CEO Newsletter #7 | Investing in the Source of South America’s Water Future: Water from the Andes

Every year, governments and institutions commit billions to water infrastructure, and almost none of it reaches the ecosystems that make that infrastructure work. Mountains are the source of up to 60% of the world’s freshwater flows. High-altitude forests, wetlands, and peatlands regulate those flows, sustaining more than two billion people. In the Andes, it is […]

Read Florent Kaiser’s eighth biweekly CEO newsletter on the connections between water, ecosystems, culture, and restoration across South America and why lasting environmental change depends on recognizing nature as the foundation of prosperity and resilience. In this edition: Read the full issue.

By Florent Kaiser, CEO, Global Forest GenerationCo-founder, Acción Andina Water Security Is Economic Security South America’s water crisis is no longer an environmental problem. It’s an economic one. The Andes — the continent’s hydrological spine — sustain 140 million people and 236 cities across both the Amazon and Pacific basins. Each year, these mountain ecosystems […]

Read Florent Kaiser’s sixth biweekly CEO newsletter on how community-led investments in water, livelihoods, and local infrastructure are helping build resilience across the Andes. In this edition: Read the full issue.

Read Florent Kaiser’s fifth biweekly CEO newsletter on the growing scale of Acción Andina’s restoration movement and why investing in healthy ecosystems, water security, and local communities creates lasting value. In this edition: Read the full issue.

Read Florent Kaiser’s fourth biweekly CEO newsletter on a new watershed restoration initiative in Peru’s Chincha Valley and how community-led restoration can strengthen water security across the Andes In this edition: Read the full issue.

Read GFG CEO Florent Kaiser’s third biweekly CEO newsletter—a reflection on a journey through India and the lessons it offers for restoration, stewardship, and the role of ancestral wisdom in shaping how we care for people and nature. In this edition: Read the full issue.

Read Florent Kaiser’s second biweekly CEO newsletter—a quick 2-minute read on what’s unfolding at Global Forest Generation and in the Andes, with ideas to spark bold collaboration. In this edition:– A new restoration project with Patagonia, Lacoste Foundation, Textil del Valle & ECOAN– Urgent community calls for water catchments and wildfire prevention– Can Obras por […]

Read Florent Kaiser’s first biweekly CEO newsletter—a quick 2-minute read from the frontlines of restoration across the Andes. In this edition: Read the full issue.