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Chloé Naomi Swickard

Chloé Naomi Swickard

Senior Carbon Markets Advisor

Climate and sustainability leader with 20+ years shaping carbon markets and Nature-Based Solutions globally. She has led the development of standards such as Verra's VCS, including Jurisdictional and Nested REDD+ and VM0048, and has contributed to major initiatives such as ICVCM, CORSIA, IETA, and Article 6 to advance high-integrity carbon markets.

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Tropical forest canopy. Permanence, the ICVCM Permanence Trust, and long-term durability in Nature-Based Solutions.
Opinion17 June 2026

Who's Afraid of the Big, Bad Forest?

Permanence has been a sticking point for Nature-Based Solutions since the Kyoto debates. The ICVCM Permanence Trust may finally unlock long-term durability. Even then, the deeper question of how nature gets financed will remain.

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