Can Carbon Finance Pay for the Protection of Forests?
Let’s celebrate Nature! Last month the world celebrated Earth Day, 51 years after the first mass gatherings were held recognising the fundamental importance for human societies of our planetary life-support system. On the 5th June we are urged by the United Nations Environment Programme to celebrate World Environment Day, being promoted as a chance for our generation to […]
Protecting Forests: an economic opportunity for developing countries
Over the past two weeks governments, scientists, activists, politicians and lobbyists have been meeting in Katowice,
Verifying Yaeda – Proving the Concept
You’ll often hear Carbon Tanzania talk about ‘our third-party standard’, in this case it’s the Plan Vivo Foundation based in Edinburgh. What the standard does, is guarantees that what we’re doing is real, mitigates climate change, protects biodiversity and of course provides revenue to communities. It is a guarantee to our clients that when you […]
Beyond Philanthropy – Carbon Offsets and Risk Mitigation
This month we review the major findings of the recent Ecosystem Marketplace report into carbon offsetting, and present a compelling summary of why companies around the world are committed to purchasing carbon offsets as part of their broader emission reduