MĀLAMA FOUNDATION

EDUCATION // TRAINING // RESEARCH

FOR A DECENTRALIZED CLIMATE FUTURE

WHY WE EXIST

CLIMATE SOLUTIONS FAIL TO SCALE NOT BECAUSE OF A LACK OF IDEAS, BUT BECAUSE OF GAPS IN:

  • → SKILLED LOCAL OPERATORS AND TECHNICIANS
  • → OPEN, TRUSTED MEASUREMENT AND VERIFICATION
  • → EARLY-STAGE RESEARCH-TO-DEPLOYMENT PATHWAYS
  • → SHARED INFRASTRUCTURE FOR COORDINATION

OUR MISSION

MĀLAMA FOUNDATION CLOSES THESE GAPS BY INVESTING IN PEOPLE, SYSTEMS, AND KNOWLEDGE—NOT JUST PROJECTS.

WE BRIDGE SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY, AND PLACE-BASED STEWARDSHIP TO ACCELERATE CREDIBLE CLIMATE SOLUTIONS AT PLANETARY SCALE WITHOUT LOSING LOCAL ACCOUNTABILITY.

WHAT WE DO

EDUCATION & WORKFORCE TRAINING

PREPARING THE NEXT GENERATION OF CLIMATE PRACTITIONERS, TECHNOLOGISTS, AND LAND STEWARDS.

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RESEARCH & DEVELOPMENT

APPLIED RESEARCH MOVING CLIMATE SOLUTIONS FROM THEORY TO DEPLOYMENT.

OPEN MRV STANDARDS // LOW-COST MEASUREMENT // VALIDATION STUDIES

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DECENTRALIZED NETWORK DEVELOPMENT

STEWARDING A DECENTRALIZED NETWORK OF PROJECTS, RESEARCHERS, AND PRACTITIONERS.

NETWORK STANDARDS // SHARED INFRASTRUCTURE // KNOWLEDGE EXCHANGE

PROGRAM AREAS

REGENERATIVE LAND & AGROECOLOGY

LAND-BASED CARBON SEQUESTRATION // SOIL RESTORATION // CLIMATE-RESILIENT FOOD SYSTEMS

CIRCULAR SYSTEMS & BIOMASS UTILIZATION

WASTE-TO-VALUE // BIOCHAR // LOCAL ECONOMIC RESILIENCE

LOW-CARBON INDUSTRY ENABLEMENT

SME TRANSITION // VERIFIABLE PROCESSES // DECARBONIZATION PATHWAYS

OPEN CLIMATE INFRASTRUCTURE

SHARED TOOLS // OPEN STANDARDS // DECENTRALIZED COORDINATION

FLAGSHIP INITIATIVES

MĀLAMA CLIMATE FELLOWSHIP

COHORT-BASED PROGRAM FOR PRACTITIONERS, RESEARCHERS, AND TECHNOLOGISTS.

  • → MENTORSHIP FROM DOMAIN EXPERTS
  • → FIELD-BASED LEARNING
  • → IMPLEMENTATION GRANTS
OPEN RESEARCH PROGRAM

APPLIED RESEARCH, PILOTS, AND VALIDATION STUDIES.

  • → OPEN-ACCESS PUBLICATIONS
  • → FIELD PILOTS AND DATASETS
  • → UNIVERSITY COLLABORATION
COMMUNITY TRAINING

WORKSHOPS FOR LAND STEWARDS AND LOCAL ORGANIZATIONS.

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IMPACT PHILOSOPHY

WE MEASURE SUCCESS NOT ONLY BY CARBON OUTCOMES, BUT BY:

SKILLS TRANSFERRED

AND RETAINED LOCALLY

SYSTEMS

THAT REMAIN USABLE AFTER FUNDING ENDS

KNOWLEDGE

THAT CAN BE REUSED ACROSS REGIONS

TRUST

BUILT THROUGH TRANSPARENCY AND VERIFICATION

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