchers, and many others. Be part of working-groups producing outcomes ranging from journal articles, white papers, book chapters (if enough we can put together a book out of this conference), grant proposals, database structures, websites, and much more. This Portland conference is being organised jointly with the International Association of Landscape Ecology (IALE) and A Community on Ecosystem Services (ACES).

More information here.
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Launch: Evolution of the Australian Carbon Market – lessons from commodity and financial markets

Join CMI for the launch of Evolution of the Australian Carbon Market: lessons from commodity and financial markets authored by PwC.

From its beginning with a fixed price for carbon units from 1 July 2012 through to the commencement of an emissions trading scheme on 1 July 2015, the evolutionary pathway of the Australian carbon market will be closely monitored by market participants and a range of various stakeholders.
Incorporating lessons learned from commodity and financial markets, this report explores an array of factors likely to influence the evolution of the Australian carbon market. Analysing these factors will assist carbon market participants to better manage their risk and realise opportunity in this fast evolving market.

MELBOURNE
Presenters: John Tomac, Partner – Sustainability and Climate Change, PwC, Nick James, Director – Risk and Capital Management, PwC
Panellists: Leslie Hosking – Chairman of Carbon Market Institute and former MD and CEO of Sydney Futures Exchange, Ken Edwards – Head of Trading, Carbon Banc, Lloyd Vas – Markets and Research Manager, Carbon Market Institute
SYDNEY
Presenters:  John Tomac, Partner – Sustainability and Climate Change, PwC, Nick James, Director – Risk and Capital Management, PwC
Panellists: Tim Nelson – Head of Economics, Policy and Sustainability, AGL, Adam Goern – Senior Manager OTC Markets, Financial and Energy Exchange Group (FEX), Emma Herd – Executive Director Emissions and Environment, Westpac Institutional Bank
PERTH
Presenters:  John Tomac, Partner – Sustainability and Climate Change, PwC, Nick James, Director – Risk and Capital Management, PwC
REGISTER
Secure your place at the Melbourne and Sydney events by emailing [email protected] by Monday 9 July 2012 or by 25 July for the Perth event.

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Singapore International Water Week

Singapore International Water Week (SIWW) is the global platform for water solutions. It brings policymakers, industry leaders, experts and practitioners together to address challenges, showcase technologies, discover opportunities and celebrate achievements in the water world.

 
The event’s flagship programmes comprise:
 
• Lee Kuan Yew Water Prize
• Water Leaders Summit
• Water Convention
• Water Expo
• Business Forums
 
In the face of global urbanisation and climate challenges, the 2012 theme “Water Solutions for Liveable and Sustainable Cities” reinforces the pressing need to integrate sustainable water management strategies into the urban planning process.
 
Singapore International Water Week 2012 provides the platform to address these challenges and explore opportunities in the integration of water solutions and urban planning in cities around the world. Opportunities abound for global water leaders and practitioners from the public and private sectors to debate in water dialogues, network with key industry players, showcase leading-edge technologies and best practices and identify viable solutions to address this common challenge.
 
Held in conjunction with the 3rd World Cities Summit and the inaugural CleanEnviro Singapore, delegates, trade visitors and exhibitors will have more opportunities to promote practical and sustainable water solutions and tap into a vast network of public and private sector players in urban solutions.
 
Singapore International Water Week 2011 Surges to New High
 
Singapore International Water Week 2011, held from 4 – 8 July and themed “Sustainable Solutions for a Changing Urban Environment” notched new highs, with a bigger slate of exhibiting companies and an encouraging growth in participant numbers.
 
This global platform for water solutions attracted a record of some 13,500 participants from 99 countries/regions. This marks a growth in attendance figures of almost 60% since the inaugural event in 2008. The Water Expo saw close to 70% growth in exhibition space and a 70% increase in the number of exhibiting companies over the inaugural year of 2008. Over 600 companies took part in this year’s Water Expo, which attracted six new international pavilions from Australia, Belgium, the United Kingdom, the Milwaukee Water Council (USA), the Water Environment Federation (USA), and the Maryland-Asia Environmental Partnership (USA); taking the total number of pavilions to 15. The total value of announcements for projects awarded, tenders, investments and R&D MOUs reached S$2.9 billion.
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North American 2012 State of the Voluntary Carbon Markets Report launch

Join, Forest Trends initiative Ecosystem Marketplace and Bloomberg New Energy Finance at the North America Report Launch Event.
 
