The Global Canopy podcast

Net-zero commitments cannot be met without action on deforestation and tackling the human rights abuses connected with it. But data released by the Forest 500 shows too few companies are incorporating human rights into their approach to deforestation – and financial institutions are even further behind.

This podcast explores the human rights abuses that are linked to commodity-driven deforestation, the latest data on corporate action - or inaction, and gives practical guidance to companies and financial institutions  about the steps they must take. 

Global Canopy's Darren Mckenzie is joined by Forest 500 lead Emma Thomson, Laura Dowley from Client Earth and Pedro Martins from Terra de Direitos. 

2023 is a crucial year for action on deforestation as Global Canopy's 9th annual Forest 500 report makes clear. It ranks the 350 companies and 150 financial institutions most exposed to tropical deforestation and demands action. In this episode the  former BBC Science editor David Shukman is joined by Global Canopy's Executive Director Niki Mardas and Forest 500 lead Emma Thomson, alongside sustainable finance consultant and member of the Kichwa people of Sarayaku,  Emil Sirén Gualinga, and the Executive Director of Business for Nature, Eva Zabey. They discuss the current realities of deforestation alongside the positive actions that can be taken to make 2023 a watershed year for deforestation.

Global Canopy, the not for profit targeting the market forces destroying nature, brings you a podcast looking at the future of the Amazon rainforest now Brazil has a new President. 

After 4 years of record levels of deforestation, how can President Lula fulfill his pledge to end the destruction?

Hosted by Global Canopy’s Christiane Fontes and Carlos Rittl from the Rainforest Foundation Norway, the podcast brings you the highlights from our COP27 event The Amazon on the Verge of New Future.

You’ll hear from Joênia Wapichana, Brazil’s First-Ever Indigenous Congresswoman and the President of FUNAI;  Mauro O’ de Almeida, Environment Secretary of the State of Pará; Márcio Astrini, executive director of the Climate Observatory and Txai Suruí, coordinator of the Movement of Indigenous Youth of Rondônia State as they look at what’s next for Brazil and what help the nation needs from the international community.