The Heart of the Planet

Atossa Soltani is Global Coordinator of Amazon Sacred Headwaters Initiative. In conversation with Matthew Monahan.

• Sacred Headwaters: https://sacredheadwaters.org

• Atossa's LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/atossasoltani

TOPICS

• 00:00 Intro

• 03:46 Atossa’s journey to the Amazon

• 15:34 Bioregional planning process

• 27:07 The importance of the Amazon

• 45:10 Current state of play

• 56:27 Carbon markets and incentives

• 01:04:33 Risk of eroding intrinsic value

• 01:10:43 Key priorities and summary reflections

RESOURCES

• Sacred Headwaters Bioregional Plan: https://cuencasagradas.org/bioregional_plan/

This interview took place during Eco-Weaving 2023.

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