Our 2012 report builds on a record data collection from an unprecedented number of offset suppliers worldwide to provide insights that will once again become an industry benchmark. We hope you will be able to join Ecosystem Marketplace for an in-depth look at our findings, at this report launch event hosted by Baker and McKenzie LLP.

The event will include a panel presentation of findings from 4:30-6:00 PM, followed by a reception. To attend, RSVP by Monday, June 11 via email to [email protected]. Please provide contact information including full name, company, title, address, and telephone number. If you would like to bring a guest, please also include their details.

Download the report here.

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VCS Webminar: Wetlands Restoration and Conservation Requirements

VCS will host a webinar to discuss newly released draft requirements for crediting Wetlands Restoration and Conservation (WRC) activities.
 
Wednesday, 13 June  
 
11 a.m. EST (1600 GMT)
 
The WRC draft requirements are the first ever for methodologies that credit the greenhouse gases removed by wetlands, including mangroves, freshwater tidal coastal wetlands, salt marshes, sea grasses and floodplains.
The draft requirements, incorporated directly into the VCS AFOLU Requirements document, are open for public comment until 23 June 2012.
 
 
Comments or questions may be submitted to [email protected].
 

 

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The Offsets Component of California Cap-and-Trade for the Electric Power Industry

The Climate Action Reserve invites you to attend a half-day workshop on using carbon offsets by companies in the electric power sector for compliance with California’s cap-and-trade program. The workshop will feature an introduction to the Reserve program and the role of offsets under the California cap-and-trade regulation. It will include presentations by the Climate Action Reserve, Pacific Gas & Electric, as well as Evolution Markets, a broker of offset credits, to provide insight into the market for compliance offsets and allowances. It will be useful for regulated entities, specifically from the electric power sector, to learn about how to most cost-effectively meet their compliance obligations under the cap and trade rule. This workshop is free, and open to the public, however you must register in advance.  
 

To register, please go to http://events.climateactionreserve.org  

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2012 Yale Conservation Finance Camp

 The 6th annual Yale Conservation Finance Camp will be held at Yale University, Monday, June 4 through Friday, June 8, 2012. The course offers the latest information on a wide range of innovative conservation finance tools, including new sources of philanthropic funds, public capital and private investment, as well as a framework for analyzing and packaging them. The camp is focused on useful, hands-on tools for conservation practitioners and board members, foundation leaders, private investors and graduate students. This highly interactive course is limited to 20 participants. Registration is on a first-come-first-served basis. For further information and a participant application please contact Amy Badner at [email protected] or visit the camp webpage. 4-8 June 2012. New Haven, CT.  

Related Links
Get details here.
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State of the Voluntary Carbon Markets 2012 Report Launch Event

Event Description:

Thursday May 31st, 10:30 – 11:30 at Carbon Expo 2012  (Room 2, Floor 2, Koelnmesse venue)

 
Forest Trends’ Ecosystem Marketplace invites you to take part as we launch our findings at an event celebrating the release of the 2012 State of the Voluntary Carbon Markets report.

 

Attend this event to find the answers to questions like, “At what stage in the project cycle are most credits sold, and at what price? How did project-level REDD activities fare in the 2011 marketplace? Is there any relationship between compliance and voluntary market prices?”  

 

Our 2012 report builds on a record data collection from an unprecedented number of offset suppliers worldwide to provide insights that will once again become an industry benchmark. We hope you will be able to join Ecosystem Marketplace for an in-depth look at our findings, at this report launch event hosted by Forest Carbon Group and the International Carbon Reduction and Offset Alliance.

