Deforestation risks and access to finance for smallholders
20 Aug 25 | Webinar
Scaling coastal climate solutions: the potential for blue carbon in net-zero strategies
Coastal ecosystems such as mangroves, seagrasses, and salt marshes – collectively known as blue c...
Meredith Bates, chief impact officer at east Africa based New Forests Company, discusses with Innovation Forum's Ian Welsh the challenges around developing a sustainable timber supply chain in communities where there are many pressures around land use and access to finance. They also debate the difficulties companies face in developing trust with their smallholder suppliers, and the rewards from doing so
Amsterdam
21st - 22nd October 2025