The Global Biodiversity Standard (TGBS): How It Verifies Biodiversity Recovery
What makes The Global Biodiversity Standard different? Ecosia's Antonia Burchard-Levine explains how TGBS verifies real, site-based biodiversity recovery.
Why private capital is not funding nature at scale
Big Tech will spend USD 700bn+ on infrastructure in 2026. Nature got USD 23bn in private finance. Here's why the gap exists and how evidence can close it.
Is Climate Change for Real? See What 75 Years of Climate Data Show
Key Highlights Is climate change for real? Yes. Long-term climate data shows measurable changes in temperature and other climate patterns over time. But global averages can still feel abstract. We don’t experience climate change as a global temperature anomaly. We...
Europe’s Heat Wave is a Nature Crisis
Key Highlights What is happening to Europe in 2026 Europe is in the grip of its second extreme heat dome in two months. On 24 June 2026, France recorded its hottest day ever, with a national thermal indicator of 29.8°C...
Carbono Biodiverso: Grupo Ecológico Sierra Gorda’s local carbon protocol brings transparency and community benefit to Mexico’s sub-national carbon market
Developed by Grupo Ecológico Sierra Gorda, Carbono Biodiverso connects forest conservation, landowner participation, carbon compensation, biodiversity protection, and digital transparency in the Sierra Gorda Biosphere Reserve. OpenForests supports the initiative as the technology partner behind the digital registry infrastructure.
Impact Monitoring for Nature-Based Solutions: The Complete Guide
Key Takeaways Nature-based solutions are receiving more attention, funding and political support than ever before. Yet the ability to monitor their impact has not always developed at the same pace. For project teams, that gap has practical consequences. Planting 50,000...
What we learned at Gutes Morgen Festival 2026
Back from Gutes Morgen Festival in Bochum Over the weekend, the OpenForests team joined the Gutes Morgen Festival in Bochum, a gathering of people, organisations, and initiatives committed to actively shaping a better tomorrow. The festival brought together conversations around...
Forests: reasons to be hopeful with Marie-Noëlle Keijzer
Intro What does it really take to restore ecosystems at scale, beyond planting trees? In this episode of Beyond the Canopy, we sit down with Marie-Noëlle Keijzer, CEO of WeForest, to talk honestly about the realities of ecosystem restoration. From...
2025: A year of Hard Truths – and Genuine Hope for Climate and Biodiversity
2025 forced the world to see two truths at once: climate risks are accelerating faster than expected, and yet global momentum behind Nature-Based Solutions (NBS) is stronger, more scientific, and more collaborative than ever. At OpenForests, we sit exactly in...
Tim Christophersen: We’re in a toxic relationship with Nature
Intro In this episode of our podcast Beyond the Canopy, host Alexander talks with Tim Christophersen, Vice President of Climate Action at Salesforce and former UN Environment Expert, about his groundbreaking book “Generation Restoration: How to Fix Our Relationship with...