 

Event Sponsors:

Forest Carbon Group and the International Carbon Reduction and Offset Alliance (ICROA)

 

Event Contact:

Molly Peters-Stanley

Manager, Carbon Programs, Ecosystem Marketplace

[email protected]  

View a preview of Carbon Expo side events, including this one, here.  

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CARBON EXPO in Cologne

Equip yourself with crucial information on the challenges and opportunities in the global Carbon Market. Carbon Markets have proven to be a fundamental tool to expediently spur economy-wide abatement activities and steer finance towards low carbon technologies. Nevertheless, a combination of market based approaches with additional policies and measures are needed to meet global climate aspiration. Carbon Expo is the global platform to explore the detailed development of carbon markets worldwide and interrelated policies and measures that will shape the international climate regime of the future.

What makes Carbon Expo so special?

Carbon Expo provides a channel for all carbon market agents to get involved in understanding and influencing policy making and its implementation, interacting with experts around the world on the details of emission trading law and markets, exchanging information, creating new contacts or build on your existing networks. It offers everyone the opportunity to play a major role in addressing the defining issue of our times.

View the event here

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The Surui Case: Indigenous Peoples and Carbon

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 Paiter Surui tribe, under the leadership of Chief Almir Surui, with technical support from Forest Trends and other partners, has been working for over 5 years to protect their territory in the Amazon Basin from illegal logging and mining threats. This initiative has recently become the first-ever indigenous-led REDD project to be validated by the Verified Carbon Standard (VCS) and the Climate, Community, and Biodiversity Project Design Gold Standard (CCB Standard). The validation is pathbreaking news for the project, ‘REDD for Conservation of Amazon Rainforest in the Surui Indigenous Territory, Brazil’ and the progress of REDD worldwide.
 
We hope you can join us in celebrating this important development at 3pm on May 15 at The Moore Foundation, Palo Alto, CA! Please click the link below to RSVP.  
 
Tuesday May 15, 2012 from 3:00 PM to 5:30 PM PDT

Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation
1661 Page Mill Road
Palo Alto, CA 94304
 
Event agenda and speaker profiles will be circulated shortly. For more information, please contact Tommie Herbert, [email protected] +1.202.446.1985 or Christine Lanser, [email protected]+1.202.446.1980.
 
Confirmed speakers:
Chief Almir Surui, leader of the Paiter Surui People;
Monica de Los Rios, Institute of Climate Change , Government of Acre;
Ludovino Lopes, Legal Advisor, Surui project and Co-Author, SISA framework; and
Rodrigo Sales, Lead author of the legal analysis on the Surui’s carbon ownership rights.
 
Partners:
Forest Trends
Metareilí¡ Association of the Surui People
Idesam
Ludovino Lopes Lawyers
& Associates
Rodrigo Sales & Associates
Google
FUNBIO  
Ecodecisií³n
Kanindé
Acre State Government
IPAM
ECAM
 
Sponsors:
USAID
Translinks
Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation
The Packard Foundation
The Skoll Foundation
GEF
Norad
Overbrook Foundation
Citi
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The Surui Case: Indigenous Peoples and Carbon

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 Paiter Surui tribe, under the leadership of Chief Almir Surui, with technical support from Forest Trends and other partners, has been working for over 5 years to protect their territory in the Amazon Basin from illegal logging and mining threats. This initiative has recently become the first-ever indigenous-led REDD project to be validated by the Verified Carbon Standard (VCS) and the Climate, Community, and Biodiversity Project Design Gold Standard (CCB Standard). The validation is pathbreaking news for the project, ‘REDD for Conservation of Amazon Rainforest in the Surui Indigenous Territory, Brazil’ and the progress of REDD worldwide.
 
We hope you can join us in celebrating this important development at 4pm on May 14 at the Aspen Institute, Washington, DC! Please click the link below to RSVP.  
 
Monday May 14, 2012 from 4:00 PM to 7:00 PM EDT  

Aspen Institute  
1 Dupont Cir NW # 700
Washington, DC 20036

Event agenda and speaker profiles will be circulated shortly. For more information, please contact Tommie Herbert, [email protected] +1.202.446.1985 or Christine Lanser, [email protected]+1.202.446.1980.

