Presentations and Podcasts
TEDx Presentations
Fixing the Amazon Forest Market Failure
by Daniel Nepstad of the Earth Innovation Institute
Your Money and the Amazon Forest
by Leonardo Letelier of SITAWI Finance for Good
Investing in Sustainable Amazon Forest Entrepreneurship
by Luis Fernando Laranja of Kaete Investments
The Fourth Industrial Revolution, Science and the Amazon Forest Bio-Economy
by Maritta Koch-Weser of the Amazion Third Way Initiative
The Economy of Deforestation Resistance: Scaling Up Community Led Enterprises in the Amazon
by Marina Campos of Conexsus / Sustainable Connections Institute
Amazon Forest Rule of Law: Landgrabbing, Deforestation and Amnesties in Brazil
by Brenda Brito of Imazon (Institute of Man and Environment of the Amazon)
Green Bonds, Sustainability and New Amazon Forest Financial Products
by Justine Leigh-Bell of the Climate Bonds Initiative
Venezuela’s Illegal Mining, Human Suffering & Environmental Disaster in the Amazon Forest
by Cristina Vollmer Burelli of SOS Orinoco
Humans and Nature: Are We Part of the Ecosystem? Roles for Entertainment and Technology
by Cacau Araujo of the Alana Institute
My Rainforest Journey: Revolutionizing Conservation with 21st Century Innovations
by Peter Houlihan of XPRIZE Rainforest
Podcasts
A Corporation Scaling the Amazon Forest Bio-Economy and Teaching Others the Same
by Daniel Sabara of Beraca S.A.
Impact Investing Approaches in the Amazon Rainforest and Crowd Lending
by Leonardo Letelier of SITAWI Finance for Good
Amazon Forest Economy Market Failures and Opportunities
by Daniel Nepstad of the Earth Innovation Institute
Alternative Governance and Economic Models for the Amazon Region
by Atossa Soltani, Juan Manuel Crespo, Belem Paez of the Sacred Headwaters Initiative and Jonah Sachs of the One Project.
Previously Recorded Podcasts. Available to Members.
An Inter-Governmental Reforestation Alliance for Latin America
by Walter Vergara
COVID-19 and the Indigenous Amazon
by Natalie Unterstell
Ecosystem Service Measurements, Credits and Bank Carbon Offsets
by Alex Simiema
Predicting Deforestation from Space and Designing New Forest Credits
by Diego Saez Gil
The Amazon Opportunity for Pharmacological and Biomimetic Entrepreneurship
by Dr. Maritta Koch-Weser
Uniting the Right and Left for Land Tenure Reform
by Alexandre Mansur
Consensus Building and the Amazon Strategies of a Brazilian Philanthropy
by Renata Piazzo
Finance and Market Access Innovations for the Amazon
by Marina Campos
Mining and Deforestation in Venezuela
by Cristina Vollmer Burelli
Food Innovation in the Brazilian Amazon and a Regenerative Forestry Startup
by Derek Brett Gallo
German Investment Strategies in the Brazilian Amazon
by Alexander Borges Rose
The Land Accelerator
by Amanda Gant
Improving Amazon Bio-Economy Market Intelligence
by Daniel Contrucci
A Beverage Startup to Halt Human Trafficking and Reduce Deforestation
by Terra Judge
Microphilanthropy in the Amazon
by Maria Amalia Souza
Sharing Sustainable Land Use Knowledge Globally
by John Comey
Responsible Artisanal Gold Mining in the Amazon
by Susan Keane
The UN’s Decade on Ecosystem Restoration and the REDD Programme
by Gabriel Labbate
Syntropic Farming and Agroforestry in the Amazon
by Fernando Russo
Investing in Deforestation Free Commodities
by Brett Mallen
Green Bonds and Sustainable Agriculture in Brazil
by Justine Leigh-Bell
Acumen and Amazon Investments
by Virgilio Barco
Amazon Bio-Economy and Health
by Marcelo Salazar
Investing in Amazonian Forestry
by Amrita Vatsal
Designing an Agroforestry Financial Product for the Amazon
by Ethan Steinberg, Mark Chasan, Daniel Sabara, Walter Vergara and Amanda Ravenhill
Philanthropy for a New Bio-Economy in the Amazon: Fundo Vale
by Marcia Soares
Philanthropy for a Low Carbon Economy of the Amazon: Climate and Society Institute
by Gustavo Pinheiro
Investing in New Market Opportunities in the Amazon: Perspectives of a Local Amazonian Retalier
by Denis Minev
The US Government and the Future of the Amazon Forest
by Alexandre Alves, Meg Symington, Daniel Nepstard and Andrew Miller
International Law and Protecting the Amazon
by Astrid Puentes
New Technology and Market Access for the Amazon
by Keith Agoada
Amazon Region Trade and Bio-Economy Entrepreneurship
by Raoni Rajao
Conflict Resolution: Towards Responsible Mining in the Amazon
by Juliana Dib Rezende and Vasco van Roosmalen
The Quest for Land Rights and Tenure
by Nonette Royo
Root Causes, Rule of Law, and Delivery Units
by Daniela Castro
Building a Sub-National Climate Fund with an Amazon Focus
by David Cogut, Patrick Scheurle, Christophe Nuttal, and Pierre Rousseau
Supporting Indigenous Amazon Entrepreneurs
by Marcelo Cwerner
SXPRIZE Rainforest Award for New Biodiversity Assessment Technologies
by Peter Houlihan
NGO and Intergovernmental Action through the Leticia PAct and Platform
by Leticia Pact
The Amazon Bio-Economy Impact Investing of Althelia/Mirova Capital
by Alan Batista
Payment-for-Conservation Innovations in the Amazon: The CONSERV Program
by Andre Guimaraes and Marcelo Stabile
How Did Sambazon Become America’s Largest Açaí Retailer?
