In this radio episode, we talk to Marcello and Eduardo Guimarães, founders of tree planting companies <a href='https://mahoganyroraima.com.br/'>Mahogany Roraima</a> and <a href='../../en/logbooks/digital-tree-planting-operations/iplantforests/'>iPlantForest</a> and designers of the <a href='../../en/logbooks/digital-tree-planting-operations/forest-bot/'>Forest Bot</a>, and Nicolas Guimarães, who is involved with developing the technologies of the machines. We discuss techniques for automating precision reforestation, relationships between private and socio-environmental projects, and using NFTs for financing and tracing reforestation.

Interviewers: Danilo Urzedo and Jennifer Gabrys
Producer: Pedro Augusto

Language note: This interview takes place in Portuguese and English.
Read more about Mahogany Roraima, iPlantForest, and other digital tree-planting operations on the <a href='https://atlas.smartforests.net/en/logbooks/digital-tree-planting-operations/'>Smart Forests Atlas</a>.
Image source: Mahogany Roraima, <a href='https://mahoganyroraima.com.br/real-carbon-capture-machine/'>https://mahoganyroraima.com.br/real-carbon-capture-machine/</a>

Nadina Galle: Internet of Nature

How are forests becoming digital environments? The Smart Forests research project investigates the social-political impacts of digital technologies that monitor and govern forests. In this podcast series, we speak to scientists, artists, activists, and technologists about their work.

Find out more about the Smart Forests project at https://smartforests.net/ and explore the Smart Forests Atlas at https://atlas.smartforests.net/.