May 22#BuildBackBiodiversityToday on #Biodiversity Day, Trillion Trees is giving a shout out to #Forests. By John Lotspeich, Executive Director, Trillion Trees Forests host more than half of the world’s terrestrial biodiversity (that we know about — probably much more) and are strongholds of communities who have long understood how to live…Biodiversity6 min readBiodiversity6 min read
Dec 20, 2022Looking to 2023: Four Reasons We Can Win for People, Nature and the Climate… and four things that have to happen to make that a reality — By John Lotspeich, Executive Director, Trillion Trees As another year closes, we must ask ourselves again if we are any closer to winning for our planet. There are reasons for hope, and it has been a momentous year for nature, with forests featuring in some important milestones. Lula pledging to…Forest5 min readForest5 min read
Aug 3, 2022INVESTING IN RESTORATIONRestoring forests takes much more than the act of planting a tree: and costs more. By John Lotspeich, Executive Director, Trillion Trees Trees have become a widely-accepted — dare I say, even a reserve — currency in resourcing the fight against climate change. Droughts, extreme weather, rising temperatures are here…Forest4 min readForest4 min read
Jul 5, 2022Fighting for the planet — one community at a timeIt was the power of the waterfall, framed by trees of the forest, that I’ll remember the most. Earlier this month I was fortunate to visit a Trillion Trees forest restoration site in Kabale, a small village in the Msasani area of Rwunge district, up in the Southern Highlands of…Climate Change4 min readClimate Change4 min read
Mar 20, 2022John Lotspeich, Executive Director of Trillion Trees reflects on a non-carbon-centric views of forestsIn the last 20 years, 75% of the untouched forest in the Amazon has become unstable. …Forests3 min readForests3 min read
Jan 6, 2022Climate action needs more than just tree plantingWith new forest finance pledged just two months ago at COP26 in Glasgow, now is the time to seize the moment to direct those funds to deliver genuine impact. …Climate Action4 min readClimate Action4 min read
Nov 17, 2021How the hopes of COP26 must translate to actionBy John Lotspeich, Executive Director, Trillion Trees The two weeks just gone have been a momentous time for the future of our planet. Declarations, pledges and commitments have come thick and fast out of the UNFCCC COP26. And there are many reasons for hope. As I reflect back on the…Climate Action3 min readClimate Action3 min read
Oct 27, 2021Five ideas for unlocking and improving finance for forestsFive ideas for unlocking and improving finance for forests By Fran Price, Global Forest Practice Lead, WWF and John Lotspeich, Executive Director, Trillion Trees Finance for forests will be an important topic at COP26. Join us online for our ‘Forest Finance: Finding the Tipping Point’ event on 3rd November at 19:30 (GMT). Register here. Protecting and restoring the world’s…Cop266 min readCop266 min read
Oct 21, 2021Reforestation… the right way“Pledges are all very well, but let’s pledge for the planet, not just for carbon. It’s time to focus on the kind of forest restoration that really delivers,” says Trillion Trees Executive Director, John Lotspeich Everyone, it seems, is planting trees. Pledges are flying in thick and fast: the 1t.org…Climate Action4 min readClimate Action4 min read
Sep 23, 2021The silence — and promise — of intact forestsBy John Lotspeich, Executive Director, Trillion Trees Here’s a challenge for our times: make the time to go into a forest and with no earphones on, no guidebook, find the biggest, oldest-looking tree you can find and take a moment to consider what’s before you. Whether a towering English oak…Climate Crisis5 min readClimate Crisis5 min read
