Joyce is Solidaridad’s Amazon expert. Since 2013, she has seen the rise and unfortunate fall of the fight against deforestation in the Brazilian Amazon. Reason for the curve? Politics.

I admire Joyce for her in-depth expertise on Brazilian land-use change patterns and the desire to translate theory into practice. 

Joyce is Solidaridad’s Amazon expert. Since 2013, she has seen the rise and unfortunate fall of the fight against deforestation in the Brazilian Amazon. Reason for the curve? Politics.

I admire Joyce for her in-depth expertise on Brazilian land-use change patterns and the desire to translate theory into practice. 

Prashant’s coming of age was on the banks of the Ganga river in his city of birth in Kanpur, the largest metropolis in Uttar Pradesh, India. As a teenager, he witnessed the rapid transition from the old India to the new India. From the old industrial pollution, to the new urban pollution also. Cars, industry, population growth. Ganga, the most sacred of rivers worshipped by Hindus is named after the goddess of purification and forgiveness.

Thirty odd years later, Prashant explains to me how his professional life is connected to the very meaning of the Ganga - cleaning up the lifeline of over 400 million people. 

Prashant’s coming of age was on the banks of the Ganga river in his city of birth in Kanpur, the largest metropolis in Uttar Pradesh, India. As a teenager, he witnessed the rapid transition from the old India to the new India. From the old industrial pollution, to the new urban pollution also. Cars, industry, population growth. Ganga, the most sacred of rivers worshipped by Hindus is named after the goddess of purification and forgiveness.

Thirty odd years later, Prashant explains to me how his professional life is connected to the very meaning of the Ganga - cleaning up the lifeline of over 400 million people. 

Carlos Perez works for over two decades on building sustainable landscapes in Central America. Nicaraguan by birth, he takes pride that also smaller countries can develop innovative solutions to inspire the world. In this breakfast brief, Carlos tells us about the secret sauce to repair a landscape damaged by destructive interventions. To lift the veil a little: you can organize payments for ecosystem services!

Carlos Perez works for over two decades on building sustainable landscapes in Central America. Nicaraguan by birth, he takes pride that also smaller countries can develop innovative solutions to inspire the world. In this breakfast brief, Carlos tells us about the secret sauce to repair a landscape damaged by destructive interventions. To lift the veil a little: you can organize payments for ecosystem services!

Edith Wairimu, who identifies herself as a young black African woman, meets at this Breakfast Brief with a 1964 born white Dutchman. And that leads to an interesting conversation…. About black lives matter for example, and how that resonates in Kenya. And Edith - who joined Solidaridad only a few months ago - is not afraid to speak truthfully on the matter. 

Edith Wairimu, who identifies herself as a young black African woman, meets at this Breakfast Brief with a 1964 born white Dutchman. And that leads to an interesting conversation…. About black lives matter for example, and how that resonates in Kenya. And Edith - who joined Solidaridad only a few months ago - is not afraid to speak truthfully on the matter.