TNF: 2023

🌿 ‘SUSTRENDS 2024’ by THE CLOUD
Featured in a future-focused seminar highlighting 50 sustainability trends that are set to transform the world.

🌳 The Next Forest
Recognized as a fully integrated forest restoration business, successfully planting and maintaining thousands of rai of forest within just one year.

🤝 “CARE THE WILD: Plant & Protect”
Participated in this impactful initiative promoting tree planting and long-term forest protection through community collaboration.

SUSTRENDS 2024: A Glimpse into 50 Sustainability Trends Set to Change the World

Hosted by THE CLOUD

Sustrends 2024 is a seminar designed to showcase 50 emerging sustainability trends that are actively shaping the future. The event aims to broaden the perspectives of professionals working in sustainability by presenting the most up-to-date developments across multiple dimensions of sustainable development.

Key Highlights:

  • Helps sustainability professionals plan with greater impact for the coming year amid a shifting global landscape.
  • Reflects the evolution of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) — from 17 individual goals to 6 core problem areas.
  • Aligns with Thailand’s SDG roadmap and the government’s commitment to promoting the BCG (Bio-Circular-Green) Economy.
  • Encourages adaptation and strategic shifts in how sustainability work is approached in Thailand and beyond.

📖 Learn more: Sustrends 2024 Event Overview (Thai)

Behind The Next Forest

A Fully Integrated Forest Restoration Business

The Next Forest is a fully integrated forest restoration business that has planted and cared for thousands of rai of forest within just one year.

In a featured interview titled “The Science (and Art) Behind The Next Forest” readers are taken on a journey from scientific research to entrepreneurship, following the story of the female founder behind this impactful venture. The article highlights how The Next Forest meets the growing market demand for deep ecological knowledge while delivering real benefits to clients and contributing to sustainable environmental restoration.

Key strategies include the use of framework species and data that driven planning to ensure long-term success. The interview also explores what’s next for The Next Forest as it continues to expand its impact.

📖 Read the full interview: Read The Cloud

“CARE THE WILD: Plant & Protect”

A Collaborative Platform for Forest Restoration

The Care the Wild “Plant & Protect” project is a collaborative platform designed as a fundraising mechanism to support new tree planting, enrichment planting, and tree care. It brings together a network of partners from both the public and private sectors to drive collective action for forest conservation.

What makes the Care the Wild project unique are its core features:

  1. An environmental learning process that begins with forests as the foundation.
  2. Active participation from project collaborators.
  3. A systematic monitoring and evaluation process for tree planting and ongoing forest care.
  4. A community driven approach that amplifies the benefits of forests and integrates them into local life.

The Next Forest is proud to be part of this initiative, contributing to monitoring efforts in the provinces of Chiang Rai, Phrae, and Nan.

📖 Read more: SET Social Impact