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Sacha Spector
@sachaspector.bsky.social
Conservation biologist working at the intersection of science, policy, and philanthropy. 100% in for biodiversity+climate+equity. Program Director for Environment @ Doris Duke Foundation. husband/dad/beekeeper. Views are my own.
A huge honor to be at the @HollywoodClimateSummit to talk about how nature and storytellers can team up to create a future that’s greener, cleaner, and cooler for all of us! Plot Twist: Earth’s Epic Comeback Story!
#MoonshotForForests
#TreeHouse
#9thAmericanForestCongress
@dorisdukefdn.bsky.social
June 4, 2025 at 4:13 AM
Reposted by Sacha Spector
The future of forests in the United States is in our hands! 🌲
Come to the 9th American Forest Congress, July 15–18 in Washington DC, and add your ideas to a national plan for action.

Seats are filling fast — Register today forestcongress.org
#9thForestCongress #ForestFuture #ActForForests
May 26, 2025 at 2:03 PM
The future of forests in the United States is in our hands! 🌲
Come to the 9th American Forest Congress, July 15–18 in Washington DC, and add your ideas to a national plan for action.

Seats are filling fast — Register today forestcongress.org
#9thForestCongress #ForestFuture #ActForForests
May 26, 2025 at 2:03 PM
Reposted by Sacha Spector
Land use decisions shape our climate future.

@usclimate.bsky.social's new Climate and Land Use Planning guide lays out key strategies for states to reduce emissions, protect natural lands, & advance equity.

Check it out ⤵️
usclimatealliance.org/guide/land-u...
Climate and Land Use Planning: A Policy Guide for U.S. States and Territories | U.S. Climate Alliance
Climate and Land Use Planning: A Policy Guide for U.S. States and Territories helps states better understand how to use and manage lands in ways that reduce climate pollution and build greater resilie...
usclimatealliance.org
February 13, 2025 at 6:32 PM
Reposted by Sacha Spector
Sacha Spector joins "Untangling Climate Finance" to talk climate-smart forestry, land conservation, Indigenous-led stewardship & how philanthropy can help scale nature-based solutions.

🎧 Find links to listen on your preferred platform here: www.linkedin.com/pulse/sliced... @sachaspector.bsky.social
March 27, 2025 at 3:48 PM
Glad to join Sliced to discuss how philanthropy is shaping conservation finance and climate-smart solutions across the U.S and how independent capital can help scale forestry, conservation, and stewardship.
#ClimateFinance #Conservation #Philanthropy
#Forestry #ImpactInvesting
Sliced: 🎙️ The Role of Philanthropy in Scaling Environmental Solutions with Sacha Spector
Listen to this episode on any of the streaming platforms below: “Imagination is our most precious resource in times like this.”  Sacha Spector, Ph.D. In the third episode of this s…
https://gordianknotstrategies.com/2025/03/17/sliced-🎙%EF%B8%8F-the-role-of-philanthropy-in-scaling-environmental-solutions-with-sacha-spector/
March 19, 2025 at 10:15 PM
The 9th American Forest Congress Steering Committee is hosting Pathway Workshops – key building blocks for shaping the agenda and developing resolutions for the Congress (July 15–18, 2025, in Washington, DC)

Register now for the next Workshop - Stewardship of Nonfederal Forests!

forestcongress.org
March 3, 2025 at 7:28 PM
Reposted by Sacha Spector
OPEN RFP!
Super excited for this partnership between @dorisdukefdn.bsky.social and @snappartnership.bsky.social supporting up to 3 working groups designing roadmaps toward a nature positive future for the US. Each will be staffed by a post-doc fellow, convenings and facilitated working sessions.
Open Call for Proposals!

Join the SNAPP Innovation Hub, a collaboration with the @dorisdukefdn.bsky.social, @nature.org & @wcs.org. Three groups will shape a nature-positive future with funding for a postdoc fellow & in-person convenings.

Apply by March 14: awards.snappartnership.net
February 18, 2025 at 6:16 PM
OPEN RFP!
Super excited for this partnership between @dorisdukefdn.bsky.social and @snappartnership.bsky.social supporting up to 3 working groups designing roadmaps toward a nature positive future for the US. Each will be staffed by a post-doc fellow, convenings and facilitated working sessions.
Open Call for Proposals!

Join the SNAPP Innovation Hub, a collaboration with the @dorisdukefdn.bsky.social, @nature.org & @wcs.org. Three groups will shape a nature-positive future with funding for a postdoc fellow & in-person convenings.

Apply by March 14: awards.snappartnership.net
February 18, 2025 at 6:16 PM
Coming soon…
Launching February 14!

The SNAPP Innovation Hub—by the @dorisdukefdn.bsky.social, @nature.org & @wcs.org —advances a nature-positive, sustainable future in the U.S. Engage with diverse sectors to shape conservation priorities.

