Some places feel different the moment you step into them. The air is cooler. The water runs clear, everything slows down. On hot days, it's easy to notice what forests give us. The truth is, they're doing it every day.
Strong roots aren't always visible. They're found in conversations, shared challenges, local knowledge and years of trust built over time. These are some of the people helping shape more resilient futures, one landscape at a time.
In the field, weโve learned that balance is also strength. Amid the work, the challenges, and the hope, we continue to strengthen lives, communities, and dreams. From the field in Brazil.
Every cocoa pod holds a bigger story.
A story about farmers adapting to changing conditions. About families finding new sources of income. About communities protecting forests while producing the ingredients the world depends on.
Forests, insects, rivers, fungi, animals, plants, people. The more life an ecosystem holds, the stronger and more resilient it becomes. Thatโs what biodiversity really is: the rich variety of life & connections that help nature adapt, recover and thrive. World Biodiversity Day
Biodiversity is the living web that sustains humanity.
Yet, climate chaos, pollution & the relentless exploitation of nature, are pushing the natural world towards breakdown.
This #BiodiversityDay, let's work together to halt & reverse biodiversity loss, so people & nature can flourish together.
Bees keep our world alive.
They give us food, products like honey and beeswax, and support millions of farmers and rural communities. Healthy bee populations also help ecosystems recover and adapt to climate change.
This #WorldBeeDay, learn why bees matter for people and planet:
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Knowing where to go and when to move isnโt something you can easily measure. Itโs knowledge built up over generations by the Sami working with nature on their traditional lands.
โ๏ธ From our ongoing Sweden photo series with photographer @ronald_soethje
Fences are sometimes built to guide and corral reindeer herds, espc. when conditions change & grazing areas need to shift. With changing winters more unpredictable conditions, herders may need to move reindeer to new forest areas where feeding is still possible.
Reindeer donโt stay within fixed boundaries. Fences are sometimes built to guide herds and corrall herds, especially when conditions change and grazing areas need to shift.
Knowing where to go, and when to move, isnโt something you can easily measure. Itโs knowledge build up over generations by the Sami working with nature on their traditional lands.
Reindeer herding here isnโt frozen in time. Snow mobiles, ATVs and other tools are now part of the work, helping herders cover large distances, constantly adapting to a rapidly changing forest landscape.