Wednesday, August 26 1:00 PM EST
Explore practical solutions to rising wildfire risk, from forest resilience and climate action to finance and carbon markets.
Join us for a timely discussion on the growing wildfire crisis and the practical solutions that can protect forests, communities, and the climate benefits they provide.
Wildfires are no longer isolated seasonal emergencies. Their severity and consequences are increasingly shaped by climate change, forest management, economic incentives, and decades of underinvestment in resilience. At the same time, forests play a vital role in climate strategies, raising urgent questions about permanence, carbon-credit integrity, and how we prepare for unavoidable risks.
This conversation will examine what is driving today’s wildfire threat, why prevention and resilience make economic as well as environmental sense, and how better forest stewardship, environmental finance, and innovative carbon-accounting approaches can help deliver lasting results.
Speakers:
Hunter Lovins — Co-founder, COPx | President, Natural Capitalism Solutions
Hunter will bring a systems-level perspective to the conversation, examining how climate change and economic models that undervalue nature increase wildfire risk, and how businesses, governments, and communities can invest in regenerative, practical solutions.
George Kelly — CEO, Earth Recovery Partners
George will discuss how environmental markets, nature-based solutions, and innovative financing can mobilize the capital needed to restore forests, strengthen watersheds, and scale wildfire resilience.
Will Clayton — CEO, Sky Harvest
Will will share Sky Harvest’s approach to protecting forest-carbon integrity from wildfire risk, including lessons from Project Nimbus and a carbon-accounting model designed to proactively address potential reversals.
Moderator:
Paul Rowland — Chief Operating Officer, Environment Next
We’ll cover:
• Why wildfire risk is growing, and why its effects extend far beyond burned acreage
• The connections between wildfires, climate change, forest health, communities, and the economy
• The business and policy case for investing in prevention and resilience
• How environmental finance and market-based solutions can support forest and watershed restoration
• New approaches to wildfire risk, permanence, and credibility in forest-carbon markets
• Practical actions for landowners, businesses, investors, communities, and policymakers
We’ll leave plenty of time for audience Q&A.
A recording of this webinar will be posted to our “webinar recordings” page.
