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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
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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
Ask Karla Baise about the forest and she will eventually tell you about your grandkids. Karla leads sustainability at Odell Brewing in Fort Collins, where her work depends on water that comes down the Poudre from the mountains.“You don't plant a tree to sit under it someday. You plant it so your grandchildren can sit under it.”Tomorrow, Karla's full story.Who planted something you are still benefiting from today?#ProtectWhatMatters
There are now well over one million more trees in Brazil's Atlantic Rainforest thanks to the Arboredo Project we led with local communities and Arbor Day Foundation. The Arboredo Project: -Reinforced local seed and seedling supply chains -Strengthened community nurseries -Created income opportunities, and -Supported agroforestry systems that connect food security, land stewardship, and income The project leaves behind fully operational community nurseries, trained local teams, territorial cooperation networks, improved monitoring protocols, and institutional relationships capable of supporting future reforestation projects. For more key outcomes, see the full press release: www.forest-trends.org/pressroom/release-forest-trends-and-arbor-day-foundation-complete-one-milli...
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