 
Confirmed speakers:
Chief Almir Surui, leader of the Paiter Surui People;
Monica de Los Rios, Institute of Climate Change , Government of Acre;
Ludovino Lopes, Legal Advisor, Surui project and Co-Author, SISA framework; and
Rodrigo Sales, Lead author of the legal analysis on the Surui’s carbon ownership rights.
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IWA World Conference on Water, Climate, and Energy

Water and energy are critical for our current society and will be of increasing importance in the future. Climate change is forcing us to reassess our energy usage and will have real and substantial impacts on the water cycle. Solving the interlinked challenges of water, climate and energy in a sustainable manner is one of the fundamental goals of this generation. Following on from conferences on Climate Change Adaptation and Water and Energy, the International Water Association is proud to announce the inaugural World Congress on Water, Climate and Energy in 2012.

 

The Congress will explore the topics of resilient and sustainable cities with a focus on climate change adaptation and mitigation. The challenges of climate change adaptation and incorporating uncertainty into the city vision and infrastructure will be discussed together with the impacts and responses of climate change on water resources. Reductions in greenhouse gas emissions, operating in a carbon constrained world and a focus on renewable energy including practical applications and integration in to the energy mix will be covered.

 

Solutions to these challenges, including the role of technologies and smart networks will also be a central theme. Recognising that technology is only part of the solution the conference will also address the economic, political and regulatory aspects of water, climate and energy.

 

The congress will attract up to 2,000 international participants for this global event and will feature a large industry presence and trade exhibition.

More information here.

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Forestry, Biomass & Sustainability 2012

 In response, many new forest funds are emerging, global public-private partnerships are increasing, and power companies are increasingly competing with the pulp & paper sector.

 
Attend the 3rd Annual Forestry, Biomass & Sustainability conference for a full update on these developments and more, and to identify new investment opportunities and risks in these expanding markets.
 
• Keynote Address from:
Sandy LaBaugh, Senior Director & Portfolio Manager,  
Natural Resources & Infrastructure Investments, TIAA-CREF
 
• Hear from a panel of forward-thinking expert speakers – including top-level investment specialists
 
• Benefit from a packed agenda – highlights for the all-new 2012 programme include:  
          – Institutional investor insights on forestry investing
          – Fund manager panel: income streams, risk management and
          – sustainability strategies
          – Gaining added value through ecosystem services
          – Ready for REDD+? Financing, policy update and practical case
          – studies
          – Innovative financing mechanisms for forest conservation,  
          – including forest bonds
          – Supply-demand dynamics in the biomass market
          – Biomass for power generation: end-user case study
• Optimise your business opportunities – gain a deep understanding of the current market situation facing forestry and biomass, including carbon finance, so you have all the information you need to maximise investment opportunities as they arise
 
• Debate the key issues with the experts – take advantage of the many panel sessions to put your pressing questions to the panellists & discuss your particular business concerns with them
 
• Network with the key players in forestry and biomass – meet and do business with investors, fund managers, government and multilateral representatives, project developers, forestry owners, end-users and other key players in forestry and biomass
Click here for further details and to book
claiming your generous registration discount
 
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North America’s Energy Future: Powering a Low-carbon Economy for 2030 and Beyond

Organized by the North American Commission for Environmental Cooperation’s (CEC) Joint Public Advisory Committee (JPAC), this public forum will bring together experts to discuss, inter alia: progress made in fostering renewable electricity markets in Canada, Mexico and the US since the CEC’s 2007 report on the subject, and its future through 2030; challenges and barriers affecting the use of renewable energy in North America; and how renewable energy projects can be promoted in remote communities.  

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Africa Carbon Forum

The Africa Carbon Forum is a trade fair and knowledge sharing platform for carbon investments in Africa. It is a place to discuss the latest development in the carbon market and how the Clean Development Mechanism (CDM) and other mitigation mechanisms can be successful in Africa. The Africa Carbon Forum includes matchmaking and deal facilitation sessions where carbon project developers can showcase their projects to investors and carbon buyers.

What to expect at the Africa Carbon Forum?

