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Seeing trees in new ways: International Day of Forests

21 March 2023

A phone app to measure tree trunks; machine learning to fight forest fires; and putting Belfast’s trees on the map: our researchers are using new technologies to understand trees and forests in new ways. For UN International Day of Forests, we’re celebrating the work of early-career researchers in our team who are already making a real-world impact.

4C speaks on counterfactual methods and their use in the voluntary forest carbon market

14 March 2023

Tom Swinfield appeared last week on a moderated panel held by the Society for Conservation Biology to talk about 'Counterfactual methods and their use in the voluntary forest carbon market: past, present and future', and discuss the 4C methodologies we have been developing. The panel also featured Thales West (Vrije...

A butterfly sits on a leaf in a tropical rainforest setting.

Spotlight on Dr Alison Eyres: measuring impacts on biodiversity

15 December 2022

How can we measure biodiversity and compare it across conservation projects? And is it possible to judge biodiversity remotely? Dr Alison Eyres is helping 4C to develop a quantitative metric of the biodiversity impact of nature-based projects.

A Bayaka person prepares food by a fire in a forest clearing in the Central African Republic rainforest.

Spotlight on Dr Tom Swinfield: building trust and protecting livelihoods

28 November 2022

Why is it important to harness the power of nature-based solutions for carbon offsetting? And how can we promote forest conservation projects which respect the rights and livelihoods of people who live in forest communities?

A tropical rainforest, photographed from above, with mist and low light.

Spotlight on Prof Andrew Balmford: the value of nature-based solutions for carbon storage

8 November 2022

How can we evaluate the costs and benefits of conservation to guide decision making towards the best outcomes for nature conservation while meeting human needs? Read about Prof Andrew Balmford’s research, which is shaping discussions about how to best manage landscapes.

William Pitt Seminar 2022 - Who's in charge?

12 October 2022

Our Director Anil Madhavapeddy is speaking on the panel alongside Greg Jackson, CEO and Founder of Octopus Energy and Professor David Cope. This 17th Pembroke William Pitt seminar will be Chaired by Professor Emily Shuckburgh, Director @CambridgeZero and introduced by the Master of Pembroke College Cambridge Lord Chris...

4C in Nature4Climate white paper ahead of New York Climate week

16 September 2022

Nature4Climate (N4C), a climate campaigning group composed of 19 of the world’s leading conservation, multilateral and business organizations, have just published their white paper " What you can measure, you can manage – how Nature Tech can help us solve the nature and climate crises. ", which 4C was consulted on as part...

4C in the Gold Standard working groups on digital solutions for carbon markets

12 July 2022

At 4C, we are committed to making sure our digital methodologies are peer-reviewed and meet our goal of accelerating the hard work of conservation projects on the ground in the tropical belt. So as we prepare to publish the first version of our digital MRV and Tezos offsetting platform, we are excited to be participating...

4C participates in the IC-VCM stakeholder process

28 March 2022

The IC-VCM (Integrity Council for Voluntary Carbon Markets) was founded as an independent governance body for the voluntary carbon market, with the purpose of ensuring the voluntary carbon market accelerates a just transition to 1.5C. Their theory of change is well aligned with the 4C model of high-integrity and evidence-...

Two research positions open in environmental risk assessment and tracking carbon stocks (closing 5th April 2022)

17 March 2022

We are looking for two highly motivated post-doctoral researchers with a demonstrated track record of developing forecasts of environmental risk to carbon stocks and sequestration levels in nature-based systems. The successful candidates have an excellent publication record, knowledge of state-of-the-art research and...

Seeing trees in new ways: International Day of Forests

4C speaks on counterfactual methods and their use in the voluntary forest carbon market

Spotlight on Dr Alison Eyres: measuring impacts on biodiversity

Spotlight on Dr Tom Swinfield: building trust and protecting livelihoods

Spotlight on Prof Andrew Balmford: the value of nature-based solutions for carbon storage

William Pitt Seminar 2022 - Who's in charge?

4C in Nature4Climate white paper ahead of New York Climate week

4C in the Gold Standard working groups on digital solutions for carbon markets

4C participates in the IC-VCM stakeholder process

Two research positions open in environmental risk assessment and tracking carbon stocks (closing 5th April 2022)

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