Stories from The Emerald Alliance

By Tracy Stanton A recently released New York Times article, titled Why Does Disaster Aid Often Favor White People?, sheds light on federal funding inequities in natural disaster recovery. While researchers don’t think FEMA is intentionally discriminatory,...

By Liz Johnston June 9th, 2021 Liz, tell us about City Forest Credits.City Forest Credits (CFC) is a national carbon registry and impact certification organization. We provide financing pathways for businesses to contribute to society and urban forests in...

By Tracy StantonJune 3rd, 2021 The Washington Farmland Trust released their 2020 Annual Report, which details milestones and achievements for Washington farmland conservation. In addition to a new DEI plan to guide their organizational transformation, the...

By Tracy StantonJune 3rd, 2021 Our friends at Confluence West have produced several blog posts and curated other resources focused on the mounting costs of western wildfires as well as the pathway forward. This year’s wildfire season is creating early...

By Tracy StantonDecember 2020 The Fall 2020 journal, Issues in Ecology, included an article about conservation finance titled: Innovative Finance for Conservation: Roles for Ecologists and Practitioners.Here is a blurb from the summary:“Global efforts to...

By Tracy StantonDecember 2020 From our colleagues at the Highstead Foundation, three new case studies from New England show how open space opens new economic pathways for local communities in both urban and rural contexts.Read the underlying study about...