          Updates on recent developments in the international carbon market;
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          Information on the challenges dealing with global climate change;
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          Discussions with project developers and technical specialists from various sectors and technologies;
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          Best practices and lessons learned from the implementation of Clean Development Mechanism (CDM) projects in Africa;
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          Sessions with respected experts from the public and private sector on strategies and measures promoting the benefits of the CDM in Africa emphasizing the new Programmatic CDM approach;
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          Opportunities for CDM project developers to showcase projects to private sector representatives in matchmaking and deal facilitation sessions;
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          Building networks and finding partners throughout the Forum.

View the event here
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Carbon Trade China 2012

Carbon Trade China (www.chinacarbontrade.com.cn), organized by JFPS Group, is a high level summit regarding to carbon emission trading and CDM project development in China.

As the most influential carbon trading summit in China, Carbon Trade China has been successfully held for 4 times since it was first successfully held in Shanghai in 2008 and attracted more than 1,600 senior representatives from governmental organizations, research institutes, CDM project developing companies, financial institutions, exchanges, carbon asset management companies, DOEs, carbon credit buyers, law firms and relative consulting firms.

  Register Now
1. Phone: +86-21-5172 0000

2. Fax: +86-21-5172 0088

3. Email: [email protected]

4. Mail: Unit 2007-2010, 20th Floor, Tower 1 Kerry Everbright City No. 218 Tian Mu Road (West) Shanghai, China 200070

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Water Rights and Trading Regional Summits 2012

Water rights trading and water resource development are emerging markets that are creating abundant business opportunities. However, these new markets are not always easily understood. WestWater Research and American Water Intelligence are coming together to provide information and direction to water trading and development opportunities through a series of thought-provoking, regional conferences.  

 
These events will be the premier forum for leaders from Wall Street to the water sector to provide valuable insight on:
  • Investing and financing water development projects in the US
  • Are water rights a good investment?
  • Pricing, trading and other market fundamentals
  • Legal and regulatory risk management in water deals
  • Native American water rights in an era of water marketing
  • Environmental water markets and mitigating water development
  • Making business sense of the water development sector
 
Water is a critical component of our economic future, and the western US has many issues relating to water supply, development and management projects, environmental regulations, and expanding populations. All of these issues also offer political and financial challenges, as well as investment opportunities.

More information here.

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Navigating the American Carbon World 2012

The event features the most forward-thinking minds that are driving action to address global climate change. And, because of the depth and diversity of its delegates, who represent business, NGOs, academia and government agencies, it is known as the single best place for networking and collaborating. NACW 2012 will take place April 10-12 in San Francisco and will present a detailed look at California’s cap-and-trade program and other types of mitigation, as well as current and potential linkages between state-level, regional and international carbon markets and sub-national REDD programs. The event is hosted by the Climate Action Reserve.

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RFF First Wednesday Webinar: Green Infrastructure

12:45 – 2:00 p.m.

A light lunch will be provided starting at 12:30 p.m.
 
Registration for in-person attendance is required. To RSVP for this event, please visit RFF’s event registration page.
 
This event will also be webcast live starting at 12:45 p.m. Join the webcast at rff.org/live.
 
About the Event
Nature provides a wealth of ecological services: forests store carbon and clean the air; rivers provide water for drinking and harbor animal species; and wetlands purify stormwater and serve as buffers against floods. Governments around the world are increasingly recognizing that this “green infrastructure” can be a cost-effective supplement or substitute for the “gray infrastructure”—pipes, dams, levees, treatment plants—traditionally used to control flooding, purify and store water, and reduce urban stormwater runoff.
 
At this First Wednesday Seminar, sponsored by RFF’s Center for the Management of Ecological Wealth, panelists will explore what “green infrastructure” means and describe how to evaluate the costs and benefits of land-use options for reducing flood damages. They will also discuss the challenges of convincing stakeholders that natural systems can provide infrastructure services and complement public projects. RFF experts will describe a case study evaluating flood abatement options in a Wisconsin watershed, and provide some lessons learned from working to implement a payment for environmental services program in the Florida Everglades.
 
