The Role of Philanthropy in Scaling Environmental Solutions with Sacha Spector

In this episode, Jay speaks with Sacha Spector, Ph.D., Program Director for the Environment at the Doris Duke Foundation, to explore how philanthropy is shaping conservation finance and climate-smart solutions. They discuss how strategic funding, policy advocacy, and collaboration are driving impact in land protection, Indigenous-led conservation, and forest restoration.
Sacha shares how DDF is helping scale climate-smart forestry, build a national consensus for conservation, and navigate challenges in financing nature-based solutions. He also highlights the evolving role of philanthropy in filling gaps left by shifting federal policies.
Tune in to learn how independent capital can drive bold climate action and accelerate nature-based solutions!
Show Resources:
9th American Forest Congress: https://forestcongress.org/
The SNAPP Innovation Hub: https://snappartnership.net/get-involved/our-open-calls-for-proposals/
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⁠Untangling Climate Finance⁠ explores the dynamic field of climate change finance through conversations with industry experts about topics including climate solutions, global carbon markets, carbon projects, novel technologies such as AI and distributed ledger, and much more.
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Credits:
The podcast is produced by ⁠⁠Gordian Knot Strategies⁠⁠.
It is written, narrated, and edited by ⁠⁠Jay Tipton⁠⁠.
Music is by ⁠⁠Diamond_Tunes⁠.