A smarter way to protect the Amazon: Indigenous leaders and biodiversity credits
NOV 5, 202333 MIN
A smarter way to protect the Amazon: Indigenous leaders and biodiversity credits
NOV 5, 202333 MIN
Description
Deep in the Colombian Amazon, a group of indigenous leaders are working to protect and restore the rainforest using innovative techniques funded by carbon- and biodiversity credits.
We talk to Drea Burbank, founder of grassroots conservation-focused B-Corp Savimbo, which is helping create a new market for authentic, verifiable credits that can channel funding direct to the people stewarding the forest.