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From YouTube: Greenverse Meets the Greenest Country on Earth - John Goedschalk - Montaña (Main Stage)
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We will explore how WEB3 technologies and concepts can be applied to saving the forests of the greenest country on earth and how connecting communities to intact forest landscapes can serve climate change mitigation globally, while saving forests locally.
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A
But
how
do
we
Bridge
the
different
economies,
the
ones
that
are
rooted
in
nature
and
natural
capital
and
the
world
of
consumerism,
where
many
of
us
reside
so
I
always
like
to
start
out
with
asking?
Where
is
Suriname
and
when
I
come
here
come
to
places
I
usually
ask
people
never
expecting
them
to
know,
but
today
I
actually
met
some
people
who
so
this
crowd
already
has
like
one
up
on
a
lot
of
other
places
that
I
get
to.
So
thank
you
for
that.
A
So
I
live
right
here,
together
with
another
200
000
people
there's
only
half
a
million
of
us.
If
you
can
believe
it,
and
we've
got
all
this
Forest
15
million
hectares
of
forest.
It
makes
us
the
most
forested
country
in
the
world
per
capita
carbon,
negative
biodiversity,
hot
spot
and
I
always
like
to
say
when
people
visit
or
when
I
try
to
get
people
to
visit.
I
say
if
you
have
the
privilege
of
flying
over
our
canopy,
your
eyes
will
never
have
seen
so
much
green
promise.
A
Now
a
lot
of
folks
are
talking
about.
How
do
we
get
carbon
zero?
How
do
we
get
to
Net
Zero?
Well,
guess
what
surname
is
already
carbon
negative?
We
are
one
of
only
two
carbon
negative
countries
in
the
world
and
that's
because
our
forests
are
huge
compared
to
our
society
right
and
they're,
absorbing
21
million
tons
of
carbon
net
every
single
year.
A
Think
about
that
forests
absorbing
more
carbon
than
they're
emitting.
Ours
are
doing
that
right
now.
My
challenge
is:
how
do
we
maintain
that?
How
do
we
make
sure
that
not
only
do
we
maintain
the
carbon,
but
how
do
we
maintain
the
biodiversity
because
we're
biodiversity,
hot
spot
and
remember
without
animals?
There
is
no
Forest.
A
A
So
thinking
about
all
of
that,
the
question
is
what
makes
Suriname
so
special,
because
I
believe
that
we
are
as
a
country
special
well
starting
out
with
the
93
Forest
cover,
which
is
roughly
30
hectares
of
force
per
person,
our
Rivers
house
10
of
the
world's
fresh
water
in
rivers.
If
you
can
believe
that
some
of
the
greatest
biodiversity
and,
like
I
just
said,
21
million
tons
net
sequestered
every
single
year,
I
have
the
privilege
of
leading
an
organization
in
pseudonym
called
conservation.
A
International
Suriname
aptly
named,
of
course,
and
it
is
our
vision
that
Suriname
remained
the
greenest
country
in
the
world
forever
with
a
prosperous
and
happy
population,
and
we
do
that
by
executing
on
our
mission
to
preserve
surinam's,
Rich,
biodiversity
and
ecosystems,
for
the
well-being
of
current
and
future
Generations
focus
on
future
right,
because
this
generation,
it
is
what
it
is
so
to
speak.
We'll
have
the
forests
as
they
are,
we'll
have
the
oceans
as
they
are,
unless
we
really
rapidly
destroy
them,
which
is
something
of
a
possibility
in
some
places
around
the
world.
A
But
really
it's
about
the
next
Generations.
It's
about
what
kind
of
quality
of
life
will
we
be
able
to
offer
them
what
kind
of
safety
what
kind
of
security
so
Suriname
for
all
its
great
forests
and
great
properties?
We
have
some
serious
issues:
illegal
and
uncontrolled,
small-scale
gold,
mining
under
control
and
uncontrolled
logging
and
illegal
Wildlife
trafficking.
A
lot
of
these
have
come
about
due
to
socioeconomic
challenges
and
disparity
and
wealth
distribution.
A
So
those
are
some
of
the
things
that
really
have
been
leading
to
some
of
the
forest
degradation
and
destruction.
So
this
is
a
time
lapse
of
a
just,
a
very
small
section
of
the
country.
Now
try
to
keep
your
eyes
on
it.
The
green,
of
course,
is
the
forest
and
the
red
is
the
deforestation
and
we'll
show
you
what's
happened
over
a
couple
of
years
time,
so
you
see
how
that
red
is
spreading
right.
A
So
that
is
what
we're
fighting
we're
trying
to
prevent
this
from
getting
out
of
hand,
so
to
speak.
Some
would
say
it
already
is,
but
luckily
right
now
we're
only
losing
10
000
hectares
a
year.
Now,
if
you
ask
me
it's
still
too
much
but,
more
importantly,
we're
also
having
a
lot
of
other
negative
impacts
from
degradation
taking
place.
So
what
are
we
going
to
do
about
that?
A
A
We
need
to
be
different.
We
need
to
Value
these
products
in
these
communities
that
house
these
incredibly
important
products.
So
what
we've
been
doing
and
I
have
a
couple
of
maps
up
here,
just
just
for
fun.
