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Beyond the Canopy Podcast – How to grow your own Forest

Interview with Shubhend Sharma, an experienced afforestation expert, who shares his knowledge on how to create natural, wild, maintenance-free, native forests in urban environments and on degraded lands. About In this Forest Landscape Stories episode, we will learn about the...

May 7, 2020

No Breakthrough at the Global Landscapes Forum on Sustainable Investments, Luxembourg 2019

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No Breakthrough at the Global Landscapes Forum on Sustainable Investments, Luxembourg 2019

A personal summary: Early in the morning, right before the GLF Luxembourg on Sustainable Finance began, I took the photo that you can see above. In this photo, I recognised a metaphor that summarises perfectly the participants and aspirations of...

December 3, 2019

The 3 principles of how to share your landscape story with the world

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The 3 principles of how to share your landscape story with the world

Authenticity, context, and transparency. Image of the image gallery of the REDD + Tambopata — Bahuaja Project. Click the image to visit the project presentation. (© Asociación para la Investigación y Desarrollo Integral — AIDER). Explore the project. Discovering a good landscape story is...

January 9, 2019

Transparent and successful communication about your forest project

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Transparent and successful communication about your forest project

Greater disclosure + more clarity + more accuracy = More transparency More transparency = more trustworthiness + better relations with your stakeholders = More success! That’s the simple formula. But what does it mean for an organization to be more transparent and how to...

March 22, 2018

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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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Cultural and social identification

A story, especially a story of change, will only be listened to if you are able to link up to the cultural identity of this group you are communicating with. Imagine, you have been tasked to raise impact investments to...

March 13, 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 frightening

‘People are not going to be frightened into caring’, Charles Eisenstein. Despite accumulating evidence by media, science and IPCC assessments that climate change is really happening and will have severe effects, people were more concerned about climate change 25 years ago. As...

March 8, 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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The right framing

The way of communication creates reality. Is the glass half empty, or is it half full? Shall we frame our story around the incredible loss of native rain-forests due to mining activities, or better around the success of the local...

March 6, 2017

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Beyond the Canopy Podcast – How to grow your own Forest

No Breakthrough at the Global Landscapes Forum on Sustainable Investments, Luxembourg 2019

The 3 principles of how to share your landscape story with the world

Transparent and successful communication about your forest project

Building relationships

Cultural and social identification

Bridge the distance

No frightening

No war language

The right framing

2025: A year of Hard Truths – and Genuine Hope for Climate and Biodiversity

OpenForests & ARARA: The Digital MRV Blueprint for Amazon Restoration Finance

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

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