Bruce Horowitz

1 Introduction: The Social Bases for Natural Climate Solutions When the participants in the 26th Conference of Parties in Glasgow, Scotland pledged in 2022 to stop deforestation by 2030, they made headlines. With this commitment, forest conservation and expansion became an important means for curbing climate change. Other high-profile gatherings in Bonn in 2013 and in New York in 2014 had made similar pledges.

By Bruce Horowitz Aug. 12, 2022 Longtime friends and creative collaborators Josleen Wilson and Brittany Barker share the same birthday—54 years apart. Ms. Wilson, 83 years old, and Ms. Barker, 29, became friends through a writing-mentorship program nearly a decade and a half ago. Now, not a week goes by without their chatting, the two say, and they share meals at least once a month, typically at Ms. Wilson’s New York City apartment.

Longtime friends and creative collaborators Josleen Wilson and Brittany Barker share the same birthday—54 years apart. Ms. Wilson, 83 years old, and Ms. Barker, 29, became friends through a writing-mentorship program nearly a decade and a half ago. Now, not a week goes by without their chatting, the two say, and they share meals at least once a month, typically at Ms. Wilson’s New York City apartment.