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On August 7th, 2018, CSF-Brazil, the Forest Code Observatory (OCF) and the Brazilian Biodiversity Fund (Funbio) facilitated a "Dialogue on economic instruments and ecological identity for the Forest Code implementation." Forty-five professionals, representing government, research institutions and rural producers, attended the event in Brasília. The dialogue provided a forum to discuss possible ways of implementing the provisions of the Forest Code (Law 12.651 / 2012), including economic incentives, Legal Reserves (LRs) compensation, and the ecological identity requirement for compensation - according to the ruling of the Supreme Court Federal Court (STF) in February 2018 - with a special focus on the Environmental Reserve Quotas (CRAs) market.
Highway in Ecuador. Photo credit: Shutterstock/ Dr. Morley Read.
CSF-Brazil is thrilled to share the following three publications on the value chains of shrimp and crab fisheries on the Brazilian Amazon coast, written in partnership with the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO):
- "Piticaia and white shrimp in Maranhão state";
- "Regional Amazonian shrimp in Amapá state";
CSF-Peru's Interim Director José Carlos Rubio taking questions at the forum. Photo credit: Ana Perez/DAR.
Participants during the closing ceremony, waving the symbol of L for ‘Lestari’ (Green). Photo credit: C. Desta Pratama.
Azis Khan participating in the 2018 Training of Trainers course, with instructor John Lynham.
Phanor Montoya Maya, Director of Corales de Paz, Colombia. Photo: Niki Gribi
Jon MellbergCSF is thrilled to announce Jon Mellberg as the new Chair of our US Board of Directors. Before joining the board in May 2016, Jon supported our videos on economic valuation. Jon resides in Northern California where he splits his time working in equity research, running the trails, and travelling with his wife and two children.Jon is taking the helm from Bob Hambrecht, who has been a key part of the CSF family since its inception in 1998.
Most decisions regarding the environmental and social impacts of infrastructure projects in the Brazilian Amazon are arbitrated by judges, which means that there are often no clear criteria to establish compensation values.