There has been a number of large REDD+ projects undertaken in Cambodia in the past few years. Recently, Save the Rainforest has reached out to some Cambodian NGOs working with community forest stakeholders whose titled lands are smaller in extent. FLO Cambodia (https://flocambodia.org/), one of these NGOs, asked if we could help them originate a…
Heidi Meudt was one of many students from across America who signed a petition asking President George H.W. Bush to attend the Rio Earth Summit in 1992. She is shown in the forefront of this photo testifying at a Special Senate Hearing chaired by then Senator Al Gore. After the hearing Senator Gore presented the…
CVHS’s 2023 “Make a Difference” charity event was undertaken to protect rainforest and cultural diversity in the Amazon. I was invited to speak at the event and was overwhelmed by the passion and interest of the students and teaching staff. After my talks a school-wide pep rally was held in the gym and the fundraising…
After a sizziling summer with unprecendented wildfires, tornados and massive rainfall events, it is more important than ever to pull the reins in on climate change. One way to do this is ending deforestation in the tropics. Not only would ending deforestation preserve important carbon sinks and prevent emissions, it would keep our planet cooler…