Ecosystem Marketplace's Forest Carbon Portal
The Ecosystem Marketplace’s Forest Carbon Portal "is a clearinghouse of information, feature stories, event listings, project details, ‘how-to’ guides, news, and market analysis on land-based carbon sequestration projects—from forest to farm...
"Launched at the December 2008 UN Climate Conference of the Parties in Poznan, Poland, this satellite site to the Ecosystem Marketplace exists to fill knowledge and ‘market intelligence’ gaps with the goal of stimulating progressive land-based carbon market offset projects policy in the regulated markets, and successful pilot projects in the voluntary markets. It is designed for the investor, the student, the policymaker, the project developer, the analyst, the broker, the retailer, and the conservationist. In other words, if you have an interest in land-based carbon sequestration, these resources are for you." [1]
Forest Trends, a Washington D.C- based non-profit organization is the parent organization of the Ecosystem Marketplace.
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Funding
"Seed funding for the Forest Carbon Portal has been generously provided by the David & Lucile Packard Foundation, the UK Department for International Development and the Surdna Foundation." [2]
Staff
Accessed April 2009: [3]
- Michael Jenkins - is the founding President of Forest Trends, a Washington D.C- based non-profit organization and parent organization of the Ecosystem Marketplace.
- Katherine Hamilton - is the Associate Director of the Ecosystem Marketplace.
- Maria Bendana - is the Forest Carbon Associate in the Carbon Program of the Ecosystem Marketplace.
- Allison Shapiro - is a Program Associate in the Carbon Markets program of the Ecosystem Marketplace.
