The Nature-based Solutions Podcast
by Space Intelligence
Bankability of carbon projects with Gerrit Held from ADB
About this podcast
The Nature-Based Solutions podcast takes you all over the world, to carbon projects in Brazil and Indonesia, to Climate Week in New York and to businesses across the globe who are investing in nature-based solutions to climate change.
Expect animal encounters, business insights and inspiring stories of projects achieving the double aim of protecting biodiversity and sequestering carbon on the route to net zero.
Hosted by Dr Murray Collins, this podcast is both entertaining and informative, providing an accessible overview of the carbon markets and the industry at large.
For more information, go to www.space-intelligence.com
Episodes
- Bankability of carbon projects with Gerrit Held from ADB · 42 min · Season 3 Episode 3Nature restoration has a financing problem, not just an environmental one. In this conversation, ADB climate finance specialist Gerrit Held explains why the future of…
- Making peace with risk in carbon markets with Flora Ji from Rubicon Carbon · 52 min · Season 3 Episode 2Everyone in carbon markets talks about risk like it's the enemy. Flora Ji thinks that's the wrong instinct. After nearly two decades at Shell and now leading Rubicon Carbon's…
- Reviving sleeping land in Sulawesi with Vinay Kulkarni from Thryve · 33 min · Season 3 Episode 1In this episode, Thryve.Earth Co-founder and CEO Vinay Kulkarni shares what actually goes into making restoration and agroforestry projects work, from Indonesia to India. He…
- Building natural capital in Southeast Asia with Geoffrey Seeto from New Forests · 43 min · Season 2 Episode 6Murray sits down with Geoffrey Seeto, Senior Managing Director at New Forests, to discuss the strategic side of nature-based solutions, focusing on forestry investment in…
- Protecting the Amazon with Laura Albuquerque from Future Climate · 23 min · Season 2 Episode 5In this episode we chat with Laura Albuquerque, Chief Climate Officer at Future Climate. Laura brings 20 years of experience in climate change, and gives us an inside look at…
- How Gen Z is shaping Indonesia’s green future with PT SEM · 27 min · Season 2 Episode 4In the final episode of the Indonesian series, Murray Collins and Stuart Clenaghan chat with the team from PTSEM, an environmental consulting firm in Indonesia. Young…
- Scaling Indonesia’s carbon markets with Dr. Riza Suarga · 50 min · Season 2 Episode 3Murray and Stuart are joined by Dr. Riza Suarga, Chairman of the Indonesian Carbon Trade Association to discuss carbon pricing, the role of the Indonesian carbon exchange and how…
- Restoring Indonesia's mangroves with Yani Septiani and Nunuk Widarsih · 29 min · Season 2 Episode 2In the first episode of our three-part Indonesia special, Murray Collins and co-host Stuart Clenaghan speak with Yani Septiani and Nunuk Widarsih about how Indonesia can restore…
- What Article 6 means for voluntary carbon markets with prof. Ed Mitchard · 26 min · Season 2 Episode 1Dr. Murray Collins is back hosting another season of the Nature-based Solutions Podcast! For the first episode of the year, we sit down with prof. Ed Mitchard, our Chief…
- Protecting forests globally with Dr Maren Pauly from Everland · 25 min · Season 1 Episode 10Everland represents the largest portfolio of high impact REDD+ conservation projects in the world, marketing and selling the carbon credits into the voluntary carbon markets…
- Mapping Scotland's habitats for NatureScot · 23 min · Season 1 Episode 9From shingle shore, to coniferous forest, Space Intelligence has mapped every inch of Scotland's varied habitats. Philippa Vigano, Innovative Technologies Programme Manager at…
- Australia: Action, not targets, with Rob Waterworth from FlintPro · 39 min · Episode 8Dr Rob Waterworth, founder of FlintPRO, talks to Murray and Kim about the need for action and not just target-setting, in the fight to keep global warming to 1.5 degrees…
- Carbonomics and GreenWISHING with Gordon Bennett of ICE · 40 min · Episode 7Gordon Bennett is the Managing Director - Utility Markets at ICE (Intercontinental Exchange). ICE is a financial data services and technology company, which owns and operates…
- Tanzania, LiDAR and how to measure forests · 18 min · Episode 6How do you know how much carbon is contained in a forest? Three scientific experts from Space Intelligence share details of the technology and science used to accurately map…
- Carbon markets explained, with Chris Stephenson · 21 min · Episode 5The carbon markets are maturing as technology becomes more sophisticated. In this week's episode expert Chris Stephenson explains their origins, how they work and his predictions…
- Peru: Green Gold Forestry and Stuart Clenaghan · 19 min · Episode 4What if you took a logging concession and turned it into a conservation project? On this week's episode we talk to Stuart Clenaghan of Green Gold Forestry in Peru about the…
- Kenya and the impact of nature-based solutions · 29 min · Episode 3Kenya is famous for its large savannah animals and is a popular spot for tourists wanting to spot elephants, lions and giraffes while on safari. This week, Professor Ed Mitchard…
- Live from New York Climate Week · 17 min · Episode 2New York Climate Week 2023 had a big focus on investing in nature, so three of the Space Intelligence team headed to the States. Murray dialed in from the Big Apple as he…
- Brazil, Snakes and Killer Bees · 23 min · Season 1 Episode 1Why are nature-based solutions to climate change so important? In the first episode we consider what's at stake and hear stories from the field about snakes, monkeys and killer…







