Aubrey Peterson
Senior ManagerCommunications
Aubrey is the Senior Communications Manager at Forest Trends. In this role, she develops strategic communications plans, oversees engaging content creation, and elevates our team’s findings across diverse media platforms.
Aubrey has over ten years of communications experience in the nonprofit, public, and private sectors. From her time as a Fulbright Scholar in Vietnam to her grant management work at an international development firm, she values connecting stakeholders with the proper tools to effectively share their work. In her spare time, Aubrey enjoys hiking, cooking, and improv comedy. She holds an MA in International Affairs from American University and a double BA in Communications and History from Wake Forest University.
Lo que aprendimos de la Fase 1 de nuestro trabajo en REDD+ Jurisdiccional y lo que viene después
A medida que el financiamiento climático jurisdiccional continúa expandiéndose, una pregunta central sigue sin resolverse: ¿cómo pueden estos programas incluir de manera significativa a los Pueblos Indígenas, las Comunidades Locales y los Pueblos Afrodescendientes, cuyos territorios y sistemas de gobernanza son esenciales para la protección de los bosques? Entre 2023 y 2025, la Iniciativa Comunidades y […]
What We Learned from Phase 1 of Our Jurisdictional REDD+ Work and What Comes Next
As jurisdictional climate finance continues to scale, a central question remains unresolved: How can these programs meaningfully include Indigenous Peoples, Local Communities, and Afro-descendant Peoples (IPs, LCs, & ADs), whose territories and governance systems are essential to forest protection? From 2023 to 2025, Forest Trends’ Communities and Territorial Governance Initiative explored what inclusive, rights-based engagement […]
O que aprendemos com a Fase 1 do nosso trabalho em REDD+ Jurisdicional e o que vem a seguir
À medida que o financiamento climático jurisdicional continua a se expandir, uma questão central permanece em aberto: como esses programas podem incluir de forma significativa os Povos Indígenas, Comunidades Locais e Povos Afrodescendentes, cujos territórios e sistemas de governança são essenciais para a proteção das florestas? De 2023 a 2025, a Iniciativa Comunidades e Governança Territorial (ICGT) da Forest […]
Recife Hosts Landmark Global Gathering on Climate Adaptation: Reflections from CBA19
From May 12–16, 2025, the city of Recife, Brazil played host to the 19th International Conference on Community-Based Adaptation to Climate Change (CBA19). As the first-ever CBA held in Latin America—and the largest to date—this year’s event brought together 390 participants, representing 79 nationalities working across 63 countries. Interestingly, Recife sits in the Northeast Region of Brazil, […]