Nature Tech In Action: Case Studies

Nature tech in action looks different from nature tech in theory. These case studies show what it actually takes, and what others can learn from it.

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How Wovoka is betting that community ownership can solve reforestation's permanence problem, and what that means for carbon finance in practice
Material Change, Measurement & Monitoring, Monetization Megha Chadha Material Change, Measurement & Monitoring, Monetization Megha Chadha

How Wovoka is betting that community ownership can solve reforestation's permanence problem, and what that means for carbon finance in practice

Wovoka is a reforestation project developer working on the island of Mindoro in the Philippines, one of the country's most ecologically significant landscapes and one of its most deforested. Their bet is simple: make communities co-owners of the forest, not contractors hired to plant it, and the trees will still be standing in forty years.

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