Our guest for this episode is Tin Dalida, Chief Operations Officer at Wovoka. Wovoka’s mission is to empower communities to grow sustainable Southeast Asian forests through high-quality, nature-based carbon solutions. They have a growing pipeline of additional upland forest and mangrove restoration and conservation projects in the Philippines. In this episode, Rene and Tin talk about different topics like project development, blue carbon, co-benefits, the importance of mangroves, and the challenges project developers face.
In this episode, the following topics will be discussed:
00:00 | Introduction |
01:58 | Tin’s journey & Wovoka’s work |
03:42 | Blue carbon and its potential |
06:29 | The role of mangroves for ecosystems |
08:37 | Mangrove protection benefits local communities |
11:06 | Why nature-based solutions? |
15:25 | Challenges as a project developer |
21:33 | Financing challenges |
24:56 | Tin’s motivation to go on with her work |