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Project design—from ideation to implementation—is at the heart of everything Pilot Projects does.
We co-create integrative projects that turn pressing systems challenges into development opportunities.

projects

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Guyana Forest Value Hubs

Incentivizing forest conservation by strengthening local and global value chains for forest products in Guyana — Phase 1 complete, implementation underway.

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Mass Timber Tipping Point

A two-year project engaging North American architecture and engineering firms to explore key successes and barriers in unlocking mass timber's potential.

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Conservation Timber Initiative

Addressing market and economic barriers for Conservation Timber through engagement, network-building, and targeted capacity-building demonstrations.

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Sustainable Wood for Cities

A first-of-its-kind guide supporting cities through a step-by-step process to identify the most sustainable wood choices for climate and society.

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COP15 Carnaval de la Biodiversité

An event connecting prominent voices in biodiversity conservation with leaders across business, finance, government, and the plural sector at COP15.

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Brooklyn Bridge Forest

An initiative to preserve a New York City landmark sustainably by sourcing its wood from a dedicated tropical forest conservation partnership.

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Cities4Forests

Helping cities connect with and invest in inner, nearby, and faraway forests to improve urban biodiversity, resilience, and global climate outcomes.

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Essex Street Green Hub

Reimagining an LES parking garage with secure bike parking, solar charging, a community rooftop garden, and a range of sustainable urban amenities.

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100 Fountains

An international competition bringing artists and designers to New York City for a summer-long exhibition of creative public drinking fountain concepts.

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International Arts Movement Supper

A curated gathering bringing artists, designers, and thinkers for an evening of conversation at the intersection of art, faith, and creative culture.

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Bike Rescue

A project to identify, reclaim, recycle, and restore New York City's abandoned bicycles, turning urban waste into an opportunity for sustainability.

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Ontario Forest Conservation Easements

A pilot program enabling Ontario property owners to permanently protect forests and wetlands through conservation easements, sustaining local biodiversity.

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The Call of the Forest Declaration - L’Appel de la Forêt

A declaration urging cities worldwide to place forests and mangroves at the heart of urban development, climate adaptation, and sustainability.

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St. Paul's Anglican Cathedral Creative Hub Co-Design Workshop

A co-design workshop transforming a London church property into sustainable creative spaces, supporting the city's UNESCO Creative City of Music status.

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Restoring Forests and Landscapes

Using spatial data to identify and prioritize restoration opportunities for maximum climate, biodiversity, and community benefits in forests and landscapes.

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Peruvian Timber Sector Innovation

A collaboration with Peru's national innovation council to improve social and environmental outcomes of the wood products sector in Pucallpa.

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The Quito Cities4Forests Bridge

A collaboration with Quito's municipal, indigenous, and craft communities demonstrating the potential of sustainably-sourced eucalyptus in urban design.

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Future of Forest Work

Exploring what innovative and rewarding work could incentivize young people to stay in or return to forest communities — the front lines of conservation.

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Delancey Street Plaza

A public plaza upgrading the chaotic entrance to the Williamsburg Bridge, building on the Essex Crossing development to improve the pedestrian experience.

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Norfolk Street Pop-up Retail

A proposal for the LES BID exploring ways to help small businesses activate an underused site along a lively stretch of Rivington Street in Manhattan.

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New Hope Community Center

Expanding the Bowery Mission to Spanish Harlem with a co-designed ground-floor community space, help desk, and professional services clinic.

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Habitat Rio

A three-story floating structure built with sustainably-sourced Brazilian wood, acting as a mobile hub for sociobioeconomy initiatives in the Amazon.

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Sustainable Wood Hub Initiative

Connecting urban construction projects with sustainable wood through a centralized hub that improves access to certified, high-quality materials.

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Systemic Collaboration Framework for Forest-Positive Buildings

Supporting cross-sector collaboration to exponentially improve collective impact towards climate targets across forests and the built environment.

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Communities of Practice

Applying systems thinking to strengthen multidisciplinary collaboration, building communities that share knowledge and improve collective outcomes.

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Partner Forest Program

Helping cities establish partnerships with tropical forest landscapes and communities for mutual benefit, supporting conservation and restoration goals.

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Orchard St. Streetscape Co-Design

A community co-design process with the Lower East Side BID creating a plan for bicycle parking, street furniture, pedestrian plazas, and tree planting.

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Wood at Work

A community of practice exploring city infrastructure built with sustainably-sourced wood, bridging forest conservation, climate change, and urban design.

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Gowanus Canal Modular Floodplain

A bio-industrial armature using 40 shipping containers with bioremediation wetland plants and soil to treat sewer overflow in Brooklyn's Gowanus Canal.

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Interlochen Arts Academy

Teaching students at the Interlochen Arts Academy to design with forests while building an understanding of conservation and climate responsibility.

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Glasgow Sustainable Wood Procurement

A Material Flow Analysis of wood construction in Glasgow, conducted with Metabolic and Glasgow City Council to inform sustainable procurement policy.

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