The bad news: we’re all part of the deforestation economy. The good news: Forest 500 tracks how key companies, investors and governments are performing in the race to remove deforestation from global supply chains.

London animation/illustration studio Moth does a wonderful job explaining the initiative in this vibrant, kinetic, and perfectly paced film which premiered at the 2015 COP 21 Climate Conference in Paris.

Client: Global Canopy Programme
Design and Direction: Moth Collective
Written by Rachel Howard and Niki Mardas
Sound Design: Skillbard
Animation: Marah Curran, Stef Roberts, Nishanth Sanjay and Moth Collective
Voice Over: Rolan Bell