Podcasts about afforestation

Send me a messageHow do we scale nature-based carbon removal without greenwashing or over-promising? That's exactly what I explore in this episode with Lisett Luik, co-founder of Arbonics.We all know forests are powerful carbon sinks. But turning that into credible, measurable climate action is harder than it sounds. Lisett shares how Arbonics is using satellite data, digital twins, and over 50 layers of land analysis to help landowners across Europe grow new forests or manage existing ones for long-term carbon storage, without defaulting to clear-cutting or monoculture plantations.We discuss the difference between planting trees and restoring ecosystems, how continuous cover forestry can deliver carbon and timber, and why Europe's underused farmland holds massive potential for afforestation. Lisett also tackles the big issue of trust in carbon markets - explaining how dynamic baselines, data transparency, and strong EU regulations are helping improve the integrity of nature-based carbon credits.If you work in sustainability, forestry, or carbon markets, or you just want to understand the real role of nature-based solutions alongside tech like direct air capture, this episode is for you.Listen now to learn how technology and nature can work together to deliver scalable, high-quality carbon removal.Find out more at https://arbonics.com, and connect with Lisett on Bluesky here.Digital Disruption with Geoff Nielson Discover how technology is reshaping our lives and livelihoods.Listen on: Apple Podcasts SpotifySupport the showPodcast supportersI'd like to sincerely thank this podcast's amazing supporters: Lorcan Sheehan Jerry Sweeney Andreas Werner Stephen Carroll Roger Arnold And remember you too can Support the Podcast - it is really easy and hugely important as it will enable me to continue to create more excellent Climate Confident episodes like this one.ContactIf you have any comments/suggestions or questions for the podcast - get in touch via direct message on Twitter/LinkedIn. If you liked this show, please don't forget to rate and/or review it. It makes a big difference to help new people discover the show. CreditsMusic credits - Intro by Joseph McDade, and Outro music for this podcast was composed, played, and produced by my daughter Luna Juniper

Federated Farmers Southland's Dean Rabbidge tells Bryan that whole-farm forestry conversions are still occurring down south and he wants some answers from the government.The Prime Minister told farmers in Gore last year the practice would end, but Dean says there appears to be a loophole.

In this episode of The Founder Spirit, Jaideep Bansal, CEO of GHE Impact Ventures, shares his journey of bringing clean energy and sustainable development to over half a million people across the remotest communities in India.He discusses his formative experiences growing up and the importance of following your passion and purpose. Jaideep also talks about the challenges they faced in the early days and the importance of understanding the community's needs and co-creating solutions with them. Be ready to be transported to a remote Himalayan village!How did Jaideep drive the growth of GHE Impact Ventures to bring sustainable development across the remotest communities in India? TUNE IN to this conversation & find out. For detailed transcript and show notes, please visit TheFounderSpirit.com.Also follow us on: - LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/TheFounderSpirit- Instagram:  https://www.instagram.com/TheFounderSpirit- YouTube:  https://www.youtube.com/@TheFounderSpirit- Facebook:  https://www.facebook.com/TheFounderSpirit- X:  https://twitter.com/founder_spiritIf this podcast has been beneficial or valuable to you, feel free to become a patron and support us on Patreon.com, that is P-A-T-R-E-O-N.com/TheFounderSpirit.As always, you can find us on Apple, YouTube and Spotify, as well as social media and our website at TheFounderSpirit.com.The Founder Spirit podcast is proud to be a partner of the Villars Institute, a non-profit foundation focused on accelerating the transition to a net-zero economy and restoring planetary health.About This Podcast:Whether you are an entrepreneur, a mid-career professional or someone who's just starting out in life, The Founder Spirit podcast is for you!In this podcast series, we'll be interviewing exceptional individuals from all over the world with the founder spirit, ranging from social entrepreneurs, tech founders, to philanthropists, elite athletes, and more. Together, we'll uncover not only how they manage to succeed in face of multiple challenges, but also who they are as people and their human story.So TUNE IN & be inspired by stories from their life journey!

