Case studies for the development of a forest-specific risk toolbox for investment

开发森林特定风险投资工具箱的案例研究

基本信息

批准号：
NE/J019720/1
负责人：
Genevieve Patenaude
金额：
$ 12.81万
依托单位：
University of Edinburgh
依托单位国家：
英国
项目类别：
Research Grant
财政年份：
2013
资助国家：
英国
起止时间：
2013 至无数据
项目状态：
已结题

来源：
https://gtr.ukri.org/projects?ref=NE%2FJ019720%2F1
关键词：
Case studies development forest specific

项目摘要

We are losing forests at a rate of circa one football pitch every 3 seconds. Urgent and large scale financing is required to prevent further deforestation and forest degradation. Yet, securing sufficient and long-term investments in carbon-related forest assets is a challenge, partly because of the liability of reversals and because the risks associated with such investments are perceived as either high or unknown. Better information on risks of forest loss are needed. We therefore propose a knowledge exchange forest-specific risk-toolbox for adoption by the investment community. Five Demonstrator Case Studies will be used to illustrate how NERC science can be converted and used in meaningful ways by the financial sector interested in forest assets. The five case studies are structured along key investment themes reflecting current and forecasted demand for forest investments (Timber, Afforestation/ Reforestation, REDD+, Voluntary Carbon Market and Forest Bonds). We propose to leverage the ongoing NERC KE network 'Forest-Finance risk network: towards stable investment environments' (thereafter referred to as Network -NE/IO22183/1). Key deliverables to this ongoing work include a database of experts and tools for the assessment of risks of forest loss. Early findings highlight that while significant expertise and datasets in the UK are available, the financial community requires demonstration for their potential use (Davies & Patenaude, in press). We request NERC funding for a period of 12 months to support the following three activities: the development of the forest specific risk toolbox to be adopted by the forest investment community; the identification of missing risk assessment opportunities and tools; and the dissemination of the demonstrator case studies illustrating how NERC data and research can be converted into a form that can be readily used. The continuous support from our existing (as well as new) partners (including Willis RE Ltd., ForestRe Ltd., the Global Canopy Programme, Verified Carbon Standard Ltd, Enviromarkets Ltd. Ecometrica Ltd, Bosques Amazonicas Ltd., Acclimatise Ltd., The Edinburgh Centre on Climate Change, and the Forest Research) is a clear demonstration of the need for this KE activity. Combined, they will contribute more than £100,000 in-cash and in-kind to this KE initiative. Our Knowledge Translator will effectively develop the toolbox, bring together the case studies and proactively engage with the users.

我们每3秒就以大约一个足球场的速度丢失森林。需要紧急的大规模融资，以防止进一步的森林砍伐和森林退化。然而，确保对碳相关的森林资产的足够和长期投资是一个挑战，部分原因是逆转的责任，并且与此类投资相关的风险被认为是高或未知的风险。需要更好的有关森林损失风险的信息。因此，我们提出了知识交换特定于森林的风险箱，以被投资界采用。五个示威者案例研究将用于说明如何通过对森林资产感兴趣的金融部门以有意义的方式转换和使用NERC科学。五个案例研究是沿关键投资主题构建的，反映了对森林投资的当前和预测需求（木材，造林/重新造林，Redd+，自愿碳市场和森林债券）。我们建议利用正在进行的NERC KE网络“森林金融风险网络：稳定的投资环境”（此后称为网络-NE/IO22183/1）。这项正在进行的工作的关键可交付成果包括专家数据库和用于评估森林损失风险的工具。早期的发现强调，尽管可以提供英国的重要专业知识和数据集，但金融界需要演示其潜在用途（Davies＆Patenaude，印刷中）。我们要求NERC资金为期12个月，以支持以下三项活动：森林投资界将采用的森林特定风险工具箱的开发；识别缺失的风险评估机会和工具；示威者案例研究的传播说明了如何将NERC数据和研究转换为可以容易使用的形式。我们现有（以及新的）合作伙伴的持续支持（包括Willis Re Ltd.，Forestre Ltd.，Global Canopy计划，验证的Carbon Standard Ltd，EnviroMarkarkets Ltd. Ecometrica Ltd.，Bosques Amazonicas Ltd.结合在一起，他们将为这项KE计划贡献超过100,000英镑的现金和实物。我们的知识翻译将有效地开发工具箱，将案例研究汇总在一起，并主动与用户互动。