95. Cities4Forests

Scott Francisco is the founder and director of Pilot Projects, a systems thinking and design consultancy that co-creates sustainable solutions to complex challenges in global systems, cities and the natural environment. On this episode of Unfrozen, we discuss the Cities4Forests initiative, which aims to more closely align the environmental and economic goals of cities and the forested lands on which they depend. -- Intro/Outro: "Elevator," by The Cooper Vane -- Discussed: Wood @ Work, NYC, October 2015 Cities4Forests Partner Forest Program World Resources Institute Mass Timber Tipping Point Report Alliance of Francophone Mayors Net zero Scope 1, 2 and 3 emissions Nordic Structures Montreal Protocol 1987 COP 15 Montreal, 2022 COP 21 Paris Agreement, 2015 COP 26 Glasgow, 2021 COP 28 Dubai, 2023 COP 30 Belem, Brazil:Design for activation: A Mass Timber, Conservation Timber Pavilion, Floating on the Amazon, with Hammocks! Declaration for Forests and Cities Alec Fitala, DOM, rainforest products > Hearts of Palmpasta