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Tiputini Biodiversity Station is a scientific field research centre in the Yasuní Biosphere Reserve, renowned as one of the most biologically diverse areas on Earth. The station was built in 1994 on land belonging to the native Kichwa tribe, who granted the station stewardship of the area for a specific period. In this photo series, photographer Christian Cassiel offers us a glimpse inside...

If extractive business models are responsible for the degradation of this Colombian landscape, could the inverse be true too? Keep reading: https://buff.ly/3BJ9CLc #regeneration #naturepositive

For two years now, we’ve conducted property-wide camera trap surveys, capturing and analysing tens of thousands of images to learn as much as we can about The Quoin’s animals. This journal article walks you through the methods we’ve employed, details the process we’ve developed, and shares key insights we’ve gained along the way. Read it: https://buff.ly/3YBD4fc

A couple more photos from the Nature-Positive Summit!

Can you spot the wedge-tailed eagle nest in each photo? (The second image is hard.) We have three nests at The Quoin. But, only one of them has been used in the past three years. It’s located inside a conservation covenant and was used in the spring/summer of 21/22 and 23/24. Learn more about where edge-tailed eagles nest: https://buff.ly/4c5g2kC #nature #regeneration

Less than 15% of the Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta’s original highland forest remains intact. But Team TAP has plan. Keep reading: https://buff.ly/3BJ9CLc “Team TAP is not just a commodity trader. We’re focused on education, sustainability, social wellbeing and conservation in the communities in which we work,” founder and CEO Camilo Arguello explains. “The main mission is to generate social benefits to the community, and to create value chains that are sustainable for the environment and for the producers.” #naturepositive 📸: Team Tap, Wedgetail and Manakin

The Forester kangaroo is the largest of Tasmania's marsupials. They are social animals, and we most often see them in family groups of three or more, feeding on grasses at dawn and dusk. Follow The Quoin's Instagram > https://buff.ly/45I6SZs < for more updates. 📸: Matthew Newton

Last week was busy! First, Lisa Kate Miller, Julia West, Karina West and Michael Honey attended the Global Nature Positive Summit 2024, where Lisa spoke about innovative finance models for nature, and Jules and Michael proudly repped our very aesthetic and informative Summit booth. Then, they were joined by Bronte McHenry 🦅🌱 at the Australian Land Conservation Alliance's PLC Conference, for two days of panels, workshops and insightful conversations. #naturepositive

You’re looking at a ‘quoin’ at The Quoin. Let us explain... Pronounced ‘coin’, this term is sometimes used by architects to describe the cornerstones of brick or stone walls. A 'quoin' in nature evokes this architectural comparison, and in this case, the distinctive rocky outcrop after which The Quoin is named. Learn more: https://buff.ly/4c5g2kC 📸: Matthew Newton

Our latest newsletter features our portfolio company Team TAP. Team TAP is using coffee, cacao and macadamia nuts to protect 70 endemic bird species and generate sustainable social benefits to boot. Today, the team works directly with 215 producers, as well as a range of other cooperatives throughout Colombia, to export green coffee to the EU, the UK, Japan, South Korea, the US and Canada. But this is just the beginning. #naturepositive