Rain Forests are a major natural climate regulator through the processing of gigatons of carbon removal from carbon dioxide to release oxygen. Sadly, deforestation is so bad in places where they have become net carbon emitters.  It is claimed “Forests are critical to the survival of every living thing on Earth” and provide livelihoods for 1.6 billion people. In fact, conserving forests could cut an estimated 7 billion metric tons of carbon dioxide each year—the equivalent of getting rid of every car on the planet! Our reporter Jonathan Levy talked to leading voices at COP26 to learn more. In this edition we hear from Emmanuelle Berenger and Abdul-Razak Saeed of the Rainforest Alliance. Representatives from the Amazon Sacred Headwaters initiative, including Domingo Peas from the Achuar Nation of the Ecuadorian Amazon. He has a long history of serving the indigenous peoples’ movement and is the technical advisor and field representative for the Confederation of Indigenous Nationalities of the Ecuadorian Amazon (CONFENAIE) - the organization that represents 11 indigenous nationalities from the region. In this capacity, Domingo is an official spokesperson for the Amazon Sacred Headwaters Initiative for the protection of the basins of the Napo-Marañon Rivers. He is joined by Carla from Chile who helps translate and Suzanne from the initiative. Finally we hear from Janaina Dallan, a forest engineer from Brazil and founding partner of CarbonNext, who uses carbon offset funding to protect and repair the Amazon as a natural carbon-capture solution to climate change during the transition of industry to zero carbon processes.