This session will outline the promising horizons of Scripps’ multi-stakeholder efforts around researching, initiating and scaling projects at the intersection of environmental regeneration and positive local impact. Notably, the talk will share an inspiring story that is local to the San Diego area – a story of a private-sector-supported initiative to restore California’s kelp forests in partnership with Sustainable Surf and Scripps Institution of Oceanography. Scripps scientists are developing restoration methods to bring back the lost kelp forests of La Jolla, while also quantifying the carbon sequestration benefits of kelp forests to unlock further funding. Restoring kelp forests helps reverse climate change and supports local biodiversity, fishing, and recreation, as well as First Nations cultural heritage.