If you were asked to list the hottest hot spots on the planet—the places whose ecological integrity seem to be critical to life as we know it—your...
Restoring our planet
A River Runs Through It / Jaap van der Waarde
The Congo River Basin includes six countries and covers approximately 3.7 million square kilometers, making it the world's second-largest rainforest...
Two Basins Workshop: Integrating Nature and Governance
In June 2025, the Tällberg Foundation convened the “Two Basins Workshop: Integrating Nature and Governance” in Cartagena, Colombia, with support...
Can Profit Help Save the Rainforest? / Tânia Trindade
Global meetings on climate change almost always turn on two factors: political will and money. Even when the will is present, the money is not—and...
Has the Amazon Run Out of Chances? / Francisco (Pacho) von Hildebrand
In 2019, Carlos Nobre, a leading Brazilian scientist, published an open letter entitled "Amazon tipping point: Last chance for action.” If that...
Can the Amazon Be Saved? / Fernando Trujillo
What happens in the Amazon is of planetary consequence. Its rainforests influence weather and rainfall around the world. Its rivers account for 1/4...
Arctic Heat / Tero Mustonen
That the Arctic is warming is not exactly breaking news on a planet where almost everywhere is warming. But it is critical news that the Arctic is...
The Power of Trees – An Arbornaut’s View of the Planet
On June 11, 2024, renowned arbornaut Meg Lowman captivated an audience with a compelling presentation on the power of trees. The event, hosted by...
Workshop: Thinking About Sustainability
One of the most over-used, and under-defined words in conversations about the challenges generated by climate change is undoubtedly...