In the fourth episode of the A Systems Change Deep Dive podcast, we explore marine permaculture and sea forestation with Brian von Herzen, founder and executive director of the Climate Foundation.

Brian Von Herzen is the founder and executive director of the Climate Foundation, which upholds the vision and the mission to regenerate life in the ocean using Marine Permaculture technology. Brian leads Climate Foundation’s large-scale seaweed mariculture programs to develop sustainable food, feed and fertilizer value chains, provide ecosystem life support, and sustain blue carbon sinks. Brian graduated from Princeton University with a degree in Physics and holds a Ph.D. in planetary science from California Institute of Technology, where he was awarded the prestigious Hertz Fellowship, and has been awarded numerous patents. After two decades developing system solutions for companies such as Intel, Disney, Pixar, Microsoft, HP, and Dolby, Brian launched the Climate Foundation in order to investigate groundbreaking nature-based solutions to the climate and other environmental challenges. Brian leads an international team of scientists, engineers, technicians, social scientists and seaweed farmers. Currently and most importantly, Brian is leading a successful Marine Permaculture seaforestation demonstration project in the Philippines.

Climate Foundation: https://www.climatefoundation.org
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In the seventh episode of the A Systems Change Deep Dive podcast, we explore forest regeneration and community capacity building with Julian Ekelhof, Senior Director of Climate Solutions at FORLIANCE.

Julian Ekelhof is an expert in the fields of Corporate Social Responsibility, sustainable business development, climate action, and creating ecologically, socially and economically sound nature-based projects. At FORLIANCE Julian is the Senior Director of Climate Solutions, connecting their work on corporate climate strategies with the implementation and financing of international forest carbon projects. Having worked in this field for more than a decade, Julian has experienced the different phases of carbon markets and how they impacted the work on local socio-economic impacts in the partner projects. As a sports economist by training, the professional path was anything but pre-determined. And yet the transition from the sporting goods industry and social impacts of sports NGOs to the relevance of international climate action for socio-economic development always seemed natural. In addition to his daily work at FORLIANCE, Julian is pushing the need for climate action as a speaker at international conferences, author of articles and as a member of working groups, expert panels and award juries.

Sodo/Humbo Community Forestation Project: https://www.co2ol.de/en/sodo-humbo-co... FORLIANCE: https://forliance.com

In the sixth episode of the A Systems Change Deep Dive podcast, we explore blue carbon and ecosystem restoration with Prof. Peter Macreadie, Founder and Head of Deakin University's Blue Carbon Lab. Professor Peter Macreadie is a marine scientist and global leader in blue carbon. His research focuses on understanding and responding to the impacts of global change on aquatic ecosystems. His approach to research is multi-disciplinary, spanning the fields of chemistry, ecology, microbiology, economics, policy, and molecular biology. Macreadie is Founder and Head of Deakin University's Blue Carbon Lab and holds the position of Professor in Marine Science. He is the Chair of the Independent Scientific Advisory Board for the National Decommissioning Research Initiative. Macreadie is actively involved in translating science into policy; he currently sits on the Victorian Coastal Council’s Science Panel; the Australian Academy of Sciences Future Earth Oceans and Coasts Expert Working Group, and the Australian Government’s Blue Carbon Expert Working Group. Macreadie has published over 170 peer-reviewed papers and received millions in research funding, and received 25 awards and fellowships. Blue Carbon Lab: https://www.bluecarbonlab.org