07 Nov 2022
7 Small Business Owners Saving Our Forests To Fight Climate Change
As world leaders at COP27 start talking this week (again) about climate change, these business owners are already doing, showing us how to save our forests:
Danya Weber, Laulima

Danya Weber, Laulima

  • Danya Weber, conservation biologist & owner at Laulima in Honolulu, HI gives back to protect Hawaiʻi’s native species of flora and fauna.
Sandra Bornn, Apiverte

Sandra Bornn, Apiverte

  • Sandra Bornn Smith and her husband Michael Smith, owners of Apiverte in Sainte-Cécile-de-Masham, Quebec that helps local farmers, innkeepers and restauranteurs become beekeepers. By providing them with sustainable easier-to-use hives built like a tiny home, over 5 million honeybees have been attracted to the region since 2019.
Sevag Kazanci & Keith Eshelman, Parks Project

Sevag Kazanci & Keith Eshelman, Parks Project

  • Sevag Kazanci and Keith Eshelman, founders of Parks Project in Marina del Rey, CA donate a portion of every sale to U.S. National Parks conservation through habitat and wildlife restoration, advocacy, education, youth initiatives, and volunteer programs.
Jan Neiman, Native American Seed

Jan Neiman, Native American Seed

  • Jan and Bill Neiman, owners of Native American Seed in Junction, TX started the business to promote restoration of our natural ecological landscapes by offering wildflower and grass seeds native to North America.
Cattie Khoury, Toodaloo

Cattie Khoury, Toodaloo

  • Cattie Khoury, owner of Toodaloo Superfoods in Austin, TX dedicates proceeds from each order to restore 100 sq ft of polluted farmland.
Sabena Suri, Jenni Olivero & Chelsea Moore, BOXFOX

Sabena Suri, Jenni Olivero & Chelsea Moore, BOXFOX

Justina Blakeney, Jungalow

Justina Blakeney, Jungalow

  • Sabena Suri, Jenni Olivero, and Chelsea Moore, founders of BOXFOX in Hawthorne, CA plant a tree for every gift box sold and Justina Blakeney of Jungalow in Los Angeles, CA has planted 65,000 trees and counting!

Many other businesses are planting trees, preserving what we have, or reclaiming and repurposing wood in their products. Find them at this link and suggest more to us here.

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