Growing Hope, A Climate Change Report

Video by the World Forestry Center
As broadcast on YouTube – July 25, 2016

While the world’s leaders met in Paris for COP21, the World Forestry Center convened 26 leading organizations working to address climate change in the region and worldwide. They discussed the role of global forests in addressing climate change, and interviewed The Climate Trust to showcase how they are #GrowingHope.

Mik McKee, The Climate Trust’s Senior Forestry Analyst discusses The Trust’s carbon investment fund model, finding landowners to partner with, and the exciting trend of business leaders participating in the climate arena.

The day’s events also included a public lecture by Dr. Steven Running reporting on the UN Climate Change Conference being held in Paris, France, as well as conversations with industry experts centered on the role of forests in addressing climate change.

Originally posted to YouTube on May 12, 2016.

Image credit: Flickr/Bureau of Land Management Oregon and Washington