Top qualitree!

Dear Morfollower,

You might have noticed that large-scale restoration is experiencing a pivotal moment. Every week (and almost every day!), new major programs are popping up. In just the past month, over a billion dollars have been pledged for projects set to launch by 2030.

This sounds like fantastic news, doesn't it? Well, almost...

Just planting trees doesn't make a forest. For these programs to really succeed, they need to be well-designed. But, what exactly makes a project "well-designed"? And how can it satisfy funders, implementers, and local communities all at once?

That's why quality restoration criteria are so important. If all the organizations working on these projects can agree on smart criteria, the future of our forests will be much greener.

And guess what? We've teamed up with our friends at Restor and Terraformation to put together a webinar and a guide on this very topic. I hope to see you there!

Have fun until the 11th,

Pascal Asselin, Co-founder of MORFO

📺 How to identify high-quality forest restoration projects?

How can you tell if a restoration project is high-quality? Join me for an insightful session with the excellent Mick van Eck Santos (Regional Engagement Lead at Restor) and Damien Kuhn (VP of Forestry at Terraformation). This webinar will be moderated by Andy Haigh, who is financing projects with Grosvenor, UK property business.

We'll do our best to share valuable insights and practical tips for an hour, followed by a 30-minute Q&A session to address all your questions.

Register for the webinar here

Pre-order the report here

🔍 Recommended readings

• Our last webinar on “Financing Forest Restoration in the Amazon” featured Pr. Carlos Nobre, Brazil’s National Secretary for Climate Change Ana Toni, and Nabil Moura Kadri, Deputy Managing Director of BNDES.
• Assessing 2,000 people over five years researchers discovered that biodiversity's positive effects on mental health can last over 8 hours.
• A new model predicts the future of tropical forests. The good news: tropical forests may be more stable and resilient to climate change than other forests. The catch: tropical dry forests risk losing many tree species, reducing overall diversity.
• How restoration practices and the Voluntary Carbon Market should evolve for better forest restoration projects by Carbon Direct (one of the leading carbon management firms) and Meta
• In a new study published in Nature, scientists have mapped over 9,500 flowers, a significant leap from the 2018 count of 1,100.

🗓️ Let’s meet in the next months

Don't miss the chance to connect with us. Simply reply to this newsletter to schedule a meeting.

• SOBRE 2024: The future of Restoration (Juazeiro and Petrolina, Brazil) - July 8th to 12th
• Webinar: How to identify high-quality forest restoration projects? (Online) - July 11th
• Brazil ESG Summit (São Paulo, Brazil) - September 10th
• NYC Climate Week (New York City, USA) - September 22nd to 29th
• Biodiversity Cop16 (Cali, Colombia) - October 21st to November 1st
• G20 Summit (Rio de Janeiro, Brazil) - November 18th and 19th

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Warm regards,

The MORFO team