A version of this essay has been published by firstpost.com at https://www.firstpost.com/opinion/climate-tragedy-of-wayanad-and-the-vulnerability-of-western-ghats-13808331.htmlAfter days of intense coverage of the landslides in Wayanad, the news cycle has moved on to other calamities. But the problems remain, and things cannot be left to benign neglect as is usually the case. For example there was a strange thundering noise from deep underground that alarmed people in the area. This is ominous, as it may presage a tectonic movement, although there have been no big quakes here for centuries.A dramatic before-and-after report from Reuters, using satellite images from Planet Labs, Google, Maxar Technologies and Airbus, shows how the landslide left a giant scar on the surface of the earth, washing away hundreds of houses, leading to widespread fatalities and destruction.Prime Minister Modi visited the afflicted area. Better governance, both by Center and State, is sorely needed to tackle the problem, because it is not simple: there are proximate, preponderant and root causes. A lot of it is anthropogenic based on local factors, but climate change is also a major factor, as the local climate and rainfall patterns have shifted dramatically in the recent past. There was a drought in 2015, followed by the Ockhi cyclone in 2017, and then landslides and floods in 2018 and 2019.As a resident of Kerala, who has visited Wayanad only twice (once in 2018 and the second time in April this year), both the problems and the possible solutions are of immediate importance to me, because the very same issues are likely to crop up all over the State, and unless remedial measures are taken now, we can expect further tragedies and endless suffering. Proximate Cause: Excess RainThe proximate cause is La Nina-enhanced rainfall, which has been higher this year along the west coast. In Wayanad itself, it rained 572mm in 48 hours before the landslide: about 1.8 feet, an enormous amount. Before the Wayanad landslide, there had been another in Shirur on the Karnataka coast near Ankola, where a number of people were swept away. The story of Arjun, a Kerala trucker whose truck full of lumber disappeared, was all over the news, and after a weeks-long search, there was no sign of him or the truck. The total rainfall since June 1 was of the order of 3000mm in Wayanad, which is unusually high, creating vulnerability to landslides. In a recent interview, environmental expert Madhav Gadgil mentioned that quarrying may have added to the intensity of the rainfall, because the fine dust from the mining and explosions forms aerosols, on which water molecules condense, leading to excessive precipitation. The intense rainfall saturated the soil, and in the absence of sufficient old-growth vegetation that might have held it together, the hillside simply collapsed. Preponderant Cause: Population Pressure, Over-Tourism, EcocideThe preponderant causes of the problems in Wayanad are obvious: population pressure, over-tourism and environmental destruction. The forest has basically ceased to exist due to human exploitation. According to India Today, 62% of the green cover in the district disappeared between 1950 and 2018 while plantation cover rose by around 1,800%. Fully 85% of the total area of Wayanad was under forest cover until the 1950s.Overpopulation, settlement and habitat lossMy first visit to Wayanad was in 2018, when we drove to Kerala from Karnataka: from the Nagarhole/Bandipur Wildlife Sanctuaries to the contiguous Wayanad Wildlife Sanctuary, all forming a Project Tiger ecosphere along with neighboring Mudumalai Wildlife Sanctuary in Tamil Nadu. Together they form the Nilgiri Biosphere Reserve. Bandipur/Nagarhole actually looks like a forest. But I was astonished when we drove into Wayanad, because it does not look like a forest any more: it is full of human habitation. It looks like any of the other districts in Kerala: thickly populated, with settlements all over the place. It appeared to be only notionally a wildlife sanctuary.Habitat loss, especially that of forest cover, is true of all of Kerala, as highlighted in a study by IISc scientists. It is startling to see how much of this has happened in just a few decades. But it is the culmination of a process that started at least a century ago. Wayanad, according to myth and legend, was once a lovely, lush forest inhabited by a small number of tribals. There were fierce Kurichya archers (it is possible they were warriors banished to the forest after losing a war) who, with Pazhassi Raja, carried on a guerilla war against the British colonials in the 19th century until the Raja was captured and executed. I visited the Pazhassi Museum in Mananthavady this May, on my second visit to Wayanad. There were artifacts there from the tribal settlements.Then, in the 20th century, there was a large migration of lowland people, mostly Christians from Central Travancore, to the Wayanad highlands (and the Western Ghats uplands in general). They encroached on public/forest lands, cleared the forests, and created plantations and agricultural settlements. Their struggles against malaria, wild animals and the land itself was the subject of Jnanpith winner S K Pottekkat's renowned novel Vishakanyaka (Poison Maiden).The public land thus captured eventually made some people rich, but the whole process also in effect enslaved the tribals, who became an exploited underclass: the very same story as of Native Americans, who are still struggling for social justice after centuries of being untermenschen.Since most of the settlers were Christians, the Church became a powerful spokesman for them. Successive governments gave a lot of the settlers title to the land they had illegally captured. So there is a class of rich planters, and on the other hand, miserable plantation workers, often migrants especially from Tamil Nadu. The green deserts need to be turned back into forestsKerala's highlands, over time, became ‘green deserts', rather than ‘tropical rainforests'. The monoculture of tea, rubber, coffee, and especially invasive species such as acacia and eucalyptus is destructive. They crowd out native species, ravage the water table, do not put down deep roots, and offer almost no sustenance to wild animals. It may look deceptively green, but it is no forest. An expert committee, the Madhav Gadgil Commission, recommended in 2011 that the entire Western Ghats was ecologically sensitive (ESA or Ecologically Sensitive Area) and 75% of it must be preserved intact with minimal human presence. The report was scathing about quarrying, including blasting with dynamite, which upset the already fragile ecosystem, ravaged as it was by the removal of old growth forest and the root system that held the soil together. At the time, Gadgil did say that the calamity would not take a 100 years, but it would happen in ten to twenty years. He was right, but he was ignored as though he were Cassandra. The Church opposed the Gadgil report tooth and nail, and the Government of Kerala pushed back on it. So the Central government created the Kasturirangan Commission (2013), which reduced the proposed ESA to 37%. It classified 60% of the Western Ghats as a ‘cultural landscape' with human settlements, plantations and agriculture. But that too was not acceptable. In fact, Jayanthi Natarajan claimed that she was forced to resign as Environment Minister because she actually notified the order on protection of the Western Ghats the day before she was removed. Her successor duly put the order on hold.Sitting Congress MP in nearby Idukki, P T Thomas, says he was dropped in the 2014 elections because he supported the Gadgil report against “encroachments… illegal constructions, quarrying, timber smuggling, sand mining from the rivers and ganja cultivation…My stand upset the Idukki dioceses of the Syro Malabar Catholic Church. The Idukki Bishop had openly opposed my candidature.”The GoK convened a third committee, the Oommen Commission (2014), which was specific to Kerala, and it recommended keeping all inhabited areas and plantations out of the ESA altogether. Mission accomplished. No more restrictions on land use.Over-tourism and carrying capacity of the landThis is one reason for the proliferation of resorts and homestays in Wayanad. Every second house caters to tourists, as can be seen from a Google Map (of the area around Kalpetta). The environmental pressure from this (what about solid waste disposal? Do they dump liquid wastes into rivers?) is horrific and increasing. Trash lines the area near the Thamarassery Pass.As a tourist myself, I did not choose a plantation resort, but instead a homestay which has a working farm. Perhaps I made a wrong choice, because a plantation has a lot of space to absorb the tourist impact. The homestay had many youngsters from Bangalore over the weekend, and it was perfectly nice, but I wonder how much I contributed to the human toll on the environment. I had gone to Wayanad to visit the Thirunelli temple and the Edakkal caves, which have petroglyphs and drawings reliably dated back to 8000 Before the Present, making them second only to the Bhimbetka caves in Madhya Pradesh, whose rock art dates back to 10,000 BP and earlier. So this area, despite the geological fault lines, has indeed been inhabited for a very long time. The carrying capacity of the land was sufficient in those prehistoric times and even up until recently; now the land can no longer sustain the population. It is also host to another recent influx. Muslims from nearby lowland Kozhikode and Malappuram districts have come up the Thamarassery Pass and settled in Wayanad in numbers. They have added to the population pressure in Wayanad. Incidentally this is one reason Wayanad Lok Sabha constituency (which includes areas from nearby Kozhikode and Malappuram districts that are heavily Muslim) is so dependably a Congress citadel. When I made my trip in April, just before elections, I asked several people who would win there: the candidates were Rahul Gandhi (Congress), Annie Raja (CPI), K Surendran (BJP). All of them said “Rahul Gandhi”. One man told me “Rahul Gandhi is going to become the PM”. Another laughed and said, “Are you joking? We all know the answer”. It was, pun intended, a landslide win for the Congress candidate. Root Cause: Geology and Errant RainfallThe root cause of the problems in Kerala is the increasingly unstable landscape. It is remarkable that Kerala has such a high number of landslides and vulnerable spots. India Today reports that Kerala has recorded the largest number of landslides in the country, 2,239 out of 3,782 that occurred between 2015 and 2022. The “Landslide Atlas of India 2023” from ISRO lists 13 out of 14 Kerala districts among the top 50 landslide-prone areas of the country.This is surprising, because the more obvious fault lines must be in the North, where the Indian Plate continues to grind up against the Eurasian Plate, and the Himalayas and the Tibetan Plateau continue to gain a few centimeters in elevation every year. Indeed Arunachal, Himachal, J&K and Uttarakhand are landslide-prone. But why Kerala, at the other end of the land-mass?It must be the case that there have been severe tectonic movements in Kerala in the past: the Parasurama legend of the land coming up from the sea is based on a real event, presumably caused by an earthquake in a prehistoric time frame. More recently, the thriving Kerala port of Kodungalloor (aka Muziris), the principal West Coast port in historical times along with Bharuccha in Gujarat, was suddenly rendered bereft in 1341 CE after a severe flood in the River Periyar, and port activities shifted to nearby Kochi.More recently, old-timers talk about the Great Flood of ‘99, i.e. 1099 Malabar Era, or 1924 CE. Exactly 100 years ago there were torrential rains in July, and records suggest it was 3368mm or 1326 inches over three weeks, that is 11 feet of rain. Floodwaters rose up to 6 feet, rivers changed course, and at least 1,000 people died along with large numbers of livestock, and there was massive destruction of agricultural land and foodgrains. The Flood of ‘99 became etched in the collective memory of the area, but it mostly affected the lowland areas of Travancore and Cochin, leaving the highlands largely untouched. That has changed with deforestation, quarrying, construction, and denudation of hillsides.There were the floods of 2018, which affected the hills, especially in Munnar. A full mountainside fell 300 meters into a river there. Entire settlements were washed away. A total of 2,346mm of rain or 923 inches was recorded in July and August, almost 50% higher than the norm. 483 people were killed, with many more missing and unaccounted for. Infrastructure was wiped out, including roads and clean water supply. Dams had to be opened, wreaking havoc on those downstream. There is also the perennial threat of Mullaperiyar Dam overflowing or being breached, which is, among other things, a source of friction between Kerala and Tamil Nadu. Other root causes include the following: * Climate Change: A study by the World Weather Attribution group indicated that climate change has intensified rainfall in the region by about 10%, contributing significantly to the severity of the disaster. The ongoing increase in global temperatures has led to more extreme weather patterns, including heavier monsoon rains.* Soil Characteristics: Wayanad's soils are loose and erodible, particularly in areas with steep gradients exceeding 20 degrees. When saturated, these soils lose their structural integrity, making them susceptible to landslides. The presence of large boulders and mud further complicates the stability of the slopes during heavy rains.* Soil piping: Previous landslides in the region, such as the 2019 Puthumala event, created conditions for soil piping, where voids form in the subsurface soil, increasing the risk of subsequent landslides during heavy rainfall.* Lack of Effective Land Management Policies: There is a notable absence of comprehensive land use and disaster management policies in Kerala, particularly in ecologically fragile areas. Despite previous disasters, there has been insufficient progress in implementing hazard mapping and community awareness programs to mitigate risks associated with landslides.Thus Kerala is vulnerable to a host of issues, especially climate change (which is also eating away at the coastline). Behind the tropical paradise facade of “God's Own Country”, there lie tremendous dangers related to excessive human exploitation, amounting to ecocide. What is the solution? Maybe Madhav Gadgil was right, after all, and strict controls should be imposed on human activity, especially denudation of forest, and quarrying. His report had included Vythiri, Mananthavady and Sulthanbathery taluks in Wayanad as Ecologically Sensitive Zone ESZ-1, which means no change whatsoever in land use is permissible there. Chooralmala, Mundakkai, and Meppadi, where the worst of the disasters happened, are all in Vythiri taluk. No effective disaster prevention or mitigation efforts have been put in place. The only solution is reforesting and restoring green cover, and stopping construction, quarrying, and tourism and the most contentious issue, relocating people away from the ESZ. Unfortunately the tropical rainforest may not restore itself if simply left alone (as temperate-zone forests do), and perhaps efforts such as Miyawaki foresting with native species may need to be pursued.It is to be hoped that we have not passed the point of no return. Kerala's population is shrinking (Total Fertility Rate is 1.80, well below the replacement rate of 2.1 children per woman), but there is no limit to human greed.What needs to be done There are no magic solutions, but comprehensive climate action and improved disaster management strategies can mitigate things to an extent. Experts emphasize the importance of:* Enhanced Communication and Coordination: There is a critical need for better intergovernmental communication regarding disaster preparedness. This includes timely warnings and efficient evacuation plans to mitigate the impact of natural disasters.* Land Use Policies: Implementing stringent land use regulations is essential to prevent construction in ecologically sensitive areas. The degradation of green cover due to unregulated development has significantly increased the risk of landslides.* Early Warning Systems: Developing robust early warning systems for landslides and floods can provide crucial alerts to communities at risk. These systems should be supported by regular community education and drills to ensure residents are prepared for emergencies.* Afforestation and Environmental Conservation: Massive afforestation and reforestation drives (especially with native species) are necessary to stabilize hillsides and reduce landslide risks. Protecting and restoring natural habitats can help mitigate the effects of climate change and enhance biodiversity. Collaborating with local communities for reforestation projects can also provide economic incentives and foster a sense of stewardship.* Community Engagement: Empowering local communities to participate in disaster preparedness and environmental conservation efforts is vital. Education on risks and proactive measures can significantly reduce the impact of disasters.* Tourism Management: Over-tourism can exacerbate environmental degradation. Developing a sustainable tourism strategy that limits visitor numbers, promotes eco-friendly practices, and educates tourists about environmental conservation is essential. Establishing eco-tourism zones and supporting community-based tourism initiatives can provide economic benefits while preserving the natural environment.* Regulation of Quarrying and Construction: Strict regulation and monitoring of quarrying and construction activities are necessary to prevent ecological damage. Implementing sustainable practices in these industries, such as controlled quarrying methods and responsible waste management, can mitigate their impact on the environment. Regular audits and penalties for non-compliance can enforce these regulations.* Surveillance and meteorological data collection: With modern technology like drones, continuous monitoring of the landscape is possible at a relatively low cost; and this can also be used for collecting large amounts of meteorological data to support early-warning systems. Satellite images from India's own as well as foreign sources can be used to warn of dangerous construction, quarrying, and loss of forest cover. Some of these are purely technical solutions, offering computerized forecasts and disaster warnings. The social and governance aspects are even more important: discipline, co-operation and awareness on the part of the residents, and the strict enforcement of land use rules and regulations. Dealing with powerful settlers, encroachers, and vested interests requires a delicate balance of enforcement and negotiation, carrot and stick. Government agencies, non-governmental organizations (NGOs), and local communities must collaborate to develop and implement policies that address these challenges. Advocacy for stronger environmental laws and community involvement in decision-making processes can help align interests and foster co-operation.With all these in place, it may be possible to repair the damaged hills of the Western Ghats, one of the global hotspots of biodiversity. 2200 words, Aug 17, 2024 updated 3000 words, Aug 19 This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit rajeevsrinivasan.substack.com

Tuesday, August 6, 2024 Sliced: ABACUS - Verra's New High-Quality Label In this edition of Sliced, we introduce Verra's new label for its Afforestation, Reforestation, and Revegetation (ARR) methodology, VM0047. We raise some key points about how this new label might impact the carbon market. -- Sliced is a weekly short-form dispatch released every Tuesday that features original thought pieces from our team members with the goal of slicing apart the various complex aspects of climate finance.  If you want to check out the written version of Sliced, click here. And if you want to receive Sliced to your inbox, click ⁠here⁠.  Sliced is produced by ⁠Gordian Knot Strategies⁠. It is written, narrated, and edited by ⁠Jay Tipton⁠. Visit us at www.gordianknotstrategies.com.  Music is by ⁠Coma-Media.

This week, I had the pleasure of hosting Christian Holzleitner, the Head of Unit for Land Economy and Carbon Removal at the European Commission. This enlightening conversation delved into the intricacies of the EU's ambitious climate goals, the challenges of carbon removal, and the transformative potential of regenerative agriculture. Christian unpacks the complexities of the voluntary carbon market. We explore how the Carbon Removal Certification Framework is set to revolutionize the way we approach carbon markets and carbon farming. Discover the critical role of regenerative agriculture and nature-based solutions in enhancing biodiversity and achieving sustainable carbon removal.

