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Carbon Offset Investments? De-Risk Them.
Commitments to carbon neutrality are leading many companies to invest in carbon offset projects. How do you manage the risk associated with these long-term, high
Measure, Compare, Modify
Post COP26 View Nature-Based Solutions (NBS) are emerging as a powerful, integrated approach for mitigating and adapting to climate change while protecting biodiversity and promoting
Investing in Nature to Reduce Human Migration
Investing $1 in nature-based solutions now will save at least $4 in future costs of climate-related migration. Where on earth did I get that figure?
Interview with Flynn Bucy, Ph.D: Nature For Justice’s Advisory Network Leader
Flynn Bucy, Ph.D. is a well-known senior specialist in the area of Corporate Social Responsibility, Sustainable Development and Futures Studies. He has been a senior
Carbon Offsetting 101
Currently, next to “Nature Based Solutions” (NBS), “carbon offsetting” is one of the big buzzwords in the environmental community – and there are as many
Accelerating Nature Based Solutions (NBS)
NBS carbon projects? Too few places, too long in set up, and unfair to local communities. Nature based solutions (NBS) can make a considerable contribution
N4J: One Year In – Progress!
September 15, 2021 is the one-year anniversary for the creation of Nature For Justice (N4J). On our first anniversary let me begin by thanking those
Interview with Zakiya H. Leggett, Ph.D: Nature Based Solutions – Centered on Soil Science
Dr. Zakiya Leggett is an assistant professor at North Carolina State University in the College of Natural Resources. She currently teaches Introduction to Environmental Science
Interview with Missy Rosen: Nurturing Diversity, Inclusivity and Equity
Melissa (Missy) Rosen Bio: Chief People Advisor for Nature For Justice. Results driven HR professional in leading tactical and strategic consulting to create organizational development
Women and Climate On the Horn Of Africa
Barlin Hassan Ali Interviewed by Lisa Cloete I understand you have a long working relationship with Hank, can you tell me a short story about
Kevin Bryan interview: Update on N4J in the USA
Trust Networks as Opportunities to Learn and Grow. Kevin Bryan Bio: Co-Founder and Managing Director – Equity and Partnerships for Nature For Justice. Kevin has
N4J Interview Series Part 1: Steven Nitah
Steven Nitah is a former of Chief of the Łutsël K’e Dene First Nation and CEO of the Denesoline Corporation before transitioning to the position
Irrecoverable Carbon: Let’s Protect The Boreal
Nature For Justice Indigenous Advisor Steve Nitah and I have been talking a lot about how to protect the Boreal forests of Canada given the
How to Scale to Meet our Climate Targets and Achieve Social Justice
I was talking to my former colleague and long-time friend Tom Dillon of the Pew Charitable Trusts and the conversation came around to the topic
Crowdfunding: Setting Expectations
Crowdfunding has come a long way since 2014, when the novelty of the idea alone helped a man in Columbus raise $55,492 to make a
Where We Work: Priority Countries & NGO Partners
Nature For Justice’s (N4J) objective is to accelerate the development of a global network of national organizations that are committed to using nature to help
Getting Ahead of the Curve — Global Trends 2040
During March 2021, The National Intelligence Council issued its quadrennial report on global trends. This year’s issue is Global Trends 2040: A More Contested World.
Theory of Change: Creating Access
Over the past several weeks, we at Nature For Justice have begun to build our nascent efforts to support existing African American farmer networks in
10 Rules For Durable Solutions
Nature For Justice is focused on vulnerable populations impacted by the climate crisis and we are guided by science. A recent excellent publication by Sacco,
On Equity and Justice Within the Environmental Community, Part II
In Part I of this discussion, I shared thoughts on equity and justice rooted in access to power, resources, and opportunity. This grounding enables the
Partner Voices
Interview with Rita Botha, Project Manager at the Gouritz Cluster Biosphere Reserve (GCBR)
Rita Botha is the project manager at the Gouritz Cluster Biosphere Reserve (GCBR) for the Goukou Resilient Rivers Projects and the Gouritz Ecological Corridor Project.
Achieving Landscape-scale Ecological Restoration
If you want to go fast, go alone. If you want to go far, go together. African proverb We need to go a long way,
NatureBank: New N4J Partner
Interview with Cornelia Rindt Lisa Cloete (LC): 1. Thank you for joining us today Cornelia. Can you tell us a bit more about the work
Interview with Kristine Zeigler: Climate Leadership — Gender Balance Matters
To cap our month of featuring women leaders, we interviewed Kristine Zeigler, CEO of the new organization Planet Women. This is the second article featuring
Commercializing Indigenous Plants in a Climate Impacted World
My passion is the sustainable commercialisation of Southern African indigenous plant resources to generate positive social, economic and environmental benefits. When the Southern African Natural
Cloud Forest Organics — Restorative Approach to Agribusiness: Part II
This project is about white spectacled bears. And pure high Amazon water. And about Porotón: a protein rich leguminous tree that is native to Andes
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
Nature For Justice and Cultivo:
A Common Vision
We aspire to be a leader in using nature-based solutions to achieve social justice for communities affected by the climate crisis. The Nature For Justice
Sustainable Solutions Come From Those On The Ground
“At first I thought I was fighting to save rubber trees, then I thought I was fighting to save the Amazon rainforest. Now I realize
Looking to the Past to Inspire the Future of Cocoa Agroforestry
There are few places on earth where I feel more relaxed, refreshed and joyful than when walking through cocoa farms in Ghana. While many people
Vulnerable Voices
Climate Change, India, and the Price of Onions.
In India, onions are everything.” “In India, onions are everything,” my roommate Apurva told me as we waited outside our local vegetable stand. That summer,
It’s Time to Put Women in Charge of Saving This Planet
Today, we face four catastrophes at once: 1) the COVID-19 pandemic, 2) climate change, 3) institutional racism, and 4) political polarization and attacks on democracy.
Origin Stories
Destroying Nature Undermines Equity and Justice
My Nature For Justice colleague, Kevin Bryan, posted a blog and video last week on equity and justice and it reminded me of my ‘aha’
Help People Where They Are
Early in my career I had the good fortune to be offered a life-defining experience by working in the refugee camps in Somalia. Ali Matan
