I just returned from Washington DC, where I attended a marathon meeting on Capitol Hill on US government leadership on Reducing Emissions from Deforestation and Forest Degradation (REDD) called, “U.S. REDD Appropriations: ‘The Copenhagen Pledge’ Support & Strategy Initiative.”  The 5 hour meeting included representatives from the offices of Senators Leahy and Kerry, Congresswoman Lowey, [...]

The fourth episode of the BBC World News series on social entrepreneurs features the heroic rats of Apopo, founded by 2009 Skoll social entrepreneur Bart Weetjens.  These HeroRats are trained to detect landmines and tuberculosis using their sense of smell.  The 8-part series, called Alvin’s Guide to Good Business, is looking at social entrepreneurs doing [...]