Business Strategy - OpenForests

Webinar: Connecting People and Nature, 6th June 2019

Successful project communication with interactive maps, data, and multimedia. In this webinar, organized by EUROPARC Federation, Patrick Ribeiro, CEO and Founder of OpenForests, shows how new information technologies can be used to bridge the geographical distance between people and forest...

June 3, 2019

Carbon Credits and Certifications are not enough

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Carbon Credits and Certifications are not enough

Nature is more than a simple carbon sinking machine! Carbon credits are valuable but conceptual. A story that showcases the transformation of a degraded landscape into a green oasis is much more tangible than purely aligning success with the number...

March 12, 2019

Failure as opportunity to think broad and deep

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Failure as opportunity to think broad and deep

How OpenForests poked the box and developed innovative Forest Information Services. Becoming a professional How do we become professionals? A general opinion is that we become professionals by gaining special skills through higher education and further training. My experience, however,...

October 26, 2018

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Public organization perception

Good work and good communication will lead to a good reputation, close relations and successful business. What determines how other organizations, partners and potential customers and supporters perceive your organization? Any activity whether it is inside your organization and project,...

March 18, 2017

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Person > product > organization

In the first version of this blog post, we selected Steve Jobs as an example of how a person is standing for a product and organization. However, we decided this is not the best example in relation to conservation and...

March 15, 2017

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Building relationships

Oldest friends are often also your best friends. Building up stable and rewarding relationships takes time and effort! Do not underestimate the time it takes to build a strong relationship. According to Daniel Priestley, it takes a minimum of 7...

March 14, 2017

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Bridge the distance

Photo credit The trouble with the distance is that our brain is structured in a way that disconnects us from that which is not taking place right in front of us. Things that appear distant play a little role in...

March 11, 2017

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No war language

Don’t pitch people against each other or demonize one party. Instead, show how you are fostering collaboration towards a positive outcome. If you intend to make a positive change and want to be inclusive to as many people as possible,...

March 7, 2017

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Permission instead of interruption

Do not send communications without permission. Only send to those who have opted to receive information, news, and stories from you! Instead of advertising through interruption, this guide is inspired by the permission marketing concept introduced in a book of...

March 4, 2017

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Webinar: Connecting People and Nature, 6th June 2019

Carbon Credits and Certifications are not enough

Failure as opportunity to think broad and deep

Public organization perception

Person > product > organization

Building relationships

Bridge the distance

No war language

Permission instead of interruption

Standards behind monitoring data ensure transparency, consistency, and trust in restoration projects

Which Forest Layer should you use? Tree cover, Canopy cover and Natural forest explained

The Global Biodiversity Standard (TGBS): How It Verifies Biodiversity Recovery

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