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Five people, five answers to the same question. The full Protect What Matters character series is now complete.Rafael helps kids build a relationship with the land that burned around him. Zach's sense of self is tied to wild spaces. Bill thinks about what it takes to care for a ranch and a town across generations. Karla knows what wildfire can mean for a river. Michelle's work literally starts with Colorado trees.Swipe to meet all five, then watch the full series at protectwhatmatters.usWhich story stayed with you?#ProtectWhatMatters
How can we ensure that Indigenous Peoples, Local Communities, and Afro-descendant Peoples meaningfully participate in climate finance decisions affecting their territories?At COP 31 in Türkiye, Forest Trends will host a panel to launch the 𝐏𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐜𝐢𝐩𝐥𝐞𝐬 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐄𝐟𝐟𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐯𝐞 𝐄𝐧𝐠𝐚𝐠𝐞𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐏𝐚𝐫𝐭𝐢𝐜𝐢𝐩𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐨𝐟 𝐈𝐧𝐝𝐢𝐠𝐞𝐧𝐨𝐮𝐬 𝐏𝐞𝐨𝐩𝐥𝐞𝐬, 𝐋𝐨𝐜𝐚𝐥 𝐂𝐨𝐦𝐦𝐮𝐧𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐞𝐬, 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐀𝐟𝐫𝐨-𝐝𝐞𝐬𝐜𝐞𝐧𝐝𝐚𝐧𝐭 𝐏𝐞𝐨𝐩𝐥𝐞𝐬 𝐢𝐧 𝐉𝐮𝐫𝐢𝐬𝐝𝐢𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐚𝐥 𝐂𝐥𝐢𝐦𝐚𝐭𝐞 𝐅𝐢𝐧𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐞.The event will bring together government representatives and Indigenous organizations to share practical experiences with jurisdictional REDD+ in Brazil and discuss challenges and opportunities to strengthen meaningful participation, benefit sharing, safeguards, territorial governance, and direct access to climate finance.📅 18 November 2026🕙 10:00–10:45 AM📍 Green Zone, COP31 | Climate Finance Hub/Stage___________Como garantir que povos indígenas, comunidades locais e povos afrodescendentes participem efetivamente das decisões sobre o financiamento climático que afeta seus territórios?Durante a COP31, na Turquia, a Forest Trends promoverá um painel para lançar a publicação 𝐏𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐜í𝐩𝐢𝐨𝐬 𝐩𝐚𝐫𝐚 𝐚 𝐏𝐚𝐫𝐭𝐢𝐜𝐢𝐩𝐚çã𝐨 𝐄𝐟𝐞𝐭𝐢𝐯𝐚 𝐝𝐞 𝐏𝐨𝐯𝐨𝐬 𝐈𝐧𝐝í𝐠𝐞𝐧𝐚𝐬, 𝐂𝐨𝐦𝐮𝐧𝐢𝐝𝐚𝐝𝐞𝐬 𝐋𝐨𝐜𝐚𝐢𝐬 𝐞 𝐏𝐨𝐯𝐨𝐬 𝐀𝐟𝐫𝐨𝐝𝐞𝐬𝐜𝐞𝐧𝐝𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐬 𝐧𝐨 𝐅𝐢𝐧𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐢𝐚𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐨 𝐂𝐥𝐢𝐦á𝐭𝐢𝐜𝐨 𝐉𝐮𝐫𝐢𝐬𝐝𝐢𝐜𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐚𝐥.O evento reunirá representantes de governos e organizações indígenas para compartilhar experiências concretas de REDD+ jurisdicional no Brasil e discutir os desafios e oportunidades para fortalecer a participação efetiva, a repartição de benefícios, as salvaguardas, a governança territorial e o acesso direto ao financiamento climático.A discussão também abordará recomendações práticas para a aplicação dos Princípios, contribuindo para iniciativas de financiamento climático mais inclusivas, equitativas e baseadas em direitos.📅 18 de novembro de 2026🕙 10h00 às 10h45📍 Green Zone, COP31 | Climate Finance Hub/Stage
Un espacio para reencontrarnos y una agenda compartida para seguir impulsando las soluciones basadas en la naturaleza.El lanzamiento de Invierte en Ecosistemas reunió a instituciones públicas, empresas prestadoras de servicios de agua, sector privado, organizaciones comunitarias y de mujeres, y aliados que trabajan por fortalecer la seguridad hídrica y la resiliencia climática en el Perú.La conversación puso en el centro un desafío común: cómo transformar oportunidades de inversión en soluciones basadas en la naturaleza implementadas en los territorios, articulando experiencia, conocimiento, capacidades, recursos y alianzas.🎥 Compartimos algunos momentos del lanzamiento.Invierte en Ecosistemas se desarrolla en colaboración con el Gobierno de Canadá y es liderado por Forest Trends junto con los socios implementadores Profonanpe, @CONDESAN | Consorcio para el Desarrollo Sostenible de la Ecorregión Andina y Descosure.#InvierteEnEcosistemas #SeguridadHídrica #solucionesbasadasenlanaturaleza ___________A moment to reconnect, and a shared agenda to move nature-based solutions forward.The launch of Invierte en Ecosistemas brought together public institutions, water utilities, the private sector, community and women’s organizations, and partners working to strengthen water security and climate resilience in Peru.The conversation focused on a common challenge: how to turn investment opportunities into nature-based solutions implemented on the ground by connecting experience, knowledge, capacity, resources, and partnerships. 🎥 Watch the video in English at lnkd.in/p/eKvuTA37Invierte en Ecosistemas is a collaboration with the Government of Canada (@global.affairs.canada) and led by Forest Trends, together with implementing partners @profonanpe, @condesanandes, and @ong.descosur.#InvierteEnEcosistemas #WaterSecurity #NatureBasedSolutions