Chinese President Xi Jinping has called for nationwide efforts in afforestation to jointly build a beautiful China.

Tom Houlihan, Forestry Specialist, Teagasc and Seppi Hona, Forestry Inspector, DAFM, joined Pat Murphy, Teagasc's Head of Environment Knowledge Transfer, on the latest podcast version of the Signpost Series to discuss the opportunities in terms of afforestation and native tree area scheme. To register for future webinars visit:https://www.teagasc.ie/corporate-events/sustainable-agriculture-webinars/                        For more podcasts from the Signpost Series go to: https://www.teagasc.ie/signpostpodcast/ 

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This weeks' episode features Dr. Alan McCarthy of BirdWatch Ireland discussing Hen Harriers, their ecology, pressures facing these birds, conservation efforts for this species, and his PhD research on this enigmatic species.   Alan's PhD research focused on both breeding and wintering aspects of Hen Harrier ecology in Ireland. Among other things, his research focused on Hen Harrier diet, their winter roost characteristics, as well as satellite tracking Hen Harriers tagged as nestlings, year-round. This latter portion of Alan's work provided information on how far young Hen Harriers disperse, their survival rates, the habitats they use and the age at which they begin breeding.   Alan speaks eloquently about the pressures facing Hen Harriers, particularly afforestation of upland sites. Afforestation has resulted in declines in natural prey and causes Hen Harriers significant difficulty when hunting any available prey, in comparison to open landscapes. In addition, while Hen Harriers will nest in young conifer plantations, these habitats are predator rich, and predation of Hen Harrier nests is a significant pressure in these habitat types. Intensification of agricultural land has also led to a reduction in prey abundance at these sites, placing them under significant pressure both during the breeding and wintering seasons.  Niall speaks about how measures to save the Hen Harrier benefit not only other species through habitat restoration, but can also benefit local economies through job creation.  Bird of the Week is the Marsh Harrier, a species which is dependent on reedbed habitat and preys on species such as Coot, Teal and Common Frogs. In recent years the Marsh Harrier has returned to Ireland as a breeding species, with a handful of pairs breeding in Ireland. Marsh Harriers, like Hen Harriers and other harrier species, use sky dancing and food passes as part of their breeding display to reinforce the pair bond.   In Your Nature features Ricky Whelan, Biodiversity Officer with Offaly County Council in conversation with Niall Hatch of BirdWatch Ireland and is edited by Ann-Marie Kelly. The series is supported by Laois, Offaly, and Westmeath County Councils and the Heritage Council.

Large scale deforestation, the lack of transparency on the status of forests, the problems of compensatory afforestation, and the dubious timber trail of Myanmar. These are all part of the findings of investigation Deforestation Inc — Indian Express' latest collaboration with the International Consortium of Investigative Journalists (ICIJ). In this episode, we speak to Indian Express' Ritu Sarin, Jay Mazoomdaar and Amitabh Sinha about these findings, and the problems within India's forest sector.Hosted, scripted and produced by Shashank BhargavaEdited and mixed by Suresh Pawar

“What we might want to do is learn where the word desertification comes from and when it should be used and when it is ill-used, at least to move forward into a more hopeful, more informed, more generous future that I think we all want.” Why should we challenge mass tree-planting projects as being politically neutral—as something that ought to garner universal support? What is the significance of reorienting our goals towards growing trees rather than planting trees? And what could it mean to love drylands as they are, troubling perspectives that problematize their existence? In this episode, we welcome Rosetta S. Elkin, the Principle of Practice Landscape, academic director of Pratt Institute's School of Architecture Master's in Landscape Architecture (MLA) program, and an Associate of The Arnold Arboretum at Harvard University.  Rosetta's work considers living environments with a particular focus on plant life and climate change. Rosetta teaches planting design, fieldwork, and seminars that advance a theory of plant life between ecology and horticulture. She is the author of books, articles, book chapters, and monographs including Plant Life: The Entangled Politics of Afforestation. Green Dreamer is a community-supported podcast. Join our Patreon and contribute a gift of any amount today to help keep our platform alive: greendreamer.com/support // The musical offering featured in this episode Lose My Mind by RVBY MY DEAR. //  

Our guests today are, Diego Saez-Gil of Pachama and Sam Gill of Sylvera, and we're talking about forestry carbon offsets.Forestry carbon offsets were designed as a financial tool to provide an economic incentive for landowners to make alternative decisions, to pay landowners to keep their forests intact in the case of deforestation avoidance credits or to reforest previously damaged land in the case of reforestation credits. The money for this economic incentive comes from large actors who can then take "credit" for their action and apply it against the carbon footprint of their own organization. This is a carbon offset. In the simplest terms, if part of a company cannot decarbonize quickly, but still aims to achieve net-zero emissions, they can pay a forest landowner to preserve their forest and take an agreed upon amount of carbon off their balance sheet accordingly. And it's a relatively new thing. Forestry carbon offsets have become a popular product over the last decade, and like any maturing industry, it has challenges.Diego and Sam are here to walk us through why forests matter, the history of offsets and how they work, some of the challenges highlighted recently, and what they think the path forward looks like. Regardless of what you think of carbon offsets, this is a crucial problem to solve. Without an economic incentive to maintain and regrow the world's forests, any thought of avoiding the worst effects of climate change is out the window. In this episode, we cover: Diego's background and intro to PachamaSam's experience and an overview of SylveraForests in the world today and why they matter for climateRisk of deforestation and the Amazon becoming a self-reinforcing negative feedback loopHow the story of biodiversity has changed from a forestry perspectiveEconomic levers at play with regard to forests, including reforestation and afforestationThe link between forest credits, offsets, and carbon marketsProblems associated with deforestation credits and managing illegal activityThe voluntary market for deforestation credits, who's buying and whyHow deforestation credits are measured now and historicallyMeasuring reforestation and afforestation projectsDiego and Sam's thoughts on a recent article in The Guardian claiming that most forest carbon offsets are worthlessHow Sylvera assesses forest projects and its reaction to The Guardian articlePachama's approach to creating synthetic baselines and validating the uncertainty of predictionsOvercoming challenges through collaborationPredictions for the future of forest carbon marketsGet connected: Cody Simms Twitter / LinkedInDiego Twitter / LinkedInSam Twitter / LinkedIn  MCJ Podcast / Collective*You can also reach us via email at info@mcjcollective.com, where we encourage you to share your feedback on episodes and suggestions for future topics or guests.Episode recorded on January 31, 2023

Afforestation projects are being used worldwide as a nature-based solution to climate change.  Afforestry is the practice of planting trees on otherwise arid, barren land. Harvard scholar Rosetta Elkin explains how large-scale tree planting in otherwise treeless environments rarely makes ecological sense. In many instances throughout history, these projects have also been used as instruments of colonial forestry, used by the coloniser as a way of staking claim to the land. Elkin argues for a better understanding of our ecosystem on the scale of one single tree rather than whole forests. Further ReadingBuy "Plant Life: The Entangled Politics of Afforestation" from Minnesota Press "The Long Shadow of Colonial Forestry is a threat to savannas and grasslands""Hygienic Nature: Afforestation and the greening of colonial Hong Kong"Find more podcasts and articles at www.elc-insight.org

In today's episode of The fairly lame. Podcast we look at the conservation breakthrough for one of Australia's most endangered reptiles, and possibly one of my favourite species! Every week on The fairly lame. Podcast we look at conservation success stories, wildlife comebacks, and feel-good climate updates! Today's segments Welcome (0:00) Today's Topics (2:40) Eastern Quoll Success (4:35) Aussie Ark (9:15) Manning River Turtle (15:25) Green Hydrogen in Western Australia (22:49) Australia Joins The Mangrove Alliance (29:41) What Is Afforestation? (32:38) My Links https://linktr.ee/fairlylame Story Links Eastern Quoll Success https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-11-11/eastern-quoll-joeys-born-barrington-wildlife-sanctuary/101637656 Aussie Ark https://www.aussieark.org.au/species/ Manning River Turtles https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/endangered-manning-river-turtles-released-into-wild-after-egg-rescue-during-black-summer/ WA's Green Hydrogen Town https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-11-14/green-hydrogen-to-help-power-wa-town-in-renewable-energy-trial/101648728 What Is Green Hydrogen https://www.abc.net.au/news/science/2021-01-23/green-hydrogen-renewable-energy-climate-emissions-explainer/13081872 Afforestation https://www.treehugger.com/what-is-afforestation-definition-examples-5114137 Non-Native Species Aren't Always Bad! https://www.treehugger.com/invasive-species-arent-always-harmful-6826644

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Welcome to NASCO Moments Podcast. This episode is titled "Benefits of Tree Planting to the Ecosystem"Our guest is Dr. Sambo Mailumo - Head of Agriculture and Extension Management (Federal College of Forestry)Happy ListeningNASCO GroupClick Here to follow us on Instagram 

In Plant Life: The Entangled Politics of Afforestation (U Minnesota Press, 2022), Rosetta S. Elkin explores the procedures of afforestation, the large-scale planting of trees in otherwise treeless environments, including grasslands, prairies, and drylands. Elkin reveals that planting a tree can either be one of the ultimate offerings to thriving on this planet, or one of the most extreme perversions of human agency over it. Using three supracontinental case studies--scientific forestry in the American prairies, colonial control in Africa's Sahelian grasslands, and Chinese efforts to control and administer territory--Elkin explores the political implications of plant life as a tool of environmentalism. By exposing the human tendency to fix or solve environmental matters by exploiting other organisms, this work exposes the relationship between human and plant life, revealing that afforestation is not an ecological act: rather, it is deliberately political and distressingly social. Plant Life ultimately reveals that afforestation cannot offset deforestation, an important distinction that sheds light on current environmental trends that suggest we can plant our way out of climate change. By radicalizing what conservation protects and by framing plants in their total aliveness, Elkin shows that there are many kinds of life--not just our own--to consider when advancing environmental policy. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/new-books-network

In Plant Life: The Entangled Politics of Afforestation (U Minnesota Press, 2022), Rosetta S. Elkin explores the procedures of afforestation, the large-scale planting of trees in otherwise treeless environments, including grasslands, prairies, and drylands. Elkin reveals that planting a tree can either be one of the ultimate offerings to thriving on this planet, or one of the most extreme perversions of human agency over it. Using three supracontinental case studies--scientific forestry in the American prairies, colonial control in Africa's Sahelian grasslands, and Chinese efforts to control and administer territory--Elkin explores the political implications of plant life as a tool of environmentalism. By exposing the human tendency to fix or solve environmental matters by exploiting other organisms, this work exposes the relationship between human and plant life, revealing that afforestation is not an ecological act: rather, it is deliberately political and distressingly social. Plant Life ultimately reveals that afforestation cannot offset deforestation, an important distinction that sheds light on current environmental trends that suggest we can plant our way out of climate change. By radicalizing what conservation protects and by framing plants in their total aliveness, Elkin shows that there are many kinds of life--not just our own--to consider when advancing environmental policy. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/environmental-studies

