95. Cities4Forests

Scott Francisco is the founder and director of Pilot Projects, a systems thinking and design consultancy that co-creates sustainable solutions to complex challenges in global systems, cities and the natural environment. On this episode of Unfrozen, we discuss the Cities4Forests initiative, which aims to more closely align the environmental and economic goals of cities and the forested lands on which they depend.

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Intro/Outro: "Elevator," by The Cooper Vane

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Discussed:

Wood @ Work, NYC, October 2015

Cities4Forests

Partner Forest Program

World Resources Institute

Mass Timber Tipping Point Report

Alliance of Francophone Mayors

Net zero

Scope 1, 2 and 3 emissions

Nordic Structures

Montreal Protocol 1987

COP 15 Montreal, 2022

COP 21 Paris Agreement, 2015

COP 26 Glasgow, 2021

COP 28 Dubai, 2023

COP 30 Belem, Brazil:Design for activation: A Mass Timber, Conservation Timber Pavilion, Floating on the Amazon, with Hammocks!

Declaration for Forests and Cities

Alec Fitala, DOM, rainforest products > Hearts of Palmpasta