What does it actually take to keep forests standing—and make that fair for the people who steward them?

Troy Carter sits down with his friend Thibault Sorret, Co-Founder & CEO of Equitable Earth, to unpack a shift from single projects to landscape thinking: protect what’s left, reconnect what’s fragmented, restore where it fits, and build real livelihoods around it. They talk plainly about REDD+, the messy realities of additionality, and why community agency matters as much as any model or tool.

You’ll hear:

• Why Equitable Earth moved decisively into conservation, and what that unlocks for funding

• How to design for whole landscapes (conservation, restoration, agroforestry) rather than one-off fixes

• A practical take on additionality today—and where better instruments might emerge tomorrow

• Why trust is built in the field, not in a spreadsheet

If you work in nature finance—or just care about how these decisions get made—this conversation stays close to the real constraints and the real people doing the work.

Links:

Earthshot Labs: https://www.earthshot.eco/

Thibault's LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/thibaultsorret/

Equitable Earth: https://www.eq-earth.com/