Green jobs are booming - but we can't forget foresters

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Green jobs are booming - but we can't forget foresters

Project management techniques developed in Silicon Valley can help build the skills base required to restore the Earth's forests, writes Terraformation's Yee Lee

Green skills are our future. Three quarters of young people now want a green career path and, in the last decade alone, the number of climate tech companies has increased four-fold globally. However,...

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