HASTEN
High-quality Natural Climate Solutions that address climate change & biodiversity loss through economic development
Our Work
At the heart of our projects is ecosystem restoration through regenerative forest, air, water, soil, food, and energy solutions using an integrated systems approach.
Our Approach
Our community-centric approach combines scientific methods, systems & design thinking, and sustainable finance
Land
Our various projects restore degraded or distressed land, forests, and farmlands
Geography
We have global aspirations, and projects currently under development in India and Africa
Our vision
Build natural capital infrastructure to heal the planet while creating opportunities for economic development & social equity.
Our goals
Regenerate 10 million hectares of land by 2035
Increase biodiversity exponentially in all our projects
Create long term sustainable livelihoods for local communities
Our clients
We work with large landowners, corporations, foundations, community groups, governments, carbon buyers, regenerative entrepreneurs and solution providers.
Our services
Project development
We design, develop and implement regenerative projects that generate carbon credits and social and economic co-benefits
Advisory
We help our clients design regenerative projects towards attaining their climate goals
Our Stakeholders and their Challenges
Below are some of the central questions our key stakeholders grapple with.
If you identify and relate with any of these, please reach out for a discussion!
Landowners
How can I make the best use of my land, play a part in ecosystem restoration and leave a lasting legacy?
Community groups
How do your projects create meaningful economic opportunities for our community?
Corporates, Foundations and Sponsors
How do you ensure that the resources we provide have the greatest possible impact?
Carbon / ecosystem services buyers
How do your projects address our need for high-quality, high-integrity and reduced risk investment?
Regenerative entrepreneurs & solution providers
How do your projects help us to achieve scale and improve our offers?
Our Team
Peter Coughlan
Design and Innovation
20+ years experience in organizational transformation with fortune 100 clients before turning to regenerative transformation. Peter is based in Palo Alto, California, and is a PhD. from UCLA
Sheeba Sen
CEO
Trained and worked as a lawyer in England before moving back to India to work in rural development and launching her own forest creation social enterprise, Alaap in 2017. Sheeba is based in Bangalore, India, and is a graduate from LSE
Pradyot Porwal
Finance and Biz Dev
Worked in the global capital markets for a decade before pivoting to ecosystem restoration. Pradyot is based in India, and is a graduate from IIM Bangalore and IIT Bombay
Shailie Mehta
Operations
Worked in rural development with non profits like Friends of Women's World Banking and Dharma Life. Founded Acacia Eco in 2016, a social enterprise on urban forestry in India. Shailie is based across the UK and India, and is a graduate from UCLA
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