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Diego Saez Gil

01/29/20

@ Y Combinator

Our goal is to facilitate funding for reforestation and forest conservation, as well as other nature-based solutions like restoring coral reefs and mangrove forests.

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Diego Saez Gil - How Pachama Uses Tech to Solve Climate Change

@ Y Combinator

Diego Saez Gil - How Pachama Uses Tech to Solve Climate Change

01/29/20

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Diego Saez Gil

01/29/20

@ Y Combinator

Pachama addresses the lack of funding for reforestation by utilizing carbon markets, where companies can compensate for their CO2 emissions.

Diego Saez Gil

01/29/20

@ Y Combinator

I discovered the potential of reforestation and forest conservation to capture carbon at scale, which is crucial for addressing climate change.

Naval Ravikant

06/05/19

@ PowerfulJRE

To address deforestation in the Amazon, we should promote ecotourism and create financial incentives for preserving biodiversity, rather than solely criticizing local farmers.

Diego Saez Gil

01/29/20

@ Y Combinator

There are four main types of forest projects: conservation, improved forest management, reforestation, and afforestation, each with different approaches to carbon capture.

Diego Saez Gil

01/29/20

@ Y Combinator

We aim to connect carbon offset buyers directly with forest projects, creating a marketplace for trustworthy carbon credits from restoration and conservation efforts.

Diego Saez Gil

01/29/20

@ Y Combinator

The main issue hindering forest restoration is the lack of incentives for landowners to participate in carbon markets, despite the market's growth of 50% year over year since the Paris Agreement.

Diego Saez Gil

01/29/20

@ Y Combinator

I realized that technology could enable reforestation and conservation solutions, leading me to start Pachama.

Diego Saez Gil

01/29/20

@ Y Combinator

Carbon credits are given to projects that reduce emissions or recapture carbon, but less than 2% of carbon market funding goes to forest conservation.

Diego Saez Gil

01/29/20

@ Y Combinator

Our platform allows users to see detailed information about forest projects, including satellite images, photos, and descriptions of co-benefits like biodiversity and water conservation.