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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...

January 27, 2026

Tim Christophersen: We’re in a toxic relationship with Nature

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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...

November 25, 2025

Ecosia’s Circular Funding Model with Mathias Perobelli Schmidt

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Ecosia’s Circular Funding Model with Mathias Perobelli Schmidt

Intro In this episode of our podcast Beyond the Canopy, Alexander Watson sits down with Mathias Perobelli Schmidt , Agroforestry Investment Specialist at Ecosia, to unpack the concept of Circular Funding—a regenerative finance model that recycles returns into tree-planting, agroforestry,...

September 16, 2025

Alejandro Diaz: Commonland’s 4 Returns Funding Approach

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Alejandro Diaz: Commonland’s 4 Returns Funding Approach

Intro In this episode of our podcast Beyond the Canopy, Alexander sits down with Alejandro Diaz, Landscape Finance Manager at Commonland, to discuss how to unlock substantial fundings for large scale landscape restoration and scape from a project view to...

August 20, 2025

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Welcome to Beyond the Canopy Podcast

Transcript What if the solutions to our greatest environmental challenges are already growing around us? I’m your host, Alexander from OpenForests, and this is Beyond the Canopy, our podcast where nature takes center stage. Even in this time of environmental...

June 1, 2025

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Forests: reasons to be hopeful with Marie-Noëlle Keijzer

Tim Christophersen: We’re in a toxic relationship with Nature

Ecosia’s Circular Funding Model with Mathias Perobelli Schmidt

Alejandro Diaz: Commonland’s 4 Returns Funding Approach

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