Moderator:
Lynn Scarlett, Co-Director, RFF Center for the Management of Ecological Wealth
 
Panelists:
Margaret Walls, Research Director and Thomas J. Klutznick Senior Fellow, Resources for the Future
“The Role of Land Use Policies in Minimizing Flood Damage”
Len Shabman, Resident Scholar, Resources for the Future
“A Green Infrastructure Contribution to Everglades Restoration”  

More information here.

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Green Infrastructure: Using Natural Landscapes for Flood Mitigation and Water Quality Improvements

Nature provides a wealth of ecological services: forests store carbon and clean the air; rivers provide water for drinking and harbor animal species; and wetlands purify stormwater and serve as buffers against floods. Governments around the world are increasingly recognizing that this “green infrastructure” can be a cost-effective supplement or substitute for the “gray infrastructure”—pipes, dams, levees, treatment plants—traditionally used to control flooding, purify and store water, and reduce urban stormwater runoff.

At this First Wednesday Seminar, sponsored by  RFF’s Center for the Management of Ecological Wealth, panelists will explore what “green infrastructure” means and describe how to evaluate the costs and benefits of land-use options for reducing flood damages. They will also discuss the challenges of convincing stakeholders that natural systems can provide infrastructure services and complement public projects. RFF experts will describe a case study evaluating flood abatement options in a Wisconsin watershed, and provide some lessons learned from working to implement a payment for environmental services program in the Florida Everglades.

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NAMAs after Durban – What lies ahead?

The recent Durban Climate Conference made important progress towards clarifying the international operational framework for Nationally Appropriate Mitigation Actions (NAMAs), particularly on a prototype registry and core guidance for reporting. Will these recent developments foster international cooperation and accelerate NAMAs design and implementation in developing countries?  

This open knowledge session, the first in a webinar series on NAMAs organized by WBI for the Mitigation Action Implementation Network (MAIN) and the global community, will address a range of key questions:

  • Key outcomes of Durban related to NAMAs: Are there direct implications for climate & development policy-makers and practitioners at the national level? What further guidance on process and modalities can be expected in the short term?
  • Update on NAMA proposals across sectors: Which lessons have been learned from early action framing low-emissions interventions as NAMAs?

Challenges ahead for NAMAs development and implementation: How can domestic and international support effectively be mobilized to advance evolving NAMA proposals?  

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Webinar: Introduction to Ecosystem Services

WHEN:  March 29, 2012  | 12:00PM

WHERE:  Online webinar
COST:  Free
ORGANIZER:  CBEY
 
Featuring Yale alumna Katherine Hamilton, Managing Director at Forest Trends’ Ecosystem Marketplace.
This is the first edition of the three-part webinar series, “Nature’s Returns: Investing in Ecosystem Services”. Featured presenter Katherine Hamilton ’06 M.E.M, Managing Director at Forest Trends’ Ecosystem Marketplace, will provide a primer on Ecosystem Services before taking questions from the audience.
 
The Center for Business and the Environment at Yale (CBEY) is pleased to announce a special series of webinars on investing in the services provided by nature — so called ecosystem services. The benefits that human populations gain from healthy and functioning ecosystems are vast, yet traditionally difficult to quantify in financial terms. Clean drinking water filtered by forests, carbon stored in plants or soil, crop pollination by wild insects, and pharmaceutical uses of plants are just a few examples of services we usually receive for free. However, a recent wave of efforts to monetize the value of Ecosystem Services presents an opportunity to both protect these assets and bring their worth onto the market. Public and private funds exist to help attach cash flows to the public benefits provided by landowners that responsibly manage their land. Currently, conservationists and investors alike are moving into this space in hopes of achieving a win-win for the economy and the environment.
So, what do Ecosystem Services projects look like? Who are the practitioners involved and what skills are most important in terms of getting into the profession? What obstacles and opportunities does this field face? These questions and more (including those from the audience) will be addressed.

More information here.

