Indigenous Data & Rights of Nature with Special Guest Drea Burbank of Savimbo, Launch of first NTx Nature Fintech Event
Our guest this week was Drea Burbank, CEO and co-founder of Savimbo, who joined NTC Now from the Columbian Amazon, a biodiversity hotspot with rare species including bush dog, jaguar, and harpy eagle. Outside her office is a pristine primary forest which hasn’t been disturbed for over 5000 years.
Pachamama Ventures with Special Guest Karen Sheffield & Nature Fintech Sector Map Launch
Our guest this week was Karen Sheffield who joined NTC Now from California and is the founder of Pachamama Ventures, a name which means mother earth in quechua, the ancient language of the Incas, and also a name that resonated with her identity as a Peruvian woman.
Nature4Climate with Special Guest Lucy Almond & Nature Fintech Preview
Our guest this week was Lucy Almond who joined NTC Now from the village of Hampshire in the UK (together with Rhubarb =) Lucy is chair of Nature4Climate, a coalition of organizations across the environmental sector all dedicated to helping raise the profile of nature as a solution for a more sustainable, equitable and nature-positive future.
Greenbiz, Nature Connection & Special Guest Linzi Hawkin
The Nature Tech Collective announces NTC Now, a weekly event for members to drop in to present time, exchange updates, and connect. The new format promises a special guest followed by a members only pulse on the collective including announcements and community led updates and activities.
Superorganism with Kevin Webb and NTCx
Our guest this week was Kevin Webb, who joined NTC Now from New York City and is co-founder and managing director of Superorganism, the first venture firm dedicated to biodiversity challenges.
SeaChange with Kat Bruce and NatureFintech Sector Map Preview
Our guest this week was Kat Bruce, founder of Nature Metrics and scientist turned entrepreneur who is passionate about the interface between science, business, and policy — the intersection of these sectors is something we’re incredibly excited about. Kat’s company is bringing to market novel molecular tools for biodiversity assessment to accelerate evidence based decision making, improve environmental management, increasing the speed of monitoring efforts and reduce costs.
Introducing NTC Now
The first guest on the NTC Now program was Lara Birkes, a veteran from the corporate sustainability and ESG space with a policy background who is now delving in to nature and biodiversity. Lara joined NTC Now to share her experience from the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland including conversations on climate action and solutions to the biodiversity crisis.