Interview 4: Understanding Nature Credits, Elephants and the Great Apes with Ian Redmond

There is growing consensus that the biodiversity and climate crisis are intricately interlinked. In fact, a report found that just  reintroducing  nine species can help limit global warming to less than 1.5 degrees celcius. These are due to the immense ecosystem services provided by megafauna species including gray wolves, American bison, beavers, sharks,  sea otters , whales and African forest elephants .   Moreover, there is greater adoption of nature based solutions, not only to tackle the climate crisis, but also to help alleviate poverty and bolster economic growth. One such start up working on the adoption of nature based solutions for this purpose is Rebalance Earth. In the next decade, they hope to offset over a gigatonne of carbon through nature-based solutions, protecting and improving biodiversity and generating daily income for millions worldwide.In this episode, I interview one of their co-founder, Ian Redmond about the idea behind Rebalance Earth and the integration of AI and nature credits in conservation. We also talk about the conservation of the African Bush Elephants and the Great Apes. He also elaborates upon his role as the Chair for the Ape Alliance. Think Wildlife Foundation is supporting the adoption and upscaling of alternative livelihood projects within communities living in and around India's protected areas. We hope that these projects will reduce the monetary incentives of poaching for these local communities by providing sustainable sources of income. You can support these programs by buying products directly from these communities.Support the Communities living with Wildlife: https://linktr.ee/thinkwildlifefoundation.com  Get full access to The Think Wildlife Podcast at anishbanerjee.substack.com/subscribe