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For more than 40 years in 100 countries, EnterpriseWorks/VITA (EWV) has worked to combat poverty by helping small producers and other entrepreneurs build sustainable businesses that create jobs and increase productivity, market opportunities and incomes. EWV achieves this by expanding access to appropriate technologies, technical assistance, knowledge and finance.
Spotlight

Nepal, with its declining forest cover, yet strong history of community forestry, has significant potential to implement forest carbon projects.

Payment for Ecosystem Services: Developing Forest Carbon Projects in Nepal, a new publication developed by EnterpriseWorks/VITA in partnership with Terra Global Capital and the Asia Network for Sustainable Agriculture and Bioresources (ANSAB), summarizes the eligibility requirements under the various carbon markets and registries and presents basic carbon deal considerations in the Nepalese context.

Click here for a summary and to access the publication.

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