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Why map the world’s rewilding efforts?

Why map the world’s rewilding efforts?

The Global Rewilding Alliance and OpenForests recently launched the world’s largest rewilding map on explorer.land — a map that connects…
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Alexander Watson
Apr 25
Webinar: Storytelling for a Wilder World

Webinar: Storytelling for a Wilder World

Join us for a one-hour webinar plus Q&A where you’ll learn how to awaken your impactful project story and connect with a community of…
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Alexander Watson
Aug 17, 2021
One map for all stakeholders

One map for all stakeholders

WWF has launched Forests Forward, a multi-stakeholder performance-driven impact program using explorer.land as their presentation and…
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Alexander Watson
Jun 28, 2021
Partner spotlight: Restoring mountain forests in South America with Acción Andina

Partner spotlight: Restoring mountain forests in South America with...

We’re pleased to welcome a new member on the explorer.land platform: Acción Andina, a multi-country forest restoration initiative in the…
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Alexander Watson
Apr 7, 2021
Forest Carbon Prices and Market Developments

Forest Carbon Prices and Market Developments

More and more corporates pleading to become climate-neutral. After analyzing your emissions, reducing emissions where possible you need to…
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Alexander Watson
Mar 8, 2021
Food forests feed and store carbon

Food forests feed and store carbon

Learn how to establish diverse food forests that create income for rural communities, store carbon, and restore nature for rare animals…
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Alexander Watson
Mar 4, 2021
explorer.land values

explorer.land values

To help co-create the global regenerative community that we believe in, we wanted to build a ‘Heimat’ for the relationships that would…
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Alexander Watson
Jan 4, 2021
Manifesto OpenForests

Manifesto OpenForests

We believe that another world is possible. A world where human and nonhuman beings flourish alongside each other. A world where people are…
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Alexander Watson
Nov 30, 2020
Our disconnect from nature is key to understanding environmental destruction

Our disconnect from nature is key to understanding environmental de...

… I am sitting close to our friend who is suffering from a dangerously high fever. I’m holding her hand and cooling her head with a damp…
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Alexander Watson
Aug 27, 2020
How OpenForests is striving for impact with the explorer.land platform

How OpenForests is striving for impact with the explorer.land platform

For more than 9 years we have been working closely with different forest and conservation projects around the world. We have been creating…
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Alexander Watson
Jun 8, 2020
How to grow your own forest

How to grow your own forest

Interview with Shubhend Sharma, an experienced afforestation expert, who shares his knowledge on how to create natural, wild…
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Alexander Watson
May 7, 2020
About OpenForests

About OpenForests

Interview with Alexander Watson about inspiration, vision, and work
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Alexander Watson
Feb 7, 2020
Forest Facts for Climate

Forest Facts for Climate

Why forest restoration is the most successful carbon sequestration technology?
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Alexander Watson
Oct 1, 2019
Successful Map-Based Communication with Investors and Donors

Successful Map-Based Communication with Investors and Donors

Tell your project story like a journey that is taking place inside your project.
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Alexander Watson
Aug 26, 2019
Nauki — Responsible Sourcing partners with OpenForests

Nauki — Responsible Sourcing partners with OpenForests

Communication and Storytelling for natural ingredient sourcing projects.
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Alexander Watson
Aug 15, 2019
An outsider perspective

An outsider perspective

How LANDac conference 2019 changed my perspective on forest landscape restoration.
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Alexander Watson
Aug 2, 2019
Storytelling Guide for Landscape Projects

Storytelling Guide for Landscape Projects

Grow your brand and network of supporters
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Alexander Watson
Mar 21, 2019
Images in Trees

Images in Trees

How imagination connects us with our environment
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Alexander Watson
Feb 1, 2019
The 3 principles of how to share your landscape story with the world

The 3 principles of how to share your landscape story with the world

Authenticity, context, and transparency.
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Alexander Watson
Jan 9, 2019
Let your project story grow

Let your project story grow

There is no project success without a good story
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Alexander Watson
Nov 6, 2018
OpenForests launches the forest project platform explorer.land

OpenForests launches the forest project platform explorer.land

Transparent project presentations and exciting project stories take stakeholder engagement to a new level
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Alexander Watson
Oct 30, 2018
Failure as opportunity to think broad and deep

Failure as opportunity to think broad and deep

How OpenForests poked the box and developed innovative Forest Information Services
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Alexander Watson
Oct 26, 2018
The Core Concept of Sustainability

The Core Concept of Sustainability

No concept is more inflationary, misused and at the same time so important.
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Alexander Watson
Aug 23, 2018
6 principles that help to design a robust Forest Information System

6 principles that help to design a robust Forest Information System

Costly missteps can be avoided by gaining a basic understanding of application development processes and design principles.
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Alexander Watson
Jul 5, 2018
Remote Sensing for Forest Landscapes.

Remote Sensing for Forest Landscapes.

What you need to know to get it right!
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Alexander Watson
Jun 7, 2018
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