Bioregional Funds for Nature with Samantha Power (Finance for Gaia)
Samantha Power is the founder of Finance for Gaia. In conversation with Matthew Monahan.
Finance for Gaia: www.financeforgaia.com/ Samantha's LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/in/samanthapower Watch a preview of this episode: youtu.be/Wk0_81gRNNA
TOPICS 00:00 Intro 02:09 Reflections from Bioneers 03:19 Rights of nature 05:38 Samantha’s background 11:22 Working at the World Bank 18:59 How important are global agreements 28:23 Financial logic to drive change 37:00 Recentering local value 43:21 Bioregional funds 50:44 Potential Web3 intersections 59:51 How governance might work 01:06:12 Evolving metrics 01:08:07 Other converging technologies 01:12:37 Local currencies 01:14:52 Transition finance 01:21:20 Samantha’s closing thoughts
THE REGENERATION WILL BE FUNDED Ma Earth Website: maearth.com Lenstube: lenstube.xyz/channel/maearth YouTube: www.youtube.com/@maearthmedia Community Discord: maearth.com/community
EPISODE RESOURCES Earth Law Center: www.earthlawcenter.org/ The Coalition of Finance Ministers for Climate Action: www.financeministersforclimate.org/ COP15 Montreal biodiversity agreement: www.unep.org/news-and-stories/story/cop15-ends-landmark-biodiversity-agreement Ecosystem Restoration Camps/Communities: www.ecosystemrestorationcommunities.org/ Buckminster Fuller Institute: www.bfi.org/ Gitcoin: www.gitcoin.co/ Regen Network: regen.network/ Regen Foundation: regen.foundation/ Planet Labs: planet.com/ Open Earth Foundation: www.openearth.org/ NatureMetrics: www.naturemetrics.com/ Crowther Lab: crowtherlab.com/
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This interview took place during Bioneers 2023: bioneers.org
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