In Plant Life: The Entangled Politics of Afforestation (U Minnesota Press, 2022), Rosetta S. Elkin explores the procedures of afforestation, the large-scale planting of trees in otherwise treeless environments, including grasslands, prairies, and drylands. Elkin reveals that planting a tree can either be one of the ultimate offerings to thriving on this planet, or one of the most extreme perversions of human agency over it. Using three supracontinental case studies--scientific forestry in the American prairies, colonial control in Africa's Sahelian grasslands, and Chinese efforts to control and administer territory--Elkin explores the political implications of plant life as a tool of environmentalism. By exposing the human tendency to fix or solve environmental matters by exploiting other organisms, this work exposes the relationship between human and plant life, revealing that afforestation is not an ecological act: rather, it is deliberately political and distressingly social. Plant Life ultimately reveals that afforestation cannot offset deforestation, an important distinction that sheds light on current environmental trends that suggest we can plant our way out of climate change. By radicalizing what conservation protects and by framing plants in their total aliveness, Elkin shows that there are many kinds of life--not just our own--to consider when advancing environmental policy. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/geography

In Plant Life: The Entangled Politics of Afforestation (U Minnesota Press, 2022), Rosetta S. Elkin explores the procedures of afforestation, the large-scale planting of trees in otherwise treeless environments, including grasslands, prairies, and drylands. Elkin reveals that planting a tree can either be one of the ultimate offerings to thriving on this planet, or one of the most extreme perversions of human agency over it. Using three supracontinental case studies--scientific forestry in the American prairies, colonial control in Africa's Sahelian grasslands, and Chinese efforts to control and administer territory--Elkin explores the political implications of plant life as a tool of environmentalism. By exposing the human tendency to fix or solve environmental matters by exploiting other organisms, this work exposes the relationship between human and plant life, revealing that afforestation is not an ecological act: rather, it is deliberately political and distressingly social. Plant Life ultimately reveals that afforestation cannot offset deforestation, an important distinction that sheds light on current environmental trends that suggest we can plant our way out of climate change. By radicalizing what conservation protects and by framing plants in their total aliveness, Elkin shows that there are many kinds of life--not just our own--to consider when advancing environmental policy. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/economics

In Plant Life: The Entangled Politics of Afforestation (U Minnesota Press, 2022), Rosetta S. Elkin explores the procedures of afforestation, the large-scale planting of trees in otherwise treeless environments, including grasslands, prairies, and drylands. Elkin reveals that planting a tree can either be one of the ultimate offerings to thriving on this planet, or one of the most extreme perversions of human agency over it. Using three supracontinental case studies--scientific forestry in the American prairies, colonial control in Africa's Sahelian grasslands, and Chinese efforts to control and administer territory--Elkin explores the political implications of plant life as a tool of environmentalism. By exposing the human tendency to fix or solve environmental matters by exploiting other organisms, this work exposes the relationship between human and plant life, revealing that afforestation is not an ecological act: rather, it is deliberately political and distressingly social. Plant Life ultimately reveals that afforestation cannot offset deforestation, an important distinction that sheds light on current environmental trends that suggest we can plant our way out of climate change. By radicalizing what conservation protects and by framing plants in their total aliveness, Elkin shows that there are many kinds of life--not just our own--to consider when advancing environmental policy. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/science-technology-and-society

In Plant Life: The Entangled Politics of Afforestation (U Minnesota Press, 2022), Rosetta S. Elkin explores the procedures of afforestation, the large-scale planting of trees in otherwise treeless environments, including grasslands, prairies, and drylands. Elkin reveals that planting a tree can either be one of the ultimate offerings to thriving on this planet, or one of the most extreme perversions of human agency over it. Using three supracontinental case studies--scientific forestry in the American prairies, colonial control in Africa's Sahelian grasslands, and Chinese efforts to control and administer territory--Elkin explores the political implications of plant life as a tool of environmentalism. By exposing the human tendency to fix or solve environmental matters by exploiting other organisms, this work exposes the relationship between human and plant life, revealing that afforestation is not an ecological act: rather, it is deliberately political and distressingly social. Plant Life ultimately reveals that afforestation cannot offset deforestation, an important distinction that sheds light on current environmental trends that suggest we can plant our way out of climate change. By radicalizing what conservation protects and by framing plants in their total aliveness, Elkin shows that there are many kinds of life--not just our own--to consider when advancing environmental policy. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This episode is about the real world feasibility and consequences of two greenhouse gas removal approaches: first, large-scale afforestation, and second, biomass energy with carbon capture and storage (BECCS). They both play the largest roles of any greenhouse gas removal approaches in future low emission scenarios that keep global mean temperature increase to below 1.5 °C and 2 °C.We have three guests for this episode Nem Vaughan, Clair Gough and Diarmaid Clery from the FAB-GGR team or the Feasibility of Afforestation and Biomass Energy with Carbon Capture and Storage for Greenhouse Gas Removal.Clair is senior research fellow at the University of Manchester where she has worked for many years on carbon capture storage, looking at everything from the social and political aspects to its role in decarbonising industry and removing carbon dioxide.Diarmaid is a research associate at the University of Manchester, and previously worked at the University of East Anglia. His background is in engineering, working on technical aspects of  biomass energy with carbon capture and storage (BECCS), but now working on more social aspects of greenhouse gas removal, and industrial decarbonisation.Nem is an associate professor at the University of East Anglia where she works on greenhouse gas removal methods, from an earth system perspective through to public and policy.

The concept of slow violence is one that has gained recognition in recent years, providing a definition for events that are violent but not normally seen as such, due to its slow nature and continuation over many years. The current destruction being caused to communities and the environment in Leitrim by Sitka spruce plantations can be viewed as slow violence, as well as the area itself being referred to as a ‘sacrifice zone'. Leitrim's small population, lack of media attention and small electorate have resulted in the area experiencing extreme changes to its environment, with afforestation also affecting community life. This podcast discusses the terms of ‘slow violence' and ‘sacrifice zones' and how they can be used to better understand what is happening in Leitrim, while also detailing an account of the field trip Maynooth University Geography students took in April to Leitrim, and a discussion of the impactful work of the group Save Leitrim.

Forests suck up roughly 30% of our carbon emissions annually. If we want a fighting chance against climate change, we need them to keep doing this, and if possible to suck up more. However, there are different theories as how to best manage forest for carbon storage. Luckily, some research has shed some light on this issue. Do new forests suck up more carbon than old? How does carbon released during a forest fire compare to carbon released during harvesting? How do we do the most good for the most people?ResourcesSierra ClubSponsorsWest FraserGreenLink Forestry Inc.Damaged TimberForest ProudQuotes1.01.34 - 1.01.44: “We know that forests can be a missing piece of… the things we could do to combat climate change.”TakeawaysForest service: then and now (12.11)Jim narrates the history of logging and construction in US forests, which inspired the conservation movement in the late 1800s. Canada and USA differences (16.45)Jim outlines the differences between Canada and the USA: Canada has less people but more public forest estate and uses less wood.Determine where to conserve nature (24.15)Bev has been involved in various aspects of global carbon cycle research for over 30 years to understand the role of forests in taking carbon from the atmosphere. Carbon density and biodiversity (28.00)Bev's team's research showed that where carbon density was higher, so was biodiversity. They modelled future carbon accumulation under future climate conditions. Forest carbon accounting (32.40)Afforestation increases forest carbon 10 times more than reforestation, and a young forest takes the “slow in, fast out” approach in restoring carbon balance. “Greatest good for the greatest number” (37.59)While private industrial lands are managed for economic value, public forests, particularly old growth ones, should be managed for carbon sequestration. Reexamining forest management practices (42.37)Jim shares his experience working with the forest of the Pacific Northwest in the early 1990s when the northern spotted owls became endangered, which stopped the massive logging. “The environment is the people at large” (49.15)Jim's book, Toward a Natural Forest, expounds his views on managing climate change and meeting natural resource needs by restoring the character of mature and old growth forests. Strategic forest reserves (1.00.34)Alex proposes thinking along the lines of creating executive action for old growth and mature forests' direct mapping, cataloguing and conservation. Measure twice, cut once (1.06.46)Bev discusses her research around carbon stocks in mature and old growth forests. Maturity of different species and fire intensity of the forests impact forest management approaches. Captain Planet (1.17.14)Bev would like to protect species biodiversity and drinking water sources, and prevent extinction on federal lands. “With fire, it's one size does not fit all” (1.20.32) Bev speaks about the considerations in fire and forest management and how fire impacts different types of forests differently. Hold onto the forests and grow more (1.27.25)Jim clarifies that prescribed burning only causes 2-3% of carbon to be lost to the atmosphere but the forest soon recovers and starts sequestering carbon again. Review this podcast, share it on Instagram and Facebook, and give us your feedback!

According to the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), large-scale carbon dioxide removal (CDR) is required in all pathways to keep global warming under 1.5°C.  A range of approaches to CDR are under consideration, including technological or biological approaches, with the latter being increasingly referred to as "nature-based solutions." Afforestation and reforestation, together with other nature-based approaches to CDR, have been gaining international attraction because of their huge potential to remove carbon from atmosphere but also due to the other prospective environmental and social benefits they could bring. However, there are concerns raised around "moral hazard," competition for resources, permanence of sequestration, and other potential risks of deployment of large-scale afforestation and reforestation, which pose governance challenges. How do we address these challenges and make decisions that maximize synergies and co-benefits and minimize tradeoffs? What can we learn from previous large-scale afforestation and reforestation initiatives? To explore these questions, C2G brought together a diverse group of policy, intergovernmental, independent research organization, NGO, and academic experts for a "C2GDiscuss" podcast on July 20, 2020. Featuring: Li Fang, chief representative, World Resources Institute Beijing Representative Office, China Martin Frick, deputy to the special envoy, UN Food Systems Summit 2021 Thelma Krug, senior researcher (retired) at National Institute for Space Research, Brazil and vice-chair of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change Kelsey Perlman (speaking on behalf of CAN International), forest and climate campaigner, Fern Artur Runge-Metzger, director for climate strategy, governance, and emissions from non-trading sectors, DG CLIMA, European Commission Janos Pasztor, executive director, C2G (Moderator) For more, please go to C2G's website. 

