Episode 11: Zach Knight, Co-founder and CEO, Blue Forest Conservation
Financing Nature is a podcast from GFI Hive showcasing practical solutions to mobilising private sector finance into the restoration of nature and nature-based solutions for a greener, more resilient and inclusive global economy.
Hosted by the Green Finance Institute’s Helen Avery, each episode features an interview with leading practitioners from finance and the environment discussing solutions happening across the globe to drive private capital into nature.
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Episode 11: Zach Knight, Co-founder and CEO, Blue Forest Conservation
In this episode, Zach Knight, co-founder and CEO of Blue Forest Conservation, shares the details of the Forest Resilience Bond (FRB) – a financial structure that delivers outcomes from fire risk mitigation to improved water quality in the Tahoe National Forest, California. Full case study available on case study page.
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