SDG 13 | Using Carbon Markets to Drive Sustainable Development | Joona Mikkola

<p>Should we put a price on nature?</p> <p><strong>Welcome back SDG Talkers!!</strong> Thanks for joining us for another episode of highlighting change makers and their inspirational work towards the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)!</p> <p><strong>IN THIS EPISODE:</strong></p> <p>- Do humans truly value nature?</p> <p>- What are carbon markets, and how can we use them?</p> <p>- What role should technology play in driving eco-consciousness? What role should humans play?</p> <p>Let's find out from climate tech startup founder and Nature-based Solutions expert <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/joona-mikkola/" target="_blank">Joona Mikkola</a>. Obvious by his years of experience in developing, managing and monitoring agriculture, natural resources, and food security projects in Sub-Saharan Africa, Joona is passionate about ecological economics, and sees his mission as inciting humanity to better value nature.</p> <p>As a result, Joona started <a href="https://soilwatch.eu/" target="_blank">SoilWatch</a> which gives satellite and artificially intelligent tools to project developers and land-users so they can easily monitor and model environmental changes. SoilWatch takes a (literal) grassroots approach to sustainable development and climate action by unlocking finance for sustainable land-use and Nature-based Solutions while providing a scalable solution for monitoring and valuing soil organic carbon and other natural assets and ecosystem services.</p> <p><strong>Let’s get SDG Talking!!</strong></p> <p>Got a good story or want to collaborate? Send us an email at <a href="mailto:sdgtalkspodcast@gmail.com"><u>sdgtalkspodcast@gmail.com</u></a> and we will get back to you as soon as we can!</p> <p>And don’t forget to check out our Virtual Roundtables on our <a href="http://www.sdgtalkspodcast.com/"><u>website</u></a>!</p> <p><a href="https://www.instagram.com/sdgtalkspodcast/"><u>Instagram</u></a> | <a href="https://www.facebook.com/SDGTalksPodcast"><u>Facebook</u></a> | <a href="https://twitter.com