Voluntary Carbon Markets by Ecosystem Marketplace

Forewordxiiiopenness and willingness to share both intelligence and information. Theirexcitement for these markets is contagious.As anyone who knows them (and me) will tell you, this book would not behalf as good as it is if it weren’t for my co-authors, Amanda Hawn andKatherine Hamilton. Their writing skills and insights make this book what it is.Last, but never least, I’d like to thank my wife Nathalie and son Luka fortheir support and forbearance. This book has meant many hours travellingand writing; hours away from them. Without a doubt, for me, this has beenthe most painful and costly part of the book’s production process. May mytime away from them in the future be brief.Amanda HawnMany people helped with the creation of this book, but Peter Barnes and themanagers of The Mesa Refuge – who provided the space to sit down and finallywrite – top the list of those to whom gratitude is due. All of the contributors tothe fourth chapter of the book were generous with their time, energy andinsight – for all of these things, the authors are thankful. In addition to thosewhose names appear as guest contributors, we are grateful to the manyothers who took the time to return phone calls, give interviews, providestatistics and generally enrich the information herein. We are grateful, too, toMarion Yuen who organized a great conference – the Green T Forum –about many of the topics covered in this book in May of 2006. WalkerWright and Nathan Larsen stayed up to burn the midnight oil during thefinal editing phases of the manuscript, and Rob West and his team at Earthscanwere both patient and professional – thank you. Last but not least, I would liketo extend my gratitude to my co-editors – Ricardo Bayon and KatherineHamilton - who are as kind and professional, as they are intelligent.Katherine HamiltonMy gratitude goes to Ricardo Bayon and Amanda Hawn, two talented andinnovative individuals, for the opportunity to contribute to this exciting projectand the work of Ecosystem Marketplace. I’d also like express my sincereappreciation to Brad Gentry and many others at the Yale School of Forestryand Environmental Studies, who fostered my research on carbon markets.Many thanks also go to the numerous experts in this market, including LarsKvale, Mark Trexler, Toby Jason-Smith, John Kunz and Erin Meezan, whowillingly took the time to educate, patiently answer questions and offer insightsinto this evolving marketplace.