by Ryan Black
Partnership Platform for the Amazon: An Entrepreneurship Incubator and Accelerator
by Alexandre Alves
The Future of Amazon Ecotourism
by Thiago Beraldo, Richard Bodmer, Jon Bruno, Carla James, Gabriel Minas Amaya, and Sophia Wood
An Industry Federation that Promotes Sustainable Amazon Business and Innovation
by Marcelo Thomé da Silva de Almeida
Fashion and Future Amazon Sustainability
by Beto Bina
Exporting Amazon Produce to the World: 50 Products from 25 Species
by Fernanda Stefani
Film, Uncontacted Peoples and Tribes on the Edge
by Celine Cousteau, Beto Marubo, and Tadzio Mac Gregor
A History of UN Action on the Amazon
by Charles McNeill
Imlak’esh Organics Brings Produce from the Andes Amazon to Global Markets
by Tucker Garrison
Serial Entrepreneur and Amazonia B: Building the Next Amazon Entrepreneurship Accelerator
by Bruno Kato
The Trillion Trees Amazon Bioeconomy Challenge
by Florian Reber
Science Research to Advance the Amazon Economy
by Andre Wongtchowski
Agroforestry in the Amazon with PRETATERRA
by Paula Costa and Valter Ziantoni
The Amaz Impact Business Accelerator
by Mariano Cenamo
MAAP – The Monitoring the Andes Amazon Project
by Matt Finer
An Ecuadorian-American Beverage Company Regenerates the Amazon
by Tyler Gage
The World Bank’s Amazon Sustainable Landscapes Program
by Ana María Gonzalez
Forest-friendly Export Opportunities of the Brazilian Amazon
by Salo Coslovsky
Weaving Philanthropy, Business, and Sustainability
by Ana Carolina Avzaradel Szklo
Leadership and Collaboration of Sub-National Governments
by Ana Carolina Avzaradel Szklo
Meet the JBS Fund for the Amazon
by Andrea Aguiar Azevedo
Future US – Brazil Relations and the Amazon
by Anya Prusa
Integrating Cultural and Biodiversity Conservation
by Francisco von Hildebrand
Amazonian Cuisine to Outcompete Deforestation Economies
by Paulo Monteiro dos Reis
Forest Trends – Forest Communities and Territorial Governance
by Beto Borges
Conservation Finance for the Amazon
by Fiona Banister, Peter Elwin, James Magowan, Leisa de Souza, Scott Edwards, and David Meyers
Millions Invested in the Amazon Region
by Paulo Belotti
The EcoEnterprises Fund & 20 Years of Impact Investing
by Tammy Newmark
Roundtable on Tokenizing for Nature Protection
by Alex Gordon-Brander, Peter Corke, Andres Bilbão, Carlos Mejía, David Dao, Gilad Goren, Gregory Landua, Kjell Clarysse, and Merit Valdsalu
Innovation and the Entrepreneurship Ecosystem
by Janice Maciel
Conservation, Psychedelic Therapy Investing, and Reciprocity
by Miriam Volat
The Gordon & Betty Moore Foundation & the Amazon
by Marion Adeney
Corporate Procurement and Conservation Finance
by Wain Collen and Carolina Costa
The Inter-American Development Bank Amazon Initiative
by Yves Lesenfants and Daniel Hincapie
Amazon Forest Crime Prevention and Indigenous Protectors
by Tim Boekhout van Solinge
Global Reforestation Entrepreneurship & the Amazon
by Brendan Doherty
Indigenous Artisanship and E-Commerce
by Amanda Santana
The Amazon Sustainability Investment that Went Global
by Amanda Santana
Fintech and Financial Inclusion for the Amazon
by Gabriel Ribenboim
New Farm Technologies, Precision Agriculture, and Conservation
by Mariana Vasconcelos
Restoration of the Bolivian Amazon
by Ursula Pero
Introducing Amazonia Impact Ventures
by Aldo Soto
Remote Jobs and Hiring Amazonians as a Conservation Strategy
by Ronit Avni, Aline Froes, Glauco Aguiar, and Julia Bussab
Introducing the Rainforest Foundation Norway (RFN)
by Lars Løvold
A Brazilian Coalition of Companies and Environmentalists Working on Sustainable Land Management and Deforestation
by Rachel Biderman
Lush Cosmetics and the Amazon
by Ruth Andrade and Livia Froes
Strategies for Flexible Grantmaking in the Amazon
by Carolina Munis
Amazonian Fish and Sustainability
by David McGrath
The UN Principles for Responsible Investment (UN PRI), Investor Risk and Deforestation.
by Marcelo Seraphim
The Securities and Exchange Commission Climate Regulations and the Amazon
by Matt Piotrowski
Amazon Inc. Investing in the Amazon Forest
by Jamey Mulligan
Investing in Deforestation-Free Commodities
by Danielle Carreira
A Company Fixing the Food System for People and Planet
by Sarela Herrada and Matt Cohen
The Nature Crime Alliance and the Amazon
by Yulia Stange
Igarape Institute, Sustainable Development and the Rule of Law
by Ilona Szabó de Carvalho
The Highest Antioxidant Nut on the Market Can Restore the Amazon
by Ilona Szabó de Carvalho
Renewable Energy Production in the Amazon
by Oliver Utne, Uolli Longo Briotto, and Juan Fermin Rodriguez
Sustainability, Markets, and Nature: Introducing the Rainforest Alliance
by Pamela den Hartog
What is the Global Forest Bond?
by Artur Villela Ferreira
The Avina Foundation and Local Level Climate Financing
by Valeria Scorza and Paula Ellinger da Fonseca