In this episode of the Talk Zero Podcast, we are in conversation with Sushant Bali discussing his life journey with respect to the importance of conservation (Aarey Forest) and afforestation (Mulund Micro Forest). The Journey begins: 04:00 Plastic ban: 07:03 First project: 12:41 Aarey deforestation: 22:50 Story behind the inspiration: 39:30 About Talk Zero Podcast: Brand Zero focuses on making sustainability easy for everyone. And to do that we host conversations with sustainability enthusiasts, activists and experts who are shaping India's sustainability movement. We share their expertise, stories, ideas and learnings that can inspire others to take steps towards a sustainable lifestyle. Talk Zero Podcast Season 1 highlights the life journeys of 7 unique individuals who are currently working towards a singular goal of attaining sustainability. Listen, relate, embrace and be inspired to do your bit. Like | Share | Subscribe ****************************************************************************************************** For more content about making sustainability easy follow Brand Zero on: Instagram : https://www.instagram.com/brandzeroindia Facebook : https://www.facebook.com/brandzeroindia Twitter: https://twitter.com/brandzeroindia Linkedin: https://in.linkedin.com/company/brand-zero-india ****************************************************************************************************** For more details: Website: https://www.brandzero.in If you have a sustainability story that needs to be shared or heard, please write to us and we'd try to talk@brandzero.in

Sligo businessman, Martin Foley, has hit out at what he describes as some of the myths surrounding afforestation in the region, after a newspaper article claiming there was tree snobbery concerning sitka spruce being planted in Leitrim. Mr Foley, a member of the Western Forestry Co-Op, insists there are benefits from sitka, including local employment

Hi folks! Welcome to part 2 on Afforestation/Reforestation! Last time, we discussed the Chinese effort to plant a ton of trees, both to combat desertification and to capture carbon, with complex results in terms of water availability and climate across the whole of China. This time, we discuss the Great Green Wall of Africa, an effort to stem the growth of the Sahara (whether it is growing or not is actually a matter of some debate...). We'll also talk some about Sargassum! Hop on in! Use the code POD at stamps.com to get big discounts this holiday season! References: https://earth.org/the-great-green-wall-legacy/ https://news.climate.columbia.edu/2019/09/18/great-green-wall-sahara-desertification/ https://www.nature.com/articles/s41598-020-61085-0 https://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/great-green-wall-stop-desertification-not-so-much-180960171/ https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/farmers-in-sahel-beat-back-drought-and-climate-change-with-trees/ https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0264837721004737 https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s11056-017-9623-3 https://www.ajol.info/index.php/ijbcs/article/view/194136 https://www.science.org/doi/10.1126/science.aaw7912 https://www.nature.com/articles/s41467-021-22837-2

Hey everyone! On this week's episode of Petri Dish, Sean and Nathan start their two-part conversation on Afforestation and Reforestation! There's a lot of talk about how trees can help save the planet from climate change and make all kinds of fun biomes for critters, replenish aquifers, prevent desertification, and so on. But is it as simple as just planting a ton of trees? Tune in to find out about all the sciencey details! References: https://www.environmentbuddy.com/plants-and-trees/what-is-afforestation-importance-advantages-disadvantages/ https://www.pnas.org/content/118/33/e2026241118 https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1111/gcb.14875 https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1111/jfr3.12482 https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/0022169495028250 https://www.nature.com/articles/s41467-020-19578-z https://www.nature.com/articles/ngeo1223 https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1111/gcb.14887 https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0048969721026139 https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7090374/ https://www.nature.com/articles/ncomms6612 https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0169534719302526 https://ourworldindata.org/afforestation https://theconversation.com/planting-trees-must-be-done-with-care-it-can-create-more-problems-than-it-addresses-128259 https://sdg.iisd.org/commentary/guest-articles/afforestation-increases-water-supply-but-only-with-these-considerations/ https://www.pnas.org/content/111/8/2915.short https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0264837718302102 https://www.nature.com/articles/s41598-018-21362-5 https://www.science.org/doi/10.1126/sciadv.aar4182

Mention carbon capture, and the refrain you'll often hear is "why invent a machine that captures CO2? We already have one - it's called a tree." But is large-scale afforestation as a negative emissions solution so simple? We dig into its potential in this episode of our series on negative emissions.

Halting deforestation is a global challenge largely due to unsustainable agricultural practices that degrade natural ecosystems. Since the beginning of the 20th century, the world's forests lost about 20% of their coverage. Ninety percent of deforestation is the result of agriculture, with 60% due to the extension of agro-industrial intensive farming (soya, palm oil, corn…), and the remaining 30% caused by small-scale and subsistence farmers. Close to 20% of all carbon emissions result from deforestation and forest degradation. Climate change will increasingly affect agricultural conditions and there is an urgent need to make farming practices evolve to adapt to climate change. In 2007, experts at the FAO (Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations) stated that agro-ecology was the most reliable way to guarantee food security in our future. Here's a discussion with some corporate professionals in agroforestry, afforestation & reforestation, based out of Bangalore, India on – how they are doing it “organically” and how can they benefit out of the “New Ecological way of farming” through “Resurrecting the Native Ecology in Soil, Water and Air”? and how can the farmland go diseases, pests and weather resilient? --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/vaidicsrijan/message

In this series of mini-episodes, Corinna teases through the primary concepts of Paul Hawken's book, Regeneration: Ending The Climate Crisis In One Generation. This week's focus is on Forests, and their role in ending climate change. She provides an overview of the chapter's 8 sections with relevant quotes from the book and commentary from her own experience.  Time Stamps:  00:00 Introduction  02:30 A Regeneration-Oriented, Hopeful Mindset 04:08 Commit to Proforestation #1 04:49 Preserve Boreal Forests #2 06:35 Stop Clearcutting Tropical Forests #3 07:37 Commit to Afforestation #4 08:23 Preserve Peatlands #5 10:47 Promoting Agroforestry #6 11:57 Fire Ecology and Managing Undergrowth (using indigenous knowledge to initiate controlled burns) #7 14:39 Bamboo A Marvelous, Versatile Plant #8 16:13 Which Will You Champion?  17:08 Preview of Regeneration Part 3: Wilding   Works Mentioned: Regeneration: Ending The Climate Crisis In One Generation was published on September 21, 2021 and is available at all your favorite booksellers. Visit the Regeneration website for details, resources, and valuable tools for anyone interested in becoming a climate activist.  Regeneration + Nexus: https://www.regeneration.org  Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/regenerationorg   Join the Care More. Be Better. Community! (Social Links Below) YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCveJg5mSfeTf0l4otrxgUfg Instagram:  https://www.instagram.com/CareMore.BeBetter/   Facebook:  https://www.facebook.com/CareMoreBeBetter  LinkedIn:  https://www.linkedin.com/company/care-more-be-better   Twitter: https://twitter.com/caremorebebettr   Clubhouse: https://www.clubhouse.com/club/care-more-be-better   ~Join us live each week for open conversations on Clubhouse!~ Support Care More. Be Better: A Social Impact + Sustainability Podcast Care More. Be Better. is not backed by any company. We answer only to our collective conscience. As a listener, reader, and subscriber you are part of this pod and this community and we are honored to have your support. If you can, please help finance the show (https://www.caremorebebetter.com/donate). Thank you, now and always, for your support as we get this thing started!

In this series of mini-episodes, Corinna teases through the primary concepts of Paul Hawken's book, Regeneration: Ending The Climate Crisis In One Generation. This week's focus is on Forests, and their role in ending climate change. She provides an overview of the chapter's 8 sections with relevant quotes from the book and commentary from her own experience. Time Stamps: 00:00 Introduction 02:30 A Regeneration-Oriented, Hopeful Mindset 04:08 Commit to Proforestation #1 04:49 Preserve Boreal Forests #2 06:35 Stop Clearcutting Tropical Forests #3 07:37 Commit to Afforestation #4 08:23 Preserve Peatlands #5 10:47 Promoting Agroforestry #6 11:57 Fire Ecology and Managing Undergrowth (using indigenous knowledge to initiate controlled burns) #7 14:39 Bamboo A Marvelous, Versatile Plant #8 16:13 Which Will You Champion? 17:08 Preview of Regeneration Part 3: Wilding Works Mentioned: Regeneration: Ending The Climate Crisis In One Generation was published on September 21, 2021 and is available at all your favorite booksellers. Visit the Regeneration website for details, resources, and valuable tools for anyone interested in becoming a climate activist. Regeneration + Nexus: https://www.regeneration.org Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/regenerationorg Join the Care More. Be Better. Community! (Social Links Below) YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCveJg5mSfeTf0l4otrxgUfg Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/CareMore.BeBetter/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/CareMoreBeBetter LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/care-more-be-better Twitter: https://twitter.com/caremorebebettr Clubhouse: https://www.clubhouse.com/club/care-more-be-better ~Join us live each week for open conversations on Clubhouse!~ Support Care More. Be Better: A Social Impact + Sustainability Podcast Care More. Be Better. is not backed by any company. We answer only to our collective conscience. As a listener, reader, and subscriber you are part of this pod and this community and we are honored to have your support. If you can, please help finance the show (https://www.caremorebebetter.com/donate). Thank you, now and always, for your support as we get this thing started!

Shubhendu is a special human being with an inspiring story. After attending a lunchtime workplace presentation, his life took a sudden U-turn away from the manufacturing of cars on a Toyota production line, towards the entrepreneurial pursuit of earth and people care via afforestation. For it was this chance event that Shubhendu was introduced to the Japanese biologist Dr. Akira Miyawaki, originator of the self-titled Miyawaki Method - a scientifically informed approach to reforestation that boasts hyperspeed germination rates. Shubhendu's meditations on the Miyawaki method have been documented extensively online via a number of TED talks and conference presentations, collectively viewed tens of millions of times. As he realised the method's potential through multiple case studies and project iterations, his company Aforestt have now decided to share their hard-earned technical data in the open-source spirit that every D.I.Y dude and dudette dreams of - freely via their website @ afforestt.com/methodology In this meandering conversation, we explore the significance of trees in the evolution of our species on a spiritual level and how they have influenced our thinking about what it means to be a cognisant creature on this planet we call home. We also talk and discuss his perspectives on the argument for using native over non-native species, specifically within the context of forest growing. On top of this, we explore the problems with large afforestation projects and the carbon narrative that converts their sequestering abilities into commodities causing seemingly large planting projects to become large tree plantation problems. **For more details on the SolarPunk Permaculture Podcast & Projects, follow me on the gram @mr.betteridge --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/solarpunkpermaculture/message

Beef and Lamb New Zealand is calling for limits on carbon offsetting as new research reveals over a third of sheep and beef farms sold have gone into carbon-only titles. Beef and Lamb NZ has commissioned this independent research, which shows the transition of pastureland to forestry by carbon farming companies is driven in large part by a speculated increase in the carbon price, and the amount of afforestation here has already exceeded levels recommended by the IPCC to meet the Zero Carbon Act. Instead, the report recommends an integrated approach, where parts of farms are given over to trees, as a preferable way of meeting climate change targets.Kathryn Ryan is joined by Beef and Lamb NZ's chief executive Sam McIvor.

