Time to scale up!

Dear Morfollower,

Whether you’re enjoying summer in the North or winter in the South (and if you’re in Brazil, please note that this newsletter is now available in Portuguese), I'm really excited to share with you two exclusive resources. Our team worked hard (and I thank them!) to create two documents that should help advance reforestation:

• TIME TO SCALE UP: An informative infographic to print, share, and raise awareness about the current state of reforestation.
• DEFINING FOREST RESTORATION QUALITY CRITERIA: Our contribution to accelerating alignment on these common criteria, helping to improve the quality of all restoration projects.

I hope these resources inspire and inform your efforts. Happy reading,

Pascal Asselin, Co-founder, MORFO

📊 A new infographic by MORFO

The need to accelerate global reforestation is more urgent than ever. The UN aims to restore 1 billion hectares of forest by 2030, but so far, we’ve only achieved 5% of that goal. This infographic provides an overview of what’s at stake when discussing reforestation.

Download it, share it, and use it as much as you can—this resource is 100% free.

GET THE INFOGRAPHIC

🌱 Defining high-quality criteria for reforestation

High-quality forest restoration projects ensure sustainable ecosystems, maximize biodiversity, and enhance climate resilience, securing long-term environmental and economic benefits. They represent the future of restoration efforts and are urgently needed.

This month, we are excited to announce the release of our new exclusive paper, "Defining Forest Restoration Quality Criteria." This paper is MORFO’s contribution to accelerating the establishment of common standards, making it easier for investors to support high-quality projects.

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🌴 Brazilian Morfellows, we’ve got you!

Did you know there’s now a brand-new Portuguese version of our newsletter? Simply subscribe to the new Portuguese edition. If you prefer to receive only the Portuguese version, make sure to unsubscribe from this English one. It’s that easy!

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🔍 We recommend reading…

• 10 reasons why you SHOULD NOT restore forests
• A team led by Vincent Gauci from the University of Birmingham has found that the world’s trees can absorb between 25 and 50 million tonnes of methane per year
• A mixed approach to reforestation is better than planting or regeneration alone, study finds
• Scandal in the voluntary carbon market must not impede tropical forest conservation, an opinion paper by Professor Julia P. G. Jones
• New findings on how tropical forests resist drought

🗓️ Let’s meet in the next months

Don't miss the chance to connect with us. Simply reply to this newsletter to schedule a meeting.

• Brazil ESG Summit (São Paulo, Brazil - Gregory Maitre) - September 3rd
• Exposibram (Belo Horizonte, Brazil - Pierre-Jean Quetant) - September 9th to 12th
• Carbon Unbound (London, UK - Pascal Asselin) - September 11th and 12th
• Summit of Minds (Chamonix, France - Pascal Asselin) - September 13th and 14th
• Brazil Climate Summit (New York, USA - Adrien Pages) - September 18th
• NYC Climate Week (New York City, USA - Quentin Franque) - September 22nd to 29th
• Amazon Week 2024 (Paris, France - Pascal Asselin) - September 25th
• Brazilian Climate & Carbon Conference (São Paulo, Brazil - Adrien Pages) - October 15th and 16th
• Biodiversity Cop16 (Cali, Colombia - Adrien Pages) - October 21st to November 1st
• The Amazon and New Economies International Conference (Belém, Brazil - Adrien Pages) - November 7th

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Warm regards,

The MORFO team