Yishan Wong

The World Needs More Carbon Capture — A Forest Accelerator Can Deliver It

An accelerator helps forest projects expand quickly and responsibly –– and increases natural carbon capture potential. 

Yishan Wong

September 16, 2022

Our New Report Tracks the Need for Seed Banking to Reach Restoration Potential

410 native seed banks currently exist worldwide, but we need thousands more.

Yishan Wong

September 21, 2022

Turning Dollars into Trees to Solve Climate Change

Our new report shows the financial innovations needed to unlock capital for large-scale restoration.

Yishan Wong

March 2, 2022

Decentralized Seed Banking Is the Next Innovation We Need to Solve Climate Change

Terraformation’s mission for 2022: establishing the first 1% of the world’s decentralized seed bank network.

Yishan Wong

January 7, 2022

Our New Report Tracks the Value of Native Forest Restoration

Our report, co-authored with Frontier Economics, examines the societal and monetary value of scaling reforestation projects all over the world. 

Yishan Wong

September 30, 2021

What Can I Do to Help?

Start by doing something. Then commit to scaling it.

Yishan Wong

August 27, 2021

Why Terraformation Is Crowdfunding on Republic

Yishan Wong

July 21, 2021

The Carbon Removal XPrize Winner Will Have to Beat $7 per Ton

To win, solutions will need to beat the largest existing carbon removal system on Earth: forests.

Yishan Wong

June 11, 2021

Our Series A Funding Round — What It Means for Terraformation and Our Mission

We're thrilled to announce the first close of our $30M Series A. Here's what's next for Terraformation.

Yishan Wong

June 8, 2021

Trees Are a Faster Solution to Climate Change Than Technology

New technology takes decades to develop and deploy at a global level. Forest restoration offers a carbon capture solution ready to scale now.

Yishan Wong

March 8, 2021

How Do We Evaluate Geoengineering Solutions to the Climate Crisis?

12 criteria to weigh the benefits and risks of climate solutions

Yishan Wong

March 10, 2021

The Solution Isn't Trees. It's Trees Plus Math.

The technology we need to solve climate change isn't a gadget. It's a system of scaling.

Yishan Wong

January 28, 2021

Trees vs. Forests

A common objection to tree planting as a carbon capture solution is that the carbon storage is only temporary. And if it’s temporary, why do it? Answer: Trees aren’t the carbon sink. The forest is.

Yishan Wong

February 3, 2021

The Best Solution to a Large, Complex Problem Is the One That Uses the Least New Technology

Everyday life doesn’t give us experience thinking at very large scales. To solve a problem as big as climate change, we need to use highly reliable technology.

Yishan Wong

January 25, 2021

Scaling Reforestation with Solar-Powered Desalination

Terraformation’s Pacific Flight at Kaupalaoa restoration project is helping restore one of the rarest ecosystems in the world. Together, we’re proving that with the right knowledge and tools, we can restore desert regions. And not just here, but in marginal land around the world.

Yishan Wong

November 16, 2020