Author: Wain Collen

Wain has worked for over a decade in the non-profit and social business space in Ecuador with a focus on sustainable development in tropical forests. He is a sustainability expert, and social and environmental entrepreneur who uses his skills and experiences to support forest dwelling communities as they engage with change and markets by building platforms for innovation, cooperation, and sustainability.

Radically Changing Business in Vulnerable Andean Cloud Forests: Part I

“We strongly believe that the protection of forests, the lives of local families, and their connection to the outside world are not separate but are deeply intertwined,”  Wain Collen, Executive Director, Los Aliados Andean cloud forests are the most diverse and fragile cloud forests on earth. Many consider this ecosystem the world’s greatest conservation priority […]