April 15, 2025
How to Restore Forest and Biodiversity Without Sacrificing Food Security
Two approaches to Food-Forestation in Ecuador
Humanity will always choose food over conservation and carbon. That is the problem that we…
April 4, 2025
Research Highlights from the Jama-Coaque Reserve
Highlights of nearly two decades of research in the Jama-Coaque Reserve.
March 25, 2023
Comparing the Forest Carbon Ledger (FCL) to REDD+
Using the Capuchin Corridor in Ecuador as a case study
The Forest Carbon Ledger (FCL) is a new method for quantifying the carbon value of…
June 4, 2021
Why Paying Farmers for Reforestation is a Game-Changer
A Community Reforestation Program Fueled by PES Payments
Without a strong and immediate financial incentive for forest restoration, it will not happen in…
June 4, 2021
How We Monitor and Verify Forest Restoration
Digital, aerial, satellite, and boots on the ground
Frequent and accurate monitoring of every single reforestation parcel is a central component of our…
June 1, 2021
What Is “Payments for Ecosystem Services” (PES)?
An economic solution to an ecological problem
Here's why we believe the PES model is the wave of the future.
May 24, 2021
How Much It Costs to Plant a Tree in the Tropics
And why that slightly misses the point
The actual planting represents maybe 2% of the overall work required to raise a tree…
May 21, 2021
What is Regenerative Agroforestry?
And why it’s often better than conventional reforestation
Conventional reforestation often pits the needs of nature against the needs of people. Regenerative Agroforestry…
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