Proyectos

The establishment of community seed banks in Manuhing Raya will enable the Dayaks living in and from the forest to continue their traditional agriculture. These strengthened communities provide protection against the further spread of industrial palm oil plantations and ultimately guarantee the preservation of the biodiversity of the rainforest in Borneo.

Founded in 2021, CarbonoLocal is a start-up aimed at small farmers in Latin America who farm in an environmentally friendly way. To reward them for their small but significant contribution to climate protection, the CarbonoLocal team helps them join a grouped international carbon certification scheme and sell the CO2 certificates in Europe. In their pilot project in San Juan de Rio Seco in Colombia, the founders of CarbonoLocal Nataly and Laura Cubillos also promote the development of a local bioeconomy and the decentralised production of renewable energy.

Conservation of coastal forests through tree planting and beekeeping in Kibaha District. Tree nurseries are established in schools, whereas the seedlings are transplanted to areas near the Ruwu forest and on the students’ farms, as well as in the school gardens. Beginniers and advanced beekeepers are trained in beekeeping and provided with hives and beekeeping materials.