I'll
tell
you
a
little
bit
what
that's
about
so
we've
been
working
in
this
Village
over
here,
among
others,
we
signed
a
conservation
agreement
back
in
2017.
That
was
the
first
one.
A
Could
we
go
for
a
little
bit
more
so
now
we're
protecting
235
000
hectares
with
that
one
Venture
think
about
it.
One
Venture
is
protecting
235
000
hectares
1.3
times
the
size
of
Bogota
okay.
How
do
we
do
that?
Well,
first
off,
there's
a
lot,
a
lot
of
preparation
that
goes
into
this
stuff
right.
We
have
to
do
our
consultations
to
respect
the
human
rights
of
the
communities
going
through
free,
prior
informed
consent.
Then
it's
researching
the
trees
coming
up
with
the
right
ecological
protocols
to
maintain
their
productivity.
Then
we
sign
the
agreement.
A
We
Market
the
product,
we
get
it
into
stores
we
get
it
exported
and
that's.
Finally,
what
it
comes
down
to
to
really
help
build
this
business.
We
have
to
build
these
businesses
if
we
want
the
forest
to
survive
and
when
looking
at
alapadu
I'm
pretty
happy
with
some
of
the
results.
Wildlife
trafficking
has
stopped.
Gold
mining
has
been
prevented.
Community
income
increased
by
150
percent
and
employment
rate
up
by
87
percent.
A
Okay-
and
this
is
that
tree
The
patholicia,
Excelsior,
wonderful,
an
Amazon
giant,
it
is
one
of
the
super
trees.
It
is
one
of
the
climate
protectors.
Not
only
does
it
store
a
vast
amount
of
carbon,
but
it's
also
an
important
player
in
the
evapotransportation
cycle.
Without
this
tree
there
is
no
water
in
Argentina.
So
to
speak.
Slight
exaggeration,
maybe,
but
believe
me,
these
trees
have
an
incredibly
important
function
in
the
entire
ecosystem,
and
what
we've
been
able
to
do
is
looking
at
that
specific
area,
the
235
000
hectares.
A
We
can
see
that
that
area
has
sequestered
net
annually.
191
000
tons
of
co2e
that's
equivalent
to
taking
55
000
cars
off
the
road
again.
This
is
one
small
venture.
We
can
do
more,
looking
at
it
historically
over
the
five-year
period.
That's
about
a
million
tons
of
co2e
that
we've
been
able
to
absorb
and
stick
in
the
ground
equal
to
272
000
cars.
Okay,
also
translate
to
about
0.85.
You
can
round
up
to
one
ton
of
co2e
per
year,
but
that's
what
this
drives.
That's
what
drives
this
Enterprise!
A
When
you
try
to
connect
these
incredibly
important,
bioeconomy
Ventures
to
the
larger
markets,
they're
often
not
interested
yeah.
If
you
can't
do
50
tons
a
year
of
oil,
then
you
know
we
can't
work
with
you
yeah,
but
they
can
only
make
a
thousand
well
tough
luck
or
you've
got
other
elements
where
you've
got
things
going
on,
where
markets
collapse
and
all
of
a
sudden
you're
losing
your
ecosystem
service
abilities.
A
So
these
are
barriers
that
we
need
to
systematically
solve
for
and
for
that,
we're
working
with
one
of
our
partners
called
brain
Forest
they're,
the
first
four
impact
Venture
studio
for
forest
and
climate
and
really
what
they're
doing
is
coming
up
with
Venture
models
to
make
sure
that
these
types
of
services
can
be
maintained,
and
these
types
of
Enterprises
can
Thrive.
So
we've
come
up
with
one
model
here
now
this
is
very
early
days,
but
the
idea
is
that
we
would
have
the
Brazil
nut.
A
Oil
that's
produced
by
the
communities
harvested
and
produced
by
them
would
come
to
something
of
a
franchising
system
which
would
then
provide
Market
access,
access
to
Capital
and
access
to
technology
to
improve
the
product
offering
and
also
connect
them
to
the
markets.
So
this
is
a
bit
much
to
kind
of
go
into
detail.
A
I'll
happily
talk
to
you
if
you're
here
and
if
you're
interested,
but
what
we're
doing
is
looking
for
a
franchise
model
to
be
able
to
scale
at
size
and
we
believe
we
can
put
200
new
bio
franchises
on
the
ground
over
the
next
five
years.
Each
franchise
will
protect
200
000
hectares
for
a
total
protection
of
4
million
hectares,
safeguarding
the
sequestration
function
of
4.8
million
tons
per
year,
equivalent
of
keeping
1.4
million
cars
off
the
road
every
single
year.
A
So
we've
got
a
couple
of
Partners
rainforest,
future
Quest,
bio,
reverse,
polygon
and
carbon
based
each
taking
up
a
specific
space
and
bringing
specific
capabilities,
but
we
need
much
more
to
make
this
work.
Many
more
partners
are
needed,
so
connect
with
us
connect
with
us
to
help
us
understand
how
to
meet
all
of
you.
How
can
these
Technologies
support?
What
we
need
to
do
and
maybe
also
help
us
get
some
funding,
because,
if
we're
going
to
build
200
of
these
Ventures
we're
going
to
need
money,
lots
of
it.