Apply Feb 14–Mar 14, 2025: awards.snappartnership.net
February 12, 2025 at 1:54 PM
Super excited to be on this Impact Lounge panel at the Sundance Film Festival today, for a discussion on how new approaches to storytelling can propel us toward a Nature Positive future!
@DorisDukeFoundation
@HollywoodClimateForum
@RedfordCenter
January 24, 2025 at 10:51 PM
Reposted by Sacha Spector
While we archive data to ensure their availability, we also situate data within their political and economic contexts to support good scientific practice and democratic knowledge production for environmental justice.
envirodatagov.org/why-edgi-is-...
Why EDGI is Archiving Public Environmental Data – Environmental Data and Governance Initiative
Governments worldwide collect and distribute data relevant to environmental challenges. For instance, the United States (US) federal government collects satellite imagery, climatological and weather r...
envirodatagov.org
January 16, 2025 at 7:24 PM
Reposted by Sacha Spector
Since I haven't seen one yet, here's a starter pack of scientists actively working in the climate adaptation and resilience space, including researchers as well as climate service providers! 🌎🧪
September 15, 2024 at 4:49 PM
If the Trump administration wants to transform government into a leaner, more business-friendly operation, the DOE loan program is a great example of what to do MORE of, not less. Unlocking the power of American innovation and entrepreneurship takes public investment!
www.eenews.net/articles/rep...
Republicans mull fate of DOE loan program
Some GOP lawmakers want to make sure Department of Energy financing supports all energy sources. Others want to kill the loan office altogether.
www.eenews.net
December 11, 2024 at 3:09 PM
Great new interactive tool from USDA - Agriculture and Forestry Greenhouse Gas Inventory Data Viewer. Explore data on ag and forestry emissions/ sinks from 1990-present. Viewable by state, gas, and source, including livestock, cropland, forestry, and on-farm energy.

www.usda.gov/AgForestryGH...
December 10, 2024 at 7:27 PM
What’s inspiring about California’s #joshuatree plan is that it combines better protections for today and a long term #climateadaptstion strategy that includes future range shifts. This is the way.
November 30, 2024 at 4:07 PM
Glad to have landed on Bluesky and am looking forward to meeting up with the Conservation + Climate community here!
Here’s a recent piece I wrote on the #Forests4Climate moonshot we need in the U.S.

www.ecosystemmarketplace.com/articles/com...
Commentary The Time is Right for a Forest Moonshot in the U.S. - Ecosystem Marketplace
Here’s something unexpected: In the midst of a deeply polarizing election, Americans actually seem to agree on solutions to climate change. Recent research from USN4C found that an overwhelming, bipar...
www.ecosystemmarketplace.com
November 17, 2024 at 12:10 AM
Really appreciate how the 1st National Nature Assessment is incorporating such a wide range of voices and ways of knowing, including the arts and cultural sector.
THE NATURE OF OUR TIMES: POEMS ON AMERICA'S LANDS, WATERS, WILDLIFE, AND OTHER NATURAL WONDERS, a companion to the 1st Nat'l Nature Assessment is accepting submissions. It will be out in 2025. There is already an inspiring collection of poems. Check it out! natureofourtimes.poetsforscience.org
The Nature of Our Times
Call for Submissions. Poems on America’s Lands, Waters, Wildlife, and Other Natural Wonders.
natureofourtimes.poetsforscience.org
November 13, 2024 at 9:22 AM
Great story about how National Park Service is switching to #ClimateSmart reforestation, making sure that resilience and adaptation are the basis for land management.
npr.org NPR @npr.org · Feb 26
Extreme wildfires have destroyed about one-fifth of all giant sequoia trees. To safeguard their future, the National Park Service is planting seedlings that could better survive a hotter climate.
Wildfires are killing California's ancient giants. Can seedlings save the species?
Extreme wildfires have destroyed about one-fifth of all giant sequoia trees. To safeguard their future, the National Park Service is planting seedlings that could better survive a hotter climate.
www.npr.org
February 26, 2024 at 7:53 PM
What are #NaturebasedSolutions and what global challenges can they help with?

Learn more ➡️ shorturl.at/wyzAV
@iucn
November 11, 2023 at 4:48 PM
Lots of confusing/ false narratives about the role Nature can/needs to play in addressing #ClimateChange getting published in major outlets these days. But to be 100% clear: we can’t meet global targets w/o addressing emissions from land and increasing carbon removal by natural systems 🌎
Nature as a critical climate solution | Nature4Climate
The new Nature4Climate report busts the most-frequently cited myths around nature-based solutions and natural climate solutions.
nature4climate.org
October 3, 2023 at 2:14 PM