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Introduction to Ecosystem Services (Webinar)

WHEN:  March 29, 2012  | 12:00PM

WHERE:  Online webinar
COST:  Free
ORGANIZER:  CBEY
 
Featuring Yale alumna Katherine Hamilton, Managing Director at Forest Trends’ Ecosystem Marketplace.
This is the first edition of the three-part webinar series, “Nature’s Returns: Investing in Ecosystem Services”. Featured presenter Katherine Hamilton ’06 M.E.M, Managing Director at Forest Trends’ Ecosystem Marketplace, will provide a primer on Ecosystem Services before taking questions from the audience.
 
The Center for Business and the Environment at Yale (CBEY) is pleased to announce a special series of webinars on investing in the services provided by nature — so called ecosystem services. The benefits that human populations gain from healthy and functioning ecosystems are vast, yet traditionally difficult to quantify in financial terms. Clean drinking water filtered by forests, carbon stored in plants or soil, crop pollination by wild insects, and pharmaceutical uses of plants are just a few examples of services we usually receive for free. However, a recent wave of efforts to monetize the value of Ecosystem Services presents an opportunity to both protect these assets and bring their worth onto the market. Public and private funds exist to help attach cash flows to the public benefits provided by landowners that responsibly manage their land. Currently, conservationists and investors alike are moving into this space in hopes of achieving a win-win for the economy and the environment.
So, what do Ecosystem Services projects look like? Who are the practitioners involved and what skills are most important in terms of getting into the profession? What obstacles and opportunities does this field face? These questions and more (including those from the audience) will be addressed.

More information here.

 

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Creating Climate Wealth Summit

Creating Climate Wealth (CCW) brings together entrepreneurs, business leaders, policy experts, researchers, and thought leaders to unlock market-driven solutions for climate change. The CCW Summit series aims to fast-track the amazing wealth creation opportunity in reducing carbon in our industrial systems – an opportunity that we can use to create economic growth, generate entrepreneurial wealth, spur job creation, and make billion ton – GIGATON – carbon reductions.  
 
CCW is a 2-day workshop-driven summit, comprising a unique mix of 200 motivated executives, investors, entrepreneurs and other leaders from both private and public sectors. The workshop structure of the seminar is designed to discuss and test ideas that generate innovative business solutions. Working tracks include Energy Access, Energy Efficiency, Renewable Fuels, Sustainable Agriculture: Livestock, The Carbon Negative Economy, Trucking and Fleet Technology and Waste Reduction & Recycling. Watch this video overview of the CCW Summit to learn more.  

About the Carbon War Room
The Carbon War Room is a non-profit founded by Sir Richard Branson. The mission is to harness the power of entrepreneurs to unlock gigaton-scale, market-driven solutions to climate change. Over 50% of the climate change challenge can be addressed today – and profitably – under existing policy and technology conditions. Carbon War Room seeks to facilitate a better flow of capital to entrepreneurial solutions that make economic sense right now. Watch this brief YouTube video for the latest on the Carbon War Room.

Register here    for  a 35% discount.  

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Planet Under Pressure

Key Aims

The key aims of the conference include:

  • 2500 participants combining global-change science and policy, business and development communities
  • Scientific leadership towards the 2012 UN Rio +20 conference
  • Building trans-disciplinary research communities
  • Identifying opportunities for enhanced partnerships between global change science and policy, industry and the public
  • A new vision for international research

Building on a comprehensive update of knowledge of the Earth system and the pressure it is under, the Planet Under Pressure conference will present and debate new insights into potential opportunities and constraints for innovative development pathways based on novel partnerships.

See more details here

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Planet Under Pressure

Key Aims

The key aims of the conference include:

  • 2500 participants combining global-change science and policy, business and development communities
  • Scientific leadership towards the 2012 UN Rio +20 conference
  • Building trans-disciplinary research communities
  • Identifying opportunities for enhanced partnerships between global change science and policy, industry and the public
  • A new vision for international research

Building on a comprehensive update of knowledge of the Earth system and the pressure it is under, the Planet Under Pressure conference will present and debate new insights into potential opportunities and constraints for innovative development pathways based on novel partnerships.

See more details here

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