I've loved Attenborough documentaries for as long I can remember, so writing this felt somewhat sacrilegious. It’s not a criticism of the great man but a reflection on why these films avoid showing the honest truth about the nature they celebrate (thread) …als.pericles-prod.literatumonline.com/doi/10.1002/pa…

So many good points on why conservation has gone astray counterpunch.org/2019/07/25/mot…

My bit on why respecting the 350 million rainforest people around the world is key for averting the effects of climate breakdown: coolearth.org/business-resou…

Protecting indigenous cultures: the best way to save what’s left of the #rainforest & respecting the rights and #wellbeing of 350M people around the world.

Cool Earth is on this Sunday morning to shed some light on indigenous realities and resilience - in the face of covid-19 and climate change - in the mighty Amazon rainforest. Tune in, think about the message and share it if you care about people and nature.

Ali will be talking all things rainforest and its peoples this Saturday. Tune in!

We're looking for a project manager to lead our new unconditional cash transfer programmes in the Peruvian Amazon. Backing indigenous peoples so they have total control of their present and future is an essential climate action. #BasicIncome #ClimateChange #IndigenousPeoples

I wonder how many environmental/climate change orgs (based in the West) value indicators of human prosperity and empowerment as much as trees and carbon.

How have I only discovered this today? Thanks BIEN2022 Massive Attack feat. Guy Standing. youtube.com/watch?v=a-1YI-…

"Less than 1% of the academic literature on basic income addresses the natural environment" - Nick Langridge from BathUni SPS talking about the implications of UBI in addressing the climate crisis BIEN2022. A gap Cool Earth is trying to fill.

A pretty accurate definition of payment for ecosystem services (PES) #conservation #Crisis

Some inspiring opening statements at #FLARE22ROME with a big focus on making funding more accessible and flexible for peoples living in the forest. What’s so complicated about making funding direct? The big question this weekend IMO

Verra’s response to the The Guardian investigation on carbon offsets is out of this world. Not a single mention of Indigenous peoples and local communities but an enduring faith in “academics and experts” who almost certainly don’t live in the rainforest: verra.org/verra-response…

Thanks Prof.Julia Martin-Ortega for introducing us to Callum. Huge congratulations from all of us Cool Earth .

The awesome Martin Simonneau from Cool Earth delivering a fantastic guest lecture to our MSc students @SRILeeds. What an amazing opportunity for us to hear first hand on their programme on universal basic income for #rainforest conservation! Thank you Martin! 💫💫 Earth and Environment at Leeds

Something big coming up!! Super excited to see how a somewhat foreign concept like a #basicincome will be conceptualised and implemented by #indigenouswomen in the #PeruvianAmazon to tackle injustices and fight the #ClimateCrisis

Always a pleasure engaging with Prof.Julia Martin-Ortega and her thought-provoking students on some of the most pressing issues of our time.

Carbon markets are pointless without meaningful steps to end reliance on fossil fuel extraction. They often fail to achieve environmental aims & disadvantage indigenous and vulnerable communities. This is not a win - more radical solutions like #CapandShare and #UBI are needed.