Today Sustainability in your ear Episode, discover a transforming approach to the conservation of the tropical jungle with Dr. Ir. Hannah Peck, deputy director and policy leader in Cold Earth. She brings a decade of experience in the tropical jungles of Peru and Papua New Guinea with innovative strategies of Cool Earth that prioritize direct support on traditional carbon compensation models. Cool Earth challenges the very promoted carbon compensation industry, arguing that they serve as a smoke curtain for continuous emissions instead of a genuine solution for the climatic crisis. Instead, the organization emphasizes the reduction of emissions at the source and invest in people better prepared to protect nature: indigenous communities. The Earth cool approach is based on unconditional cash transfers that release indigenous communities to make decisions based on sustainable practices and forest conservation instead of economic need. Cash transfers reduce incentive for activities that lead to deforestation, such as illegal logging or mining.
In 2023, Cool Earth launched A pioneer pilot of basic income In the Amazon jungle. They provide about $ 5 million a year to finance indigenous communities, where each adult receives regular income to meet their needs. This initiative aims to support long -term sustainability and forest conservation by allowing people to focus on preserving their environment instead of participating in environmentally harmful economic activities. Hannah explains that indigenous communities handle most healthy and removable tropical forests. Cool Earth presents a convincing case for A more equitable and effective approach to combat climate change. For more information about Cool Earth’s work and how you can support your mission, visit Cooleth.org.