In the final episode of In Your Nature Season #2 Niall and Ricky share with us their knowledge of the Curlew. The conversation covers their ecology, migratory movements and lots more, almost in a bid to delay the inevitable conversation about the decline of the Eurasian Curlew and many of its closely related cousins. A frank interview with BirdWatch Irelands Anita Donaghy (Assistant Head of Conservation) leaves us in no doubt as to the rapid changes we need to make within the areas of farming , forestry and planning as few defend the last remaining Curlew from the annual barrage of nest predators.  Bird of the week is an enemy of our ground nesting species, the Hooded Crow.  This podcast is made in partnership with Heritage Offices of Laois and Offaly County Councils with the support of the Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage, the National Biodiversity Action Plan, and the Heritage Council.This podcast is edited by Ann-Marie Kelly

MIYAWAKI has revolutionised the concept of urban afforestation by turning backyards into mini-forests. This method includes planting trees (only native species) as close as possible in the same area which not only saves space, but the planted saplings also support each other in growth and block sunlight reaching the ground, thereby preventing the growth of weed. The saplings become maintenance-free (self sustainable) after the first three years. The approach is supposed to ensure that plant growth is 10 times faster and the resulting plantation is 30 times denser than usual. Miyawaki method helps to create a forest in just 20 to 30 years, while through conventional methods it takes anywhere between 200 to 300 years.Follow my telegram channel - https://t.me/aspirantvoice. Speak to me here - https://anchor.fm/aspirant-voice/message. Do follow me on Twitter- https://twitter.com/smurali236?s=09 , Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/Aspirantvoiceupsc/ , Instagram- https://instagram.com/aspirant_voice_upsc?utm_medium=copy_link --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/aspirant-voice/message

Desertification is one of the biggest challenges we are facing in the world. We are currently losing 12 million hectares of arable land every year due to this problem. This is about 23 hectares per minute! And 30% of all world's agricultural land is already highly degraded. Dams and man-made lakes are some of the main reasons for land degradation in fragile alluvium ecosystems. More than 42% of the world's dams will face siltation problems in the next decade, with an estimated cost of siltation at over $21 billion per year. Join me in the conversation with Vesela Tanaskovic, founder of Afforest for Future to talk about how their innovative solution works to transform the world's deserts into food Forests. Vesela Tanaskovic - http://veselatanaskovic.com/Connect4Climate - https://youtu.be/BeBCgChe3CY

Nature-based climate solutions can play a major role in climate change mitigation and adaptation. But biodiversity risks, and community impacts, loom large.---Technology often seems to be the focus when conversation turns to solutions to address climate change. Clean energy, carbon capture and even geoengineering dominate headlines and attract the attention of climate-focused investors. When it comes to protecting coastal communities, infrastructure projects like sea walls and raised roads likewise grab attention, particularly after extreme weather events.Yet, nature itself is likely to play just as important a role as engineered solutions in our efforts to slow climate change and navigate its worst impacts. Today, scientists and some policymakers are aggressively exploring the potential of nature-based solutions to help us slow and adapt to climate change.Nathalie Seddon, a professor of biodiversity at the University of Oxford, discusses the promise, challenges and potential moral hazards of nature-based climate solutions. Seddon explains what qualifies as a nature based-solution, and looks at the community and biodiversity impacts that need to be taken into account when putting nature-based solutions into action. She also looks at efforts to quantify the benefits of natural climate solutions as a means to accelerate investment.Nathalie Seddon is a professor of biodiversity at the University of Oxford and founding director of the Nature-based Solutions Initiative.Related ContentClimate Adaptation Strategies: How Do We “Manage” Managed Retreat? https://kleinmanenergy.upenn.edu/research/publications/climate-adaptation-strategies-how-do-we-manage-managed-retreat/ The Best Local Response to Climate Change is a Comprehensive Efficiency Plan. https://kleinmanenergy.upenn.edu/research/publications/the-best-local-response-to-climate-change-is-a-comprehensive-efficiency-plan/Balancing Renewable Energy Goals with Community Interests https://kleinmanenergy.upenn.edu/research/publications/balancing-renewable-energy-goals-with-community-interests/

Tom Houlihan, Teagasc Forestry Specialist and Dr. Kevin Black, Forestry, Environmental Research and Services (FERS) join Mark Gibson, Teagasc ConnectEd, on this week's podcast version of the Signpost Series webinar series to discuss climate mitigation options through afforestation. Pat Murphy, Head of Teagasc Environment KT Programme with Teagasc also joined the webinar and facilitated the questions and answers session. For more shows and information from the series and to register for future webinars visit: https://www.teagasc.ie/corporate-events/sustainable-agriculture-webinars/

There may be nothing more satisfying than planting a tree.  Artificial regeneration of hardwoods in particular however can be a challenge.  Trees are lost due to everything from improper planting to interfering vegetation to deer browse.  How do foresters maximize their success at not only having trees survive, but at long-term establishment and growth?  In this episode of SilviCast we explore the challenges of artificial regeneration of hardwoods with Doug Jacobs, the Fred M. van Eck Professor of Forest Biology and Associate Head of Extension at Purdue University and a principle scientist at the Hardwood Tree Improvement and Regeneration Center.For more information, show resources, and to connect with SilviCast visit the episode's website: https://www.uwsp.edu/cnr-ap/WFC/Pages/WFC/Research-and-Development/RightTree,RightPlace,RightTime.aspx.  

Rohan and Andrew discuss the global issue of deforestation and debate whether reforestation or afforestation would work better. Plus a COVID update --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

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In this month’s episode of Talking Under Water, hosts Bob Crossen, Lauren Del Ciello and Katie Johns discuss the success of the Egyptian National Program for the Safe Use of Treated Sewage Water for Afforestation. Additionally, they talk about the severe flooding in Jakarta, Indonesia, and the impact delayed infrastructure projects may be causing. Finally, the hosts interview Nathan Gardner-Andrews from the National Association of Clean Water Agencies about this month’s topic, funding.

If you want to verify carbon capture for a reforestation or forest conservation project, you’re looking at a price tag of anywhere between $100K and $400K, depending on the size of the forest. But a new company called Pachama is working to make the process much more affordable and add trust to the system, harnessing AI to measure carbon capture in forests.   Diego Saez Gil is the Cofounder and CEO of Pachama, a startup developing the technologies to bring trust, transparency and efficiency to the forest carbon market. His team leverages machine learning to accelerate the validation of carbon captured in reforestation and forest conservation projects.  On this episode of the podcast, Diego joins Alexsandra, Ross and Christophe to explain how LiDAR technology works and discuss how Pachama is using it to measure carbon capture with stunning accuracy.     Diego shares the benefits of using Pachama’s platform in terms of adding trust to the system and reducing the transaction costs associated with verifying reforestation projects in carbon markets. He also discusses the fight over development versus conservation in Brazil and describes his take on the role of corporations in reversing climate change. Listen in for insight around the need for an abundance mindset in developing climate solutions and learn how Diego thinks about carbon markets as a mechanism to align incentives on the path to reversing climate change.   Key Takeaways   [1:40] The work Diego and his team do through Pachama Build tools to measure + monitor carbon capture in forests Use data to validate offset projects in carbon markets   [3:29] How Light Detection and Ranging (LiDAR) technology works Device uses laser to create 3D image of environment Apply deep learning to measure biomass, carbon capture (< 1.5% error)   [7:08] Why we should trust that Pachama’s algorithm works Works by comparing shapes and volumes to ground truth Results consistent with traditional forester’s measurements   [9:08] The expense associated with verifying reforestation projects Must send forester to take sample, do carbon stock assessment Costs between $100K and $400K depending on size   [10:46] Pachama’s approach to onboarding new clients Go to projects using traditional protocols for verification Add trust to system and reduce transaction costs   [13:47] How we can improve the design of forestry projects in carbon markets Base contribution to buffer pool on risk profile of individual project Bodies that create standards usually open to ideas for improvement   [15:51] Pachama’s progress in its first year in business Onboarded 10 projects in US and Brazil Continue to add data, improve algorithm   [17:10] Pachama’s needs around data collection LiDAR and ground truth numbers Data lives in governments, universities and companies   [18:11] The complexity of land and development politics  Large reforestation projects up against armed illegal loggers Political narrative emboldens developers to exploit resources Carbon markets create income for people in those areas Indigenous communities should benefit most from projects   [24:06] Diego’s insight into the role of corporations in reversing climate change Responsibility to benefit society at large for long term Reduce emissions and offset what can’t in short term   [27:51] Diego’s entrepreneurial path to reversing climate change Grew up in Argentina between rainforest + Andes Took sabbatical to live with native community in Amazon Inspired by power of nature, shocked by deforestation Apply technology for scaling solutions to climate change   [30:44] How the scarcity vs. abundance mindset plays into Diego’s work Scarcity mindset created climate crisis, abundance will solve We’re all connected and must come together for challenge   [34:50] How David Grinspoon’s work influenced Diego Love big-picture view of humanity (one of many species to change planet) Attracted to optimism, potential for humans to be stewards   Connect with Alexsandra, Ross & Christophe   Nori Nori on Facebook  Nori on Twitter Nori on Medium Nori on YouTube Nori on GitHub Nori Newsletter Email hello@nori.com Nori White Paper Subscribe on iTunes Carbon Removal Newsroom   Resources   Pachama Pachama on Twitter Email info@pachama.com  VERGE 19 Paris Agreement American Carbon Registry Verified Carbon Standard Climate Action Reserve The Gold Standard The Uninhabitable Earth: Life After Warming by David Wallace-Wells GreenBiz Y Combinator Buckminster Fuller Earth in Human Hands: Shaping Our Planet’s Future by David Grinspoon David Grinspoon on RCC EP047 Carl Sagan Lynn Margulis James Lovelock A New Earth: Awakening to Your Life’s Purpose by Eckhart Tolle Eric Kornacki on RCC EP082

