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Why Business is Investing in Landscape Restoration in the Mississippi River Basin
A new private-public fund aims to bring back North America’s Amazon. The Mississippi River Basin—which generates $200 billion in economic value annually from commerce and recreation—is central to commerce and a pillar in the U.S. economy. Individuals and...
Breaking Ground on the Restoration of America’s Amazon
We break ground on the restoration of North America’s Amazon in fall 2016. The first project will restore 4,000 acres of freshwater-forested wetland in the Pointe-aux-Chenes Bald Cypress Forest Wetland, Louisiana. The selection of this particular site is deeply...
Coastal Groups Complete Another Major Reforestation Effort
This week marks the completion of a 10,000 tree reforestation initiative executed by Coalition to Restore Coastal Louisiana (CRCL) in partnership with Restore the Earth Foundation (REF) and the Lake Pontchartrain Basin Foundation...
A New Story: Takeaways from the 2015 Paris Climate Conference
At the 2015 Paris Climate Conference, known as COP21, 150 world leaders emerged with an agreement to limit the rise of temperature increases “well below 2°C” above pre-industrial temperatures with a hopeful target to limit it to 1.5°C. It is an ambitious goal,...
GreenBiz publishes Restore the Earth
GreenBiz features our business case for landscape-scale restoration in the article, “Why Entergy, Wells Fargo and Timberland invest in restoration.” Business leaders who invest in landscape restoration are reducing their climate risks, enhancing their reputation and...
Huffington Post features Restore the Earth
In the midst of the climate conference in Paris, HuffPost Green featured our piece, “The Most Powerful Climate Solution You’ve Never Heard Of” on the safe, proven effective and shovel-ready practice of landscape-scale restoration. Sustainable land-management practices...
Restore the Earth Published in Global Education Magazine
In the piece, “Plugging Business into the Global Agenda: The Platform for Environmental Investment,” PJ Marshall provides a detailed look into how REF is uniquely positioned to support six Sustainable Development Goals and the compelling business case for...
Global Forest Resources Assessments (FRA) released
The Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) of the United Nations has been monitoring the world’s forests at 5 to 10 year intervals since 1946. The Global Forest Resources Assessments (FRA) are now produced every five years in an attempt to provide a consistent...
National Fish and Wildlife Foundation Names Restore the Earth Foundation Grant Recipient for Forest Marsh Restoration in Montegut, LA
On August 27, 2015 the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation (NFWF) announced the recipients of the Gulf Coast Conservation Grants Program (GCCGP), and Restore the Earth Foundation has received funding to restore 200 acres of cypress forest marsh in Montegut,...
CITGO and Restore the Earth Plant 1,000 Trees to Restore Wetlands Marking 10 Years since Hurricanes Katrina and Rita
Reforestation efforts Restore the Earth Foundation, Inc. (REF), CITGO Petroleum Corporation (CITGO) and Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries (LDWF) planted 1,000 trees in Pass a Loutre, Louisiana to commemorate Hurricanes Katrina and...
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