Saving forests would be like taking 600 million cars off the roads
Saving forests: reducing emissions is no longer enough! We must think carbon-positive and assign forests economic value.
Lisa Walker is a Young Global Leader and CEO of Ecosphere+. Since 1999 Lisa has been closely involved in every aspect of climate and environmental strategy development and implementation, public policy formation, coalition building and commercial low-carbon technology investments and has worked in some of the world largest energy companies. Ecosphere+ is part of the impact investment Althelia Climate Fund, the largest portfolio of forest conservation projects in the world. The E+ mission is to grow the global demand for carbon reductions, creating an incentive to prevent the destruction of critical ecological systems which balance the carbon in our environment. E+ partners with investors, businesses and individual consumers to make natural solutions to climate change accessible, including through the advancement of climate-positive “products with purpose”.
Saving forests: reducing emissions is no longer enough! We must think carbon-positive and assign forests economic value.
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