If your business aims for net zero and is interested in nature-based carbon removal credits, this is the option for you.
This portfolio is 100% nature-based removals, consisting of projects like afforestation and reforestation and grassland restoration projects. These large-scale tree planting and grassland seedling projects restore degraded lands and remove carbon from the atmosphere.
An example of one of the projects your purchase will support is Reforestation and Community Development, Ghana registered under the Verified Carbon Standard (VCS).
Challenge: Global Forest Watch shows Ghana’s tree cover has decreased 19% since 2000. The project areas have been degraded due to overexploitation, bushfires, and agricultural conversion. The nation’s economy depends on climate-sensitive sectors such as agriculture, energy, and forestry.
Solution: This project engages local community members to plant trees and allows local farmers to grow crops via intercropping on degraded lands. Tree planting includes a mix of teak and Indigenous trees following the principles of the Forest Stewardship Council (FSC). Additionally, water infrastructure has been installed in the local villages to engage communities.
Impact: In addition to delivering emission removals, over 1,000 jobs have been created, and at the outset, more than 6,000 hectares of project land is available to local farmers for intercropping. 40% of jobs are designed to be filled by women, and 25% of the available areas for intercropping are to be allocated to female farmers.
