Valerie Langer

Valerie has been engaged in forest conservation initiatives for over 30 years. Under Canopy, she works to accelerate the global availability of 'Next Generation' alternatives to tree fiber pulp for manufacturing paper, packaging, and man-made cellulosic fibers for textiles, and with Canopy Planet Solutions to mobilize investment for Next Generation pulp production. She was on Canopy’s founding Steering Committee, is a Donella Meadows Fellow in Systems Thinking, and was a recipient of the Buckminster Fuller Challenge Award, along with colleagues who helped craft the Great Bear Rainforest Agreements.