Some Colorado trees get a second life as skis. Meier Skis uses Colorado aspen and beetle-killed pine in skis built by hand in Denver.It is one small example of a much bigger point: forests are not just scenery sitting somewhere outside the economy. They are connected to jobs, water, recreation, materials, businesses, and communities.Look around. What is something you use that came from a forest?#ProtectWhatMatters
Michelle Kidd Eynon builds skis by hand in Denver using wood from Colorado trees. So when she talks about forests, she’s talking about her work, her weekends, and the places she hopes her kids will keep coming back to.“There’s a sense of peace that you feel in the mountains that is hard to find in this digital, crazy, fast-paced world.”For Michelle, protecting what matters means caring for the forests that connect all of it: the materials in the shop, the snow on the mountain, and the memories her family makes there.Michelle’s story is the fifth and final film in Protect What Matters. Watch her story at bit.ly/PWM_Michelle on our YouTube page.#ProtectWhatMatters
At Meier Skis, Colorado wood is not just part of the brand story. It is the material. Their handmade skis use Colorado aspen and beetle-kill pine sourced close to home.For Michelle Kidd Eynon, that means the forest connects her work, her weekends, and what she hopes her kids inherit.“Our forests are the source of the soul of the ski.”Tomorrow, Michelle's full story, the final film in the series. Who is on your first-chair crew this season?#ProtectWhatMatters
Under 30? Passionate about conservation? We want to hear from you! Take our quick, anonymous survey to help us better understand how we can reach young environmentalists and learn what actually matters to you.You can also opt in to get the results and potentially win a 1:1 career chat with one of our experts!Check it out at bit.ly/YoungAdvocatesSurvey (And if you're not under 30, please pass on to the young people in your life!)
Your beer is 97% water. But here is the number we really want you to remember: 80% of Colorado residents rely on forested watersheds for their municipal water supply, and mountain snow provides about 75% of the flow in Colorado's major rivers.Forests and watersheds help store and regulate that water before it reaches communities downstream. Severe wildfire can change that system quickly, increasing erosion, sediment, and debris in waterways.Wildfire resilience is a water story too. Do you know which watershed your tap water comes from?#ProtectWhatMatters
Peru’s water security starts with healthy watersheds.Today, Forest Trends and Global Affairs Canada, alongside implementing partners Profonanpe, CONDESAN, and Descosur, launched the Invierte en Ecosistemas project to accelerate investment in watershed restoration and sustainable management across Peru.The goal is to make nature-based solutions a central part of Peru’s response to water insecurity and climate change, helping protect the watersheds that communities and economies depend on.Read more about the project at bit.ly/PeruLaunch#WaterSecurity #NatureBasedSolutions ______________________La seguridad hídrica del Perú comienza con cuencas saludables.Hoy, Forest Trends y el Gobierno de Canadá, junto con los socios implementadores Profonanpe, CONDESAN y Descosur, presentaron Invierte en Ecosistemas, un proyecto que busca acelerar la implementación de inversiones en soluciones basadas en la naturaleza para la conservación, restauración y gestión sostenible de ecosistemas esenciales para la seguridad hídrica del Perú.Esta nueva etapa busca transformar las oportunidades de inversión en acciones concretas en el territorio, contribuyendo a fortalecer la resiliencia climática y proteger las cuencas de las que dependen las comunidades y las actividades económicas.Conoce más sobre el proyecto aquí: bit.ly/PeruLaunch#SeguridadHídrica #SolucionesBasadasEnLaNaturaleza #InvierteEnEcosistemas
Karla Baise watched the Poudre run black after the High Park Fire. She has not looked at a glass of beer quite the same way since.Storms carried ash, sediment, and debris from burned slopes into the river Fort Collins drinks from and Odell brews with.“When you're holding a glass of beer, it's 97 percent water. It's so easy to make the connection between healthy rivers, clean water, and really great beer.”That is why Karla cares about a forest miles upstream from the brewery. It is upstream of everything.Her full story is live. Watch at bit.ly/PWM_Karla on our YouTube page. #ProtectWhatMatters
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