Brian McFarland has published a concise, yet comprehensive, DōShort book titled REDD+ and Business Sustainability.
REDD+ and Business Sustainability provides a detailed overview of REDD+ business case studies and industry best practices. The book also promotes REDD+ as a promising tropical forest conservation financing mechanism for forward-thinking companies who want to mitigate their greenhouse gas emissions using independent third-party audited processes.
REDD+ and Business Sustainability is a good read whether your company is interested in developing its own REDD+ project or contemplating an investment into a pooled fund, and whether you are a seasoned professional or new to the REDD+ industry, REDD+ and Business Sustainability has something to offer to a wide audience.
REDD+ and Business Sustainability is also timely as the REDD+ Offset Working Group (ROW) recently announced their recommendations for jurisdictional REDD+ programs. The “REDD+ Offset Working Group” (ROW), established in February 2011, is the result of a Memorandum of Understanding signed in November 2010 between the Governors of the State of California, the State of Chiapas, Mexico and the State of Acre, Brazil.
The book is easy to read and is most appropriate for business professionals who are looking an up-to-date assessment of REDD+ business strategy.
REDD+ and Business Sustainability is available as an ebook and paperback.
How to order:
REDD+ and Business Sustainability
Publisher: DōSustainability
Author: Brian McFarland
Gabriel Thoumi, CFA, LEED AP, is a natural resource scientist and financial consultant.
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