ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH & TECHNOLOGY
A living Earth.
A lasting future.
Build biodiversity. Restore living systems.
Rethink how we grow, make and power our world.
An emerging platform for
the stewardship of our planet.
SHARED RESPONSIBILITY.
THE VISION
Life is the foundation.
Stewardship is the work.
We envision landscapes rich in life, agriculture that sustains both people and ecosystems, and technology designed around the limits of a living planet.
Forests are our starting point. The work extends to soils, wetlands, farms, materials, industry and energy—and to the people who care for them.
Read our founding vision ↗OUR RESEARCH AGENDA
Six ways to care
for a living planet.
Connected questions. Practical possibilities.
One shared responsibility.
01↗Biodiversity & living biomass
More life. Healthier ecosystems.
02↗Emissions reduction
Prevent emissions at the source.
03↗Pollution prevention & remediation
Cleaner soil, water and air.
04↗Sustainable agriculture
Productive land that supports life.
05↗Sustainable industrial processes
Make more useful things with less harm.
06↗Sustainable power production
Energy within ecological limits.
These are proposed research directions. Verified field results have not yet been published.
THE STANDARD WE WORK TOWARD
Let the evidence
do the talking.
Care for the Earth starts with being honest about our impact on it.
Our evidence standard ↗State the baseline, methods, source and uncertainty behind every environmental claim.
Include ecological, social and economic costs. Count impacts beyond the project boundary.
Distinguish ideas from results. Share failures and corrections as part of the work.
FROM CURIOSITY TO PRACTICE
A place to learn.
A place to begin.
Tools & Research
Start a forest brief, plan a study and explore the evidence behind your next step.
Open the workbench ↗02 / IDEASBlog
Our founding vision, careful questions and notes on thinking beyond environmental labels.
Read the journal ↗03 / DISCOVERYResearch worth reading
A selected directory of research, datasets and initiatives, with their value and limits made clear.
Browse the links ↗BUILD WITH US
Bring a question.
A place. A useful skill.
Researchers, growers, land stewards, engineers and community collaborators—there is work worth doing together.
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