On this 50th Anniversary of Earth Day, our hearts go out to all of those people on the front lines of the fight to limit the human losses caused by the COVID 19 pandemic! We celebrate the Earth as we mourn the degradation of her forests and grasslands, soils, watersheds, rivers, oceans and exuberant life in all of its forms.

The Earth’s natural capital is the true basis for economic and social prosperity. Protecting and restoring that natural capital will require our trust—in each other, in science, and in political leaders acting on behalf of the public good. The Earth Innovation Institute is on the front lines in tropical forest regions, building that trust.