Trees are carbon storage machines. And they are disappearing at an alarming rate. In fact, experts predict that California could lose two-thirds of its 33M acres of forest in the next 15 to 20 years due to megafire and climate-driven disease and mortality. What’s more, the 2018 fires there emitted 68B tons of carbon, the equivalent of powering the state of California for an entire year. So, what can we do to restore our forests and manage them long-term in a way that mitigates the risk of megafire?   Allison Wolff is the Founder and CEO of Vibrant Planet, a firm that leverages the power of narrative to mobilize positive social change. She has 25 years of experience in the space, and her impressive client roster includes Google, eBay, Facebook and Netflix. On this episode of Reversing Climate Change, Allison joins Ross and Christophe to discuss what sparked her interest in the megafire issue and explain why the California forests are burning—and what we can do about it.   Allison also weighs in on the thousands of jobs associated with restoring and maintaining our forests long-term and how we might employ a new carbon accounting system to fund the necessary work. Listen in for Allison’s take on why a ‘let them burn’ policy is misguided and learn how you can get involved in promoting a carbon market that would pay to bring resilience back AND mitigate fire risk in our forests.    Key Takeaways   [1:45] Allison’s path to Reversing Climate Change 25 years in brand experience at tech companies Establish sustainability, social impact initiatives Developed interest in movement building (Facebook Live at Paris climate talks) Work with Paul Hawken on Project Drawdown Study severity of megafire problem in California   [10:45] Why Allison is interested in working with Nori Need financing from carbon markets to restore forests Leverage Nori model for drawdown to motivate IFM   [12:57] Why California forests are burning Low-intensity fires recycled nutrients in heterogeneous forests for 20K years Europeans removed fire, clear cut most of West and planted mono-forests Teenage trees too close together + ground fuel carries fire to tree canopy Add high winds form desert to fuel megafire moving at speeds never seen 2018 fires in CA emitted 68B tons of carbon, impacts water system as well   [22:19] What we can do to reintroduce low-intensity fire Employ burn bosses to burn safe areas now Rally ‘sleeping allies’ to invest in process Clear out biomass with prescribed burns/by hand Cut little trees for biochar, cross-laminated timber   [28:12] Allison’s insight around the potential to restore forests Hopeful because we have model for resilience Concerns re: capital, scaling workforce quickly   [31:35] How we might pay for forest restoration Forest Resilience Bonds Surcharge for water provided by forests Carbon markets like Nori Public health funds for mental health   [36:18] The jobs associated with restoring forests Large unemployed population in rural West Thousands of jobs available but need funding   [38:09] Allison’s take on the Sierra Club no touch policy Understand idea behind let it burn policy (prevent big logging) Owe it to fellow species to bring back resilience in forests   [41:33] The potential to create a new accounting system for carbon Board feet = $10/ton, Biomass + slash waste = 10¢/ton Create market for carbon storage in trees and soil  Monetize embodied carbon in products, avoided cost of fire   [47:28] Allison’s work with the California Forest Observatory Dynamic, real-time system monitors forest health, wildfire risk AI engine combines available LiDAR + meteorological data Allows for fire mitigation and forest restoration planning   [52:58] How RCC listeners can get involved in Allison’s work Share story of forest restoration and idea of carbon market Need innovation and ideas as well as philanthropic capital   Connect with Ross & Christophe    Nori Nori on Facebook  Nori on Twitter Nori on Medium Nori on YouTube Nori on GitHub Nori Newsletter Email hello@nori.com Nori White Paper Subscribe on iTunes Carbon Removal Newsroom   Resources   Vibrant Planet Salo Sciences VERGE 19 GreenBiz eBay Giving Works Meg Whitman Google Green Facebook Sustainability Social Good at Facebook Facebook Data for Good Bill Weihl The Paris Agreement Copenhagen Climate Change Conference Earth on Facebook Paul Hawken Project Drawdown Drawdown: The Most Comprehensive Plan Ever Proposed to Reverse Global Warming edited by Paul Hawken Malcolm North Scott Stephens The Sagehen Experimental Forest The Nature Conservancy Forest Resilience Bond Blue Forest Conservation Blue Forest Pilot with Yuba County Water Agency Stanford Natural Capital Project Mental Health as an Ecosystem Service 1491: New Revelations of the Americas Before Columbus by Charles C. Mann Sierra Club The Yurok Tribe Karuk Tribe CAL FIRE Planet Data European Sentinel System California Forest Observatory National Center for Atmospheric Research 

Up to 25% of the world’s carbon emissions can be offset through natural climate solutions, and the #1 channel, both domestically and internationally, is reforestation. Planting trees is obviously a huge market opportunity. But the question is, how do we pay for it?    Mike Smith and John Cleland are the managing partners of RenewWest, an environmental services company committed to replanting forests in areas burned by wildfire in the American West and financializing the practice through carbon offset markets. On this episode of Reversing Climate Change, Mike and John join Ross and Christophe to share the team’s three-phase process and explain why reforestation projects are typically disfavored in traditional carbon markets.   Mike and John describe the top challenges forests face, including climate change, disease and fire, and introduce us to the concept of assisted migration risk. Listen in to understand why a Timber Investment Management Organization, or TIMO, Fund is a better way to raise capital for reforestation than private equity and learn how RenewWest is navigating the intersection where ecology and finance meet!    Key Takeaways   [1:36] Mike’s path to reversing climate change Witness fire on 44K acres in Idaho as kid, bare soil persists RenewWest tackles connection between climate + forestry   [3:39] John’s path to reversing climate change Career in Chicago as commodities trader, launch brokerage Shift to impact investing (opportunity in carbon markets)   [9:29] What Mike & John do at RenewWest Find areas burned by wildfire Work to develop as carbon offset projects   [12:11] The RenewWest three-phase process Discovery—meet with landowner, create LOI Pre-development (includes carbon analysis) Raise capital and plant   [16:12] Why reforestation projects are disfavored in carbon markets Factor of additionality No offset until sequestration happens   [25:10] Venture capital vs. TIMO funding Reforestation doesn’t fit VC timeline, return expectations Long-term play of fund attracts institutional investors   [29:18] The top three challenges forests face Climate change, disease and fire All problems defined by water   [36:40] The obstacles reforestation is up against Carbon markets not seen as investible opportunity Requires long-term investment in green infrastructure Political divisiveness around carbon pricing   [47:44] The concept of assisted migration risk Climate change faster than natural systems adapt Same trees won’t survive (move north or uphill)   [50:57] What John & Mike would like to fix about carbon markets High transactional costs Easier to fund reforestation vs. project development   Connect with Ross & Christophe    Nori Nori on Facebook  Nori on Twitter Nori on Medium Nori on YouTube Nori on GitHub Nori Newsletter Email hello@nori.com Nori White Paper Subscribe on iTunes Carbon Removal Newsroom   Resources   RenewWest Email msmith@renewwest.com  Nori Lightning Sale Techstars Impact Finance Center Phil Taylor on RCC EP091 Climate Action Reserve California Water Action Collaborative California Environmental Quality Act Cleantech Open Greta Thunberg & George Monbiot Video Blue Forest Conservation California Compliance Offset Program 1990 Clean Air Act Amendment Benji Backer on RCC EP074 The Sixth Extinction: An Unnatural History by Elizabeth Kolbert

ಬೆಂಗಳೂರು ನಗರ ಉದ್ಯಾನಗಳ ನಗರಿ (ಗಾರ್ಡನ್ ಸಿಟಿ) ಅಂತ ಕರೀತಾರೆ. ಆದರೆ ಒಂದು ಉದ್ಯಾನ ಅಂದರೆ ಏನು? ಮನೆಯೊಳಗಿನ ಗಿಡಗಳೆ, ವಿಶಾಲವಾದ ತೋಟವೆ, ಅಥವಾ ದಟ್ಟವಾದಂತಹ ಮರಗಳ ಸಂಗ್ರಹವೇ? ನಗರದಲ್ಲಿ ಕಡಿದು ಹೋಗುತ್ತಿರುವಂತಹ ಸಾವಿರಾರು ಮರಗಳಿದ್ದರು, ಇವೆಲ್ಲರ ಜೊತೆ ಬೆಂಗಳೂರು ನಗರದ ಪರಸ್ಪರ ಸಂಭಂದವಿದೆ. ನಮ್ಮ ಈ ಸಂಚಿಕೆಯಲ್ಲಿ ಡಾ|| ಹರಿಣಿ ನಾಗೇಂದ್ರ ಅವರು ಪವನ್ ಶ್ರೀನಾಥ್ ಮತ್ತು ಸೂರ್ಯ ಪ್ರಕಾಶ್ ರವರ ಜೊತೆ ಬೆಂಗಳೂರಿನ ಮರಗಳು ಮತ್ತು ಈ ಮರಗಳ ಇತಿಹಾಸ, ಈ ನಗರದ ಕೆರೆಗಳ ಮೇಲೆ ಇರುವಂತಹ ಪ್ರಭಾವದ ಬಗ್ಗೆ ಮಾತನಾಡುತ್ತಾರೆ. ಹರಿಣಿ ಅವರು ಅಝೀಮ್ ಪ್ರೇಂಜಿ ಯೂನಿವರ್ಸಿಟಿಯಲ್ಲಿ ಪ್ರೊಫೆಸರ್ ಆಗಿದ್ದರೆ. ಇವರು ಹಲವಾರು ಪುಸ್ತಕಗಳನ್ನು ಬರೆದಿದ್ದರೆ: Nature in the City: Bengaluru in the Past, Present, and Future ಮತ್ತು Cities and Canopies: Trees in Indian Cities. Bengaluru has been called a garden city before, but what is a garden? Is it a manicured lawn, or something closer to a Thota, something in between a home garden, orchard and plantation? Even as public and private trees are being mown down, the city retains an important connection with its trees, many of which have originated from all over the world. Dr Harini Nagendra joins Surya Prakash BS and Pavan Srinath to talk about trees, their connection with cities, and their history in Bengaluru and elsewhere. They also take a look at how a lake and its surroundings have changed in Bengaluru over the last 200 years. Harini is a Professor of Sustainability at Azim Premji University, and is the author of several books, including Nature in the City: Bengaluru in the Past, Present, and Future (OUP 2016) and her latest, Cities and Canopies: Trees in Indian Cities (Penguin 2019). ಫಾಲೋ ಮಾಡಿ. Follow the Thalé-Haraté Kannada Podcast @haratepod. Facebook: https://facebook.com/HaratePod/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/HaratePod/ Instagram: https://instagram.com/haratepod/ ಈಮೇಲ್ ಕಳಿಸಿ, send us an email at haratepod@gmail.com. Subscribe & listen to the podcast on iTunes, Google Podcasts, Castbox, AudioBoom, YouTube, Souncloud, Spotify, Saavn or any other podcast app. We are there everywhere. ಬನ್ನಿ ಕೇಳಿ!  You can listen to this show and other awesome shows on the IVM Podcasts app on Android: https://ivm.today/android or iOS: https://ivm.today/ios, or any other podcast app. You can check out our website at http://www.ivmpodcasts.com/

