Beware plantations seeking investment from average people on the street, promising great returns. If legit, these projects could raise big money from global institutional investors who understand the industry, risks, governance, etc. Hoaxes hurt people and the sector - call BS.

We’re honored & excited to have been selected by @climatefinlab for their 2018 Global Lab to develop our forestry financing innovation! Their support will go a long way to making smallholder farmers the future of African forestry!

Komaza's @iTevis Plants Sustainable #Microforestry in Kenya. http://t.co/gw2aRZjmYL @RPSiegel

"The best business models are organized around the passion of the entrepreneur" - Bill Campbell #socap11 #mmi

Shaun Paul, EcoLogic, sums up stakeholder stereotypes very succinctly: "corrupt governments, greedy businesses, lazy NGOs". #socap11

Other than #green, do any other #socap11 tracks have panelists who well up with tears while describing their work?

Will Rosenzweig: To attract & succeed with investors, impact funds must first prove profit track record, then impact metrics. #socap11 #mmi

Will Rosenzweig: Biggest mistake of entrepreneurs is thinking investor interactions are transactional rather than relational. #socap11 #mmi

Ken Wilson, bio-cultural diversity: 80-90% correlation b/t vascular plant diversity and language diversity around the world! #socap11 #green

Jeffrey Hollender: 1) Don't grow too quickly! 2) Beware products that are less bad vs. actually good 3) Governance key for mission. #socap11

As expected, kevin starr rocks #socap11 keynote

I'm attending SOCAP11. My Pathable profile: http://t.co/8hnCib8 #SOCAP11

500yrs to replace 1in topsoil lost to erosion; min #soil for #agriculture 6in. Fertile soil = #endangered #ecosystem. http://bit.ly/FoodSoil

RT @rowansimpson: "You build a startup to test an idea and then you build a company to execute that idea" http://t.co/iIv7DFr

First rains in Kilifi, Kenya in 8 hot mos = tweetworthy. Great to be soaked, still can't imagine how our trees, or our farmers, must feel.

KOMAZA featured in the latest edition of The Solutions Journal. Enjoy! http://www.thesolutionsjournal.com/node/813

while I'll miss much in CA, I'm very excited to be returning to Kenya -- been away from the action too long, and we have LOTS to do!

Van Jones says he's always recognized and called out by strangers as the #green guy... America must be becoming post racial. #SVNetwork

Van Jones: #Obama bombarded by white noise, everyone in world trying to communicate w him, job is to hear & act on the critical #SVNetwork

#China: world's largest rare earth producer (tech products), supplying >90% global demand, focus on its sustainable development - ChinaDaily