Imagine a living space rich in plants, light, and air; healthy, fresh food is abundant, and sustainability permeates every aspect of the home. Surrounded by nature and dozens of other like-minded friends, you’ve formed a community of climate awareness and collaboration. Together, you care for the Earth in an effortless…

The emerging industry of Regenerative Finance (ReFi) and Digital Asset development is backdropped by the urgency of our world’s race against climate change. We find ourselves in a world of lightning speed development and innovation, where mission trajectories often either overlap, or miss each other entirely. Opportunities to gather and…

The value of forest-related Nature-Based Solutions (NBS) is expected to reach a whopping US$800 billion in annual revenues by 2050, with the acceleration of regenerative economies only gaining momentum. Given the proliferation of emerging global markets, the standards and transparency of these systems is key to building a sustainable and…

In Guatemala, deep in the heart of the Mayan jungle, lies ancient ruins thronged by sub-tropical rainforest. Surrounded by communities and a plethora of wildlife bathed in green, the air around the idyllic scene is heavied by an ominous sense of destruction. These historic trees, mainly the Ramon (Yayox in…

With forestation efforts at a precipitous point worldwide, knowledge sharing about methods to keep carbon in the ground is more urgent than ever. At COP26 in Glasgow in November 2021, the Glasgow Declaration on Forests states, “Land use and land management are responsible for an estimated 23% of global anthropogenic…

Global collaboration is inherent to the success of a positive trajectory in emissions reduction. To allow for the growth and flourishment of Nature Based Solutions, multi system implementation is key to sharing solutions, and connecting us back to the natural world. Today, Open Forest Protocol (OFP) is excited to announce…

Just neighboring Nairobi City, the Capital of Kenya, lies the land of Kajiado. Home to about a million people, including the famous Maasai, backdropped with forests and known to be the largest producer of Acacia trees, Kajiado is a hotspot for tourism, its main attraction being wildlife. For indigenous communities…

Biodiversity and Conservation is a massive topic (estimated around 1.2 billion hectares of land globally) in climate circles, with a lot of open questions looking forward: How can we standardize biodiversity credits? What nomenclature or underlying methodology can accommodate such a wide diversity of value? How can we think of…

Lausanne, Switzerland, July 25, 2022 — Open Forest Protocol (OFP) is now live and ready to onboard forestation projects on the carbon neutral, NEAR Protocol. Today’s announcement signifies the beginning of one of the first openand free, Measurement, Reporting and Verification(MRV) services accessible to forestation projects of any size, throughout…