In the past 10 years, forest fires ravaged an average of 7M acres annually in the US. (This is up from 2.6M acres per year in the 10-year period from 1982 to 1992.) The current method of reforestation involves people with shovels, carrying 50-pound bags of one- to two-year-old trees up 60° slopes. But what if we didn’t have to wait for greenhouses to grow seedlings? What if we could plant the right biological mix of seeds as soon as the fire cools? And what if we could do it all with drones?   Grant Canary is the CEO and Matthew Aghai serves as the Director of Biological Research and Development at DroneSeed, a precision forestry startup using drone swarms to plant, protect and monitor seed growth. The company serves timber companies, government agencies and nonprofit organizations, and the DroneSeed team is currently working with three of the largest foresters in the US, managing 1,000-plus acres.    Today, Grant and Matthew join Ross and Christophe to share the DroneSeed value proposition, explaining the benefits of using their approach to reforest burnt land. They discuss the advantages of planting seeds over seedlings in terms of simplifying the supply chain and saving carbon. Grant and Matthew also offer insight into how they’re working with the FAA to navigate regulations and serve as a data source for the agency. Listen in for insight around leveraging reforestation to sequester carbon on a large scale and learn the ins and outs of DroneSeed’s ground-breaking, tech-driven planting system!   Key Takeaways   [0:38] Grant’s path to reversing climate change  Mission to make dent in carbon emissions Several bad ideas prior to DroneSeed   [4:41] Matthew’s path to reversing climate change Wildlife degree + work in habitat restoration Recognize need to amp up scale with tech   [6:33] The DroneSeed value proposition Serve timber companies, nonprofits and government agencies Plant seeds, protect + monitor growth with drone swarms   [8:45] How reforestation is done at present People with shovels, bags of 1- to 2-year-old trees (50 lbs.) Navigate 40° to 60° slopes, caloric burn of 2 marathons/day   [10:56] What’s causing the recent surge in forest fires  Management practices (need funding for thinning) Climate change    [17:38] The benefit of using drones to reforest burnt land Drop genetic material as soon as fire cools Don’t have to wait for seedlings, fight invasive species   [18:47] How DroneSeed promotes seed variety Focus on native plants, biological complexity Balance landowner objectives with polyculture   [21:18] The advantage of planting seeds vs. seedlings Simplify supply chain (remove greenhouse) Don’t risk having too few, too many trees    [27:22] The DroneSeed team’s precision system  Identify optimal location for seed (multispectral imagery) Plant puck where won’t get eaten or dry out Use drone swarms, operate like NASCAR pit crew    [34:35] How DroneSeed is working with the FAA Precedent-setting waivers re: small unmanned aircraft rule Live demos + pioneering skills tests with inspectors Serve as data source, effective communication   [40:36] The argument for using reforestation to sequester carbon Best method in terms of surface area issue Source of cashflow for industries ($13/acre < CA price floor)   Connect with Ross & Christophe   Nori Nori on Facebook  Nori on Twitter Nori on Medium Nori on YouTube Nori on GitHub Nori Newsletter Email hello@nori.com Nori White Paper Subscribe on iTunes Carbon Removal Newsroom   Resources   DroneSeed Techstars Weyerhaeuser Boise Cascade The Nature Conservancy Federal Aviation Administration Vestas Wind Energy US Green Building Council Federal Statute 107 Sierra Pacific Colville Tribes

Today on the show we are pay tribute to the 45-year history of Friends of the Earth and carcked open the archives. We hear from long time campaigner Anthony Amis about the 1996 court case when Friends of the Earth took STY Afforestation to the Administrative Appeals Tribunal over breaching their logging permit and the Code of Forest Practice.Read more herehttp://baddevelopers.nfshost.com/Docs/sty.htm?fbclid=IwAR3V0vOoswc4WQMzJR_gU8xbI_IbGJvVzAcidQCJcQIRxYa9ITNLuidt8XU

What are we doing to our trees? A poetic rant.

The one where Ben bums Elon, Matt loses his knickers and Phil channels the power of 432.

“The impacts of climate change are already cliff edges occurring in micro-locations all over the world. The whole notion that it’s at some distant future which is unknown to us quite how far it is—that’s just rubbish. If you look at coastal communities that are getting inundated right now, communities that were built on permafrost that are no longer stable in their substructure, all of those things are happening right now.” Professor Hadi Dowlatabadi doesn’t mince words when it comes to his opinion of policy-makers who throw money at research rather than taking the known necessary steps to combat the problem of climate change. He believes that consequential climate change is measured locally, not globally, and any change in climate or atmospheric conditions in any community is unacceptable. Professor Dowlatabadi is a Canada Research Chair in Applied Mathematics of Global Change with the Institute for Resources, Environment and Sustainability at the University of British Columbia. His research is focused at the interface of nature, humans, technology and policy. Among his greatest accomplishments are leading the team that built the first successful models of climate change and policy at Carnegie Mellon and co-founding the nonprofit Offsetters Climate Neutral Society. Professor Dowlatabadi joins Ross and Christophe to share his frustration with the lack of evidence-based policy employed by governments as well as the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change temperature targets. He offers his insight on geoengineering, explaining why he is so confident in its inevitability. Professor Dowlatabadi speaks to the fossil fuel substitutions he finds most interesting and the issue of subsidizing the zero till practice. We debate the ‘unobtainable goals’ of Elon Musk and compare Nori with Professor Dowlatabadi’s 2005 Offsetters program. Listen in for Professor Dowlatabadi’s take on the cliff edge model, and learn why it is time to stop studying policy-level science and take action on climate change.   Resources  Professor Dowlatabadi’s Research ‘A Serious Look at Geoengineering’ in EOS Earth & Space Science News ‘The Value of the World’s Ecosystem Services and Natural Capital’ in Nature ‘Geoengineering Research Receives Backing at House Science Committee Hearing’ in the American Institute of Physics Rep. McNerney Introduces Groundbreaking Geoengineering Bill Climate I: Is The Debate Over? A video debate between Hadi Dowlatabadi and Richard Lindzen   Key Takeaways [3:14] Professor Dowlatabadi’s frustration with the US government Clear path for action, delay with continued research Haven’t learned much with respect to policy-level science since 1995   [3:46] Why IGPCC targets around temperature are ineffective More interesting to think in terms of carbon content Aiming for two degrees without knowing sensitivity Questionable baseline, sensitivity range Higher sensitivity, lower baseline = less expensive, more imperative   [9:50] The difference between applied science for policy and pure science Useful to learn more about climate systems through pure science Long way from reproducing physical processes of climate systems Not relevant to necessary policy steps moving forward   [10:47] Why Professor Dowlatabadi isn’t a fan of the cliff edge model Impacts of climate change already occurring in micro-locations around world Consequential climate change measured locally, not globally   [15:33] Professor Dowlatabadi’s take on geoengineering Defined as intentional modification of climate systems Don’t want to, but must use to combat climate change Inexpensive, quick to deploy Buys time to remove CO2 from atmosphere   [22:31] What fossil fuel substitutes Professor Dowlatabadi finds most interesting Naval supply vessels provide jet fuel to US aircraft carriers most expensive fossil fuel on Earth Air capture technology on aircraft carrier suited to make fuel using output from nuclear power plant   [27:32] Professor Dowlatabadi’s criticism of Elon Musk Vision of electrification still leaves footprint Lithium ion batteries at industrial scale are poor decision More realism to solve more problems   [32:43] The best strategies around using money to solve climate change Co-founded Offsetters in 2005 with James Tansey Voluntary program, transparent and measurable GHG reductions Example of investing in more efficient stoves in India Priority to solve energy needs first, then put carbon away   [40:39] The difference in carbon counting industrial vs. natural systems Build, maintain trust with donating community through measurement Afforestation presents many variables (e.g.: fire, pests, etc.) Industrial initiatives easier to measure, verify   [42:46] The agricultural practice of zero till Farmers insert seeds to prevent release of soil carbon Debate around whether subsidies for farmers necessary    

Episode 020  Vesela Tanaskovic Climate Scientist working on re-greening the desert in Dubai Vesela Tanaskovic is on a mission to re-green the desert of Dubai, and shares from a rich mindset of abundance about her dreams of Global Citizenship on the Blockchain. Now she is in Dubai working with Dubai Municipality to 10x the green areas of Dubai by 2020.   Her life was inspired by Captain Planetman! She studied Architecture, zero emissions buildings for her masters, green buildings that produce oxygen instead of CO2. Her background is with a waste water treatment factory that uses solely microbiology to completely purify municipal sewage no chemicals, which inspired her to do more research on geo-engineering. This led to Veselas PhD research at TU Vienna, where she studied afforestation one of the geo-engineering methods, meaning desert greening- planting forest in the desert. She developed a patent pending solution for creating arable soil in the desert within days,(now it takes 10-15 years) and this led to founding an NGO Afforest4Future.com . This accelerated her entrepreneurial journey and gave her exposure to Singularity University as well as exponential technologies, and on a path of self discovery.  

By the end of the nineteenth century, Scotland's woodlands were reduced to about six per cent of land cover. Over the course of the twentieth century, foresters worked to establish timber reserves in the Scottish Highlands, creating forests on marginal lands that were not easily adapted to forestry following millennia of deforestation. Using a variety of techniques and strategies drawn from modern forestry practices, the Scottish uplands were afforested in the twentieth century, tripling the forest cover. The creation of new forests to serve strategic and economic interests, however, altered the ecology of the Scottish uplands and eventually came into conflict with the interests of environmentalists in the late twentieth century. This fascinating history of the afforestation of the Scottish uplands is explored in a new book by environmental historian Jan Oosthoek called, Conquering the Highlands: A History of the Afforestation of the Scottish Uplands. To learn more about this book, this episode features an interview with the author. Music credits: Lark in the Morning. The Atholl Highlanders by Slainte and Scotland the Brave by Shake That Little Foot.

Transcript -- Redesigning traditional homes. Local tradesmen in Bangladesh are trained to build storm-resistant structures.

Redesigning traditional homes. Local tradesmen in Bangladesh are trained to build storm-resistant structures.

Transcript -- Redesigning traditional homes. Local tradesmen in Bangladesh are trained to build storm-resistant structures.

Redesigning traditional homes. Local tradesmen in Bangladesh are trained to build storm-resistant structures.