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

The potential for reforestation is significant, as planting a trillion trees could offset two-thirds of the emissions released into the atmosphere since the Industrial Revolution.

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.

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

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

Improved forest management practices can create incentives for biodiversity while optimizing for both carbon capture and timber production.

The world emits around 35 to 40 gigatons of CO2 per year, highlighting the enormity of the climate challenge we face. There is about 1 billion hectares on the planet available for forest restoration without competing with agriculture, allowing for the planting of approximately a trillion trees, which could draw down about 200 gigatons of carbon.

One hectare of full-grown forest can contain about 200 tons of carbon, and we aim to present carbon offsetting in relatable terms, like protecting soccer fields of forest.

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