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We looked at over 800 incredible social entrepreneurs this year - these are our top 8, with solutions to climate and conservation. So excited to hosting them in Morocco later this month for our annual fellows retreat!
And now say hello to our 2024 Henry Arnhold Fellows. These eight remarkable leaders have scalable solutions for conservation and climate. We sifted through a lot of organizations to find these unstoppable leaders with some very big ideas. Take a look: Bustar Maitar at EcoNusa Foundation: Co-ops to link communities to markets for pro-forest products in Eastern Indonesia. Dickson Kaelo at Kenya Wildlife Conservancies Association: Collective action for community-led conservancies to bend the curve of biodiversity decline in Kenya. Ines Serra Baucells at BIOSORRA: Conversion of agricultural waste into biochar fertilizer to reduce greenhouse gas emissions in Kenya. Jade Saunders at World Forest ID: A scientific standard for verification of plant product origins to eradicate illegal deforestation exports. José Monteiro at ReGeCom: Collective action for community-led conservancies to create thriving ecosystems and communities in Mozambique. Peter Bosip at Centre for Environmental Law & Community Rights: Legal support to enforce territory rights and protect the environment in Papua New Guinea. Shantanu Agarwal at Mati Carbon: Enhanced Rock Weathering to make smallholder farmers more climate resilient in India and Africa. And last but not least… Solange Bandiaky-Badji at Rights and Resources Initiative: A global coalition to advocate for rights to land and resources for indigenous peoples, Afro-descendant peoples, and local communities. As fellows they’ll each receive money ($100K) and a lot of support and connections. And they’ll join us and our Rainer Arnhold Fellows for the main events — a couple of week-long design and strategy retreats. This year's retreat is in Morocco. Take a look - they'll give you a much-needed dose of optimism for the years ahead.