The Largest Ever Tropical Reforestation Is Planting 73 Million Trees

October 31, 2017 Good morning! Over the past 40 years, about 20% of the Amazon has been cut down or destroyed, and scientists worry that another 20% of the rainforest will be lost in the next couple of decades. "If the world is to hit the 1.2 or 2°C [degrees of warming] target that we all agreed to in Paris, then protecting tropical forests in particular has to be a big part of that," says M. Sanjayan, CEO of Conservation International, the organization behind a new plan to replace trees lost to farming and mining in the Brazilian Amazon. The plan is to restore 70,000 acres (the area of 30,000 soccer fields) that have been cleared for pastureland to their former forested glory, [using an innovative new replanting strategy that results in more, stronger trees](. —[Morgan Clendaniel]( [The Largest Ever Tropical Reforestation Is Planting 73 Million Trees]( [The Largest Ever Tropical Reforestation Is Planting 73 Million Trees](The project in the Brazilian Amazon is using a new technique for planting trees that results in more, stronger plants–and hopes to cover 70,000 acres in new forests.     [Lena Dunham & Jenni Konner On How Lenny Letter Editors Develop Branded Content Ideas]( [Lena Dunham & Jenni Konner On How Lenny Letter Editors Develop Branded Content Ideas](The popular email newsletter recently featured a content partnership with Cole Haan. Here, the founders explain their approach.     [Office Etiquette: Being Passive Aggressive Is Actively Annoying]( [Office Etiquette: Being Passive Aggressive Is Actively Annoying](Do your co-workers leave annoying notes all over the office and it makes you want to attack them with a stapler? Comedian Matt Bellassai has some tips on how to stop the passive aggression once and for all.     [Your “Inspirational” Social Media Posts Are Hurting Your Career]( [Your “Inspirational” Social Media Posts Are Hurting Your Career](It’s a lot harder to sound thoughtful and articulate than to tweet a Mark Twain quote. Real leaders don’t sound like tear-off calendars.     [Photographing America In The Age Of Trump]( [Photographing America In The Age Of Trump](Chris Maggio captures the spectacle of America in 2017 in his hilarious, biting series, Bored on The Fourth of July.     [Mark Cuban Talks About Funding Packback And The Future Of EdTech]( [Mark Cuban Talks About Funding Packback And The Future Of EdTech](“AI will impact everything.”     [Kimbal Musk Defends His Container Farming Accelerator]( [Kimbal Musk Defends His Container Farming Accelerator](Dan Barber of Blue Hill fame took Musk’s Square Roots project to task during Fast Company’s Innovation Festival.     [Actually, Facebook Says, Russian Memes Reached 126 Million People]( [Actually, Facebook Says, Russian Memes Reached 126 Million People](Google also said that Russian trolls uploaded over a thousand videos to YouTube in advance of congressional hearings this week about election mischief.     [Will Kevin Spacey’s Awful Response To Harassment Claims Inspire More LGBTQ People To Name Names?]( [Will Kevin Spacey’s Awful Response To Harassment Claims Inspire More LGBTQ People To Name Names?](Anthony Rapp’s accusations could mark a turning point in our discussion of abuse in Hollywood and lead to more LGBTQ survivors coming forward.     Share This Newsletter [Share]( [Tweet]( [Forward]( Did someone forward you this email? Subscribe [here!]( Too many emails? Change your subscription preferences [here](. You're receiving this email because you opted in on our website. [Update your preferences]( or [unsubscribe]( from all Fast Company emails. Mansueto Ventures, 7 World Trade Center, New York, NY 10007-2195