Webinar events

this webinar will bring together different perspectives to discuss the practical feasibility of EUDR implementation and explore alternative and complementary approaches to address deforestation.

Now in its fourth year, the annual New Green Shoots webinar highlights cutting-edge innovations in finance for nature-positive outcomes. This year’s session focuses on data transparency, market tools, and institutional products advancing the Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework (GBF) goals. Featuring expert insights from Finance for Biodiversity Foundation, EU Business & Biodiversity Platform, PRI and other industry experts, the webinar will explore pioneering solutions such as Earth Observation data applications, biodiversity-linked bonds, regenerative finance initiatives in emerging markets, and nature-credit frameworks, providing actionable strategies for financial institutions to embed nature-based solutions into their portfolios.

Find out how sustainable forestry addresses climate risks by reducing emissions and protecting ecosystems – while adding value and creating new revenue streams.

Three experts will shed light on climate risks, sustainable forestry and carbon markets.

Afterwards, there will be time for your questions and discussion.

Nature is full of climate solutions—but how do people find out about them, and decide which ones to use? That’s where naturebase comes in! This innovative tool enables decision-makers to identify and implement natural climate solutions that are both effective and scalable.

Tune into TNC Science in Action series to hear more about how cutting-edge tools like naturebase amplify the science that helps us protect our lands, address the climate crisis, and benefit both people and the planet.

In this second event in the TNC Science in Action Webinar Series, Katharine Hayhoe (TNC Chief Scientist) moderates a conversation with Peter Ellis (TNC Director of Global Natural Climate Solutions Science), Ximena Apestegui (TNC Policy Advisor, International Climate Policy), and Adrian Ghilardi (Associate Professor at Universidad Nacional Autonoma de Mexico).

Andrew Taylor, Senior Technical Manager, Forestry, ACR at Winrock International and Alex Procton, Manager for Data Solutions and Insights, Ecosystem Marketplace will co-present “Voluntary and compliance forest carbon markets: understanding the opportunity.”

This webinar will delve deeper into understanding the different types of forest carbon markets (including voluntary vs. compliance), carbon registries, and carbon payment programs with a focus on opportunities for potential new income streams. Additionally, this webinar will discuss barriers to entry to different programs and opportunities to overcome such barriers.

Participants have the opportunity to earn CFE’s from both SAF and ISA.

For the fourth year, the New Green Shoots webinar will explore the latest cutting-edge innovations in finance for nature-positive outcomes. This year’s session focuses on data transparency, market tools, and institutional products that support progress towards the Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework (GBF) goals.

This webinar brings together experts from Land & Carbon Lab, NASA’s Jet Propulsion Lab, the University of Maryland’s GLAD Lab and the Bezos Earth Fund to showcase the latest advancements in near-real-time vegetation monitoring. With DIST-ALERT now integrated into Global Forest Watch, this cutting-edge, free and publicly available tool provides global alerts for vegetation disturbances at a 30×30-meter resolution, detecting changes across forests, grasslands, crops and more.

Learn how to access and apply DIST-ALERT data to monitor land disturbances caused by human activities such as deforestation and agricultural expansion, as well as natural events like droughts and wildfires. This is also an opportunity to preview exciting updates, including forthcoming classification tools designed to distinguish between human-driven and natural disturbances — unlocking greater potential for research, conservation and policy applications. Interested users can take part in the development of these powerful tools as beta testers.

Whether you’re looking to integrate the latest data into your work or explore innovative tools for monitoring land disturbances, this webinar offers valuable insights into the power and potential of DIST-ALERT.

Not only do your consumers want to know about your sustainability goals, they crave it. In a recent survey by the Arbor Day Foundation, 79% of US adults say they believe corporations have an obligation to address climate change, and 71% say they are more loyal to companies that take an active role in protecting the environment. When it comes to your customers’ understanding of trees and nature-based solutions, they are all in: 88% of US adults are aware of how trees can have a global impact for their role in slowing climate change. By utilizing nature-based solutions, your company can have a meaningful impact on your sustainability initiatives while also growing your customer loyalty, leading to business wins.

In this webinar, attendees will learn:

• Data-driven insights into what drives consumer purchasing decisions related to sustainability initiatives, and how brands can meet these growing demands with nature-based solutions.
• Examples of how brands have engaged their customers around sustainability and the results they have seen regarding loyalty and business outcomes.
• Best practices for using digital platforms like social media and compelling storytelling to engage consumers and build trust through transparent sustainability communications.

Moderator:

• Margaret Morales, Director, Carbon, Trellis Group

Speakers:

• Grace Widseth, Director of Corporate Partnerships, Arbor Day Foundation
• Brittany O’Bright, Senior Brand Manager, Angel’s Envy
• Todd Wingfield, Stewardship Director, Georgia-Pacific Consumer Products

You are invited to join the first of a four-part webinar series exploring critical challenges and opportunities at the nexus of nature and finance. Each session will delve into one of the key themes shaping the integration of nature-related data into investment decision-making, with expert insights, case studies, and actionable strategies.

Investors often face a lack of consistent reported data, making it difficult to assess the environmental impact of portfolio companies. You are invited to join a webinar on Friday, January 31st, 2025, to explore how modelled data – both geospatial and traditional – can be harnessed to create actionable and meaningful KPIs, enabling investors to integrate data into portfolios.

The webinar will cover:

The limitations of reported data and the role of modelled insights
Strategies for integrating modelled data into portfolio-level decision-making, including geospatial examples
Examples of KPIs for tracking biodiversity, ecosystem services, and nature-related risks

Speakers:

◥ Eric Wilburn, Program Officer, Nature Finance, Bezos Earth Foundation

◥ Nell Agate Tsui, Climate & Nature Stress Testing and Scenario Analysis, HSBC

◥ Zach Ferdaña, Director, Conservation & Geospatial Systems, The Nature Conservancy

As the global demand for sustainable food grows, regenerative agriculture has emerged as a powerful solution to address environmental degradation, food insecurity, and economic inequities. But how can investors, businesses, and policymakers work together to scale these solutions while ensuring profitable, nature-positive outcomes?

Join this webinar for an engaging discussion that explores the intersection of regenerative agriculture, sustainable finance, and natural capital. This webinar will bring together innovators and impact investors to discuss how regenerative practices can transform global food systems and drive long-term financial, social, and environmental benefits.

What will you learn

• Identify and evaluate high-impact investment opportunities in regenerative agriculture.
• Understand the financial mechanisms driving nature-based solutions, such as green bonds, sustainability-linked loans, and impact funds.
• Learn how regenerative agriculture supports ESG goals and portfolio resilience.
• Discover key metrics for measuring ecological and financial impacts of investments.

Indigenous Peoples and Local Communities are widely recognized as the best guardians of forests and natural ecosystems, based on traditional knowledge and centuries of successful stewardship.

Effective forest protection and restoration programs cannot be delivered without the full involvement of Indigenous Peoples and local communities. Furthermore, many of these programs rely on funding through, for example, carbon credit transactions, which require fair sharing of the proceeds with Indigenous Peoples and local communities. But many Indigenous communities still feel that their voices are not always being heard, and their distinct and diverse world views are not being factored into decision-making.

Corporates are increasingly recognizing the need to integrate the views of Indigenous Peoples and communities when planning and implementing nature and sustainability strategies. This webinar, convened by Emergent, in partnership with EDF will provide corporate sustainability professionals with the opportunity to hear directly from Indigenous leaders to better understand their perspectives, the challenges they face and opportunities to further partner and collaborate.

Speakers:

• Gustavo Sánchez Valle, President of the Red Mexicana de Organizaciones Forestales Campesinas (Red MOCAF)
• Tatiana Martinez, a leader of the indigenous Bribri people, Costa Rica
• Santiago García Lloré, Senior Manager, IPLC & Conservation Partnerships, Forests
• Carol Burga, Director, Indigenous Peoples and Local Communities Stakeholder Engagement (moderator)

The webinar will be available in English, Spanish and Portuguese.