James Atkins (FOOTBALL4FORESTS) – RESTORING NATURAL FORESTS ONE FOOTBALL PITCH AT A TIME

James Atkins (FOOTBALL4FORESTS) – RESTORING NATURAL FORESTS ONE FOOTBALL PITCH AT A TIME

James Atkins, the founder of Football4Forests, is the next confirmed speaker at our 17th EFDN #Morethanfootball Conference in Liverpool on 9 & 11 May 2022.

James Atkins is co-founder of Football4Forest and director of Planet Super League. Over the last 20 years, he has been Chairman of Vertis Environmental Finance, an emissions trading company he set up in 1998, which grew to be one of the largest players in the sector. He is also the initiator of several other ventures and initiatives tackling climate change and restoring natural biodiversity. He is the author of a book, Climate Change for Football Fans, which is a critique of climate change policy written in a fun style.

James’s football career started as the goalkeeper for Kirkby Lonsdale cub-scouts team in 1977 and finished in 1977.

”The presentation will give you an introduction to Football4Forests: it will explain the objectives, motivation, and tools. We will present the F4F app, describe the financing model and take you to a tour to the Colombian rainforest. There, in the Colombian region of Caquetá, our partners of Tiempo de Juego will take the ball and score a point for nature. ”