We must transition to a circular economy that reduces, recycles, and reuses our limited natural resources so we’re working with nature rather than against her.
Technology solutions to our climate problems are needed and we appreciate all of you who are pursuing those options. But we’re particularly interested in the nature-based climate solutions because they have a handful of healthy co-benefits.
If you have a for-profit or non-profit project related to any of these nature-based climate solutions we’d really love to hear about it, no matter how large or small the project may be. If it makes sense for all concerned, we’ll help you find the funding.
We can coach you through the startup to grownup company process with some faster, better, cheaper entrepreneurial thinking. Then we'll partner with you so we can tell the whole wide world the story about your climate hero’s journey.
"Nature-based solutions harness the power of nature to boost natural ecosystems, biodiversity and human well-being to address major societal issues, including climate change.
These solutions cover a broad range of actions to protect, restore or sustainably manage landscapes, seascapes, watersheds and urban areas so they can tackle challenges such as food and water security, climate change, disaster risks and human health. Examples include restoring wetlands to buffer local communities from flood waters, or conserving mangrove forests that provide nurseries for fish and protect nearby homes against storm damage. From protecting salt marshes to restoring forest habitats, nature-based solutions are already in operation across the world.
Indigenous peoples and local communities have used nature-based solutions for millennia. It is crucial that all solutions are people-centered, led by communities and draw from traditional and local knowledge. Nature-based solutions must be inclusive, transparent, developed with respect to land rights and respect to local people’s views and the benefits should be equally distributed."
Thanks to the World Wildlife Fund for this concise primer about Nature-Based Solutions above and thanks to the Ellen Macarthur Foundation for the Circular Economy Systems diagram below.
