Beyond the Canopy

Welcome to Beyond the Canopy — the podcast by OpenForests, where nature takes center stage. From climate finance to forest technologies, from policies to on-the-ground impact — we bring you bold conversations with those shaping the future of nature restoration and conservation.

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Episodes

What makes a GOOD Carbon Project

In this episode, Alexander Watson (Founder & CEO, OpenForests) sits down with Michael Rumberg, Managing Director at Volkswagen ClimatePartner, to answer a critical question: What makes a forest carbon project truly high-quality? You’ll discover: 🌳 What defines real impact — from increasing carbon stocks and biodiversity to earning community trust 🚩 How to spot red flags and manage project risks 🤝 Why long-term success depends on transparency, co-development, and aligning diverse stakehold...

Jul 10, 2025•41 min•Ep. 6

Coffee and geo-transparency with Breece Robertson

We guarantee an informal yet highly interesting talk for your morning, afternoon, or evening coffee (or tea if that's your kind of cup). Breece has a lot of exciting stories to tell! Breece Robertson has more than 20 years of experience leading collaborative and strategic initiatives that leverage geospatial technologies for land, water, equity, and climate issues. She is a master of community-driven GIS approaches for strategic land protection. Breece currently holds the position of Director of...

Nov 22, 2023•55 min•Ep. 5

Food forests feed and store carbon

Paul Burgers, Ph.D. In this episode, Food forests feed and store carbon Paul Burgers the Founder and CEO of CO2 Operate B.V. and Gula Gula , will explain and share his experiences of what it takes to build up and scale a community-driven agro-forest project. Email: p.burgers@co2operate.nl Projects: https://explorer.land/x/organization/co2/ Website: https://gulagula.org/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/burgerspaul/ About In the Interview, Paul will describe how carbon credits bring in the n...

Mar 02, 2021•51 min•Ep. 4

How to grow your own forest

About In this Forest Landscape Stories episode, we will learn about the afforestation method developed by Dr. Miyawaki, a Japanese botanist and expert in plant ecology and natural forests. His method results in maintenance-free, wild, and native forests. These forests grow in cities, along roads, around buildings, and in our own gardens. They even grow on very degraded land, under extreme conditions. We will learn about the six-step process that everyone can employ to grow a forest. Check out th...

Apr 24, 2020•58 min•Ep. 3

Bamboo for landscape restoration

Facts about Bamboo There are around 30 million hectares of bamboo in tropical and subtropical areas of the world. It is one of the fastest growing plants on earth. Certain species can grow up to 1-meter a day. Even though some Bamboo species grow very tall like trees, Bamboo belongs to the grass family. Bamboo and Rattan can contribute to livelihoods in many ways; providing food, fiber, and fuel which provide the basis for thousands of different products. The Bamboo sector is estimated to be wor...

May 10, 2019•55 min•Ep. 2

From a cattle ranch to agroforestry

Background of Izabal Agro-Forest Interactive project exploration at explorer.land Izabal Agro-Forest, S.A. (IAF) is an award-winning farm and timberland management company headquartered in Guatemala. in 1989 IAF started establishing its first production forests. They started with rubber and teak. 3 years later in 1992 IAF has increased the number of tree species and also planted and managed threatened species like Rosewood, Mahogany, Tropical Cedar and Zebrawood. In recent years IAF has strength...

Mar 29, 2019•35 min•Ep. 1

About this podcast

We need more positive examples of successful restoration projects that inspire and catalyze positive action. In this podcast, you will learn about outstanding people and projects. How they have contributed in their unique way to the restoration of healthy landscapes. Tell your project story through you project: explorer.land Imprint Data privacy...

Mar 13, 2019•1 min

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