Published in association with the Forest Footprint Disclosure project, this special report examines investment, transparency and corporate efforts to tackle deforestation.

South-east Asia is becoming a laboratory for REDD+ projects, policies and regulations. Joe Heffernan surveys the landscape

The REDD+ lobby would do well to learn the lessons of the Uganda land grab and build transparency, anti-corruption measures, conflict resolution into the system from the start, says Davyth Stewart from Global Witness

How can finance be mobilised to protect the world’s rainforests, in a climate of extreme policy uncertainty? Environmental Finance and Irbaris convened a panel of experts to try to find out. Mark Nicholls reports

Investors are swinging behind the Forest Footprint Disclosure Project as it seeks to shine a light on the risks companies face from ‘forest commodity’ supply chains. Mark Nicholls reports

Valuing timberland is a complex business and, with new environmental revenue streams, becoming more so. Steve Palmer explains how sophisticated software is coming to the rescue

Government funding is beginning to flow to help forest nations reduce emissions from deforestation – and prepare for a REDD+ carbon market. But is there any room for the private sector? Steven Bland reports

Capital is needed to protect the world’s forests, and institutional investors need stable, long-term investments that help to hedge climate risk. Could forest bonds be the answer, asks Simon Petley

Sustainability may be at the heart of forestry investing, but it remains a challenge to drive ecosystem revenues from forestry investments. Mark Nicholls reports

Negotiators in Copenhagen are poised to direct carbon finance to efforts to reduce deforestation and degradation. They must avoid the mistakes made at Kyoto, and acknowledge advances in understanding forest carbon, say Sandra Brown and John Kadyszewski

Interest in projects that reduce deforestation is building in Asia – but substantial barriers remain. Hy Martin looks at the challenges faced by investors and developers

Investing in forestry and timber assets is nothing new. But investors are increasingly seeing the attraction of more sustainable forestry investments. Tom Fitzherbert-Brockholes reports

At present, sustainable forestry and timber investments are largely focused on gaining revenue from capital appreciation and timber-related products, with a small percentage looking to the voluntary carbon markets. The future could be quite different.

Reducing emissions from deforestation will be a crucial part of a post-2012 climate change agreement – and carbon finance is likely to play its part. Martin Berg and Andrew Hedges consider how early movers might position themselves