Bettina von Hagen

Bettina helped launch EFM Investments and Advisory and joined as CEO in 2008. EFM has over $200M in capital under management and advisement and manages 130,000 acres in the western US on behalf of investors for carbon sequestration, biodiversity, water protection, timber production, rural job creation and tribal land repatriation, as well as advising on […]

Join Us in Stockholm for World Water Week

This Sunday marks the beginning of World Water Week 2015 in Stockholm, Sweden. Since 1991, the event has brought together experts, practitioners, policymakers, and business actors from around the world to explore critical issues around water. In that time, water stress and water scarcity have emerged as some of the most pressing challenges facing humanity. The UN estimates that by 2025, two-thirds of the world’s population may be living under water stressed conditions. As our global community strives to curb and adapt to climate change, it is increasingly urgent that we work together to develop innovative solutions to water challenges; World Water Week provides a crucial springboard for sharing ideas to help solve these problems.

REDD+ And Green Supply Chains: The Yin And Yang Of Saving Forests

Companies worth more than $4 trillion have promised to reduce their impact on the world’s forests, and more than one-third of the new pledges came just last year, which more than doubled 2013’s total. Now comes the hard part: keeping those promises honest, and helping smaller suppliers adjust to the new demand. Here’s how public finance for forest protection can help.

Jurisdictional REDD: Long Deferred, Soon Delivered

Forest-carbon projects are now conserving as much forested land as you’ll find in all of Malaysia. It’s a stunning achievement, but one that needs to get big fast if we’re to make a dent in global greenhouse gas emissions. Fortunately, jurisdictions like the Brazilian state of Acre are developing "jurisdictional REDD" programs to do just that.