Bioregional Funds for Nature

Samantha Power is the founder of Finance for Gaia. In conversation with Matthew Monahan.

• Finance for Gaia: https://www.financeforgaia.com/

• Samantha's LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/samanthapower

TOPICS

• 00:00 Intro

• 02:09 Reflections from Bioneers

• 03:19 Rights of nature

• 05:38 Samantha’s background

• 11:22 Working at the World Bank

• 18:59 How important are global agreements

• 28:23 Financial logic to drive change

• 37:00 Recentering local value

• 43:21 Bioregional funds

• 50:44 Potential Web3 intersections

• 59:51 How governance might work

• 01:06:12 Evolving metrics

• 01:08:07 Other converging technologies

• 01:12:37 Local currencies

• 01:14:52 Transition finance

• 01:21:20 Samantha’s closing thoughts

RESOURCES

• Earth Law Center: https://www.earthlawcenter.org/

• The Coalition of Finance Ministers for Climate Action: https://www.financeministersforclimate.org/

• COP15 Montreal biodiversity agreement: https://www.unep.org/news-and-stories/story/cop15-ends-landmark-biodiversity-agreement

• Ecosystem Restoration Camps/Communities: https://www.ecosystemrestorationcommunities.org/

• Buckminster Fuller Institute: https://www.bfi.org/

• Gitcoin: https://www.gitcoin.co/

• Regen Network: https://regen.network/

• Regen Foundation: https://regen.foundation/

• Planet Labs: https://planet.com/

• Open Earth Foundation: https://www.openearth.org/

• NatureMetrics: https://www.naturemetrics.com/

• Crowther Lab: https://crowtherlab.com/

This interview took place during Bioneers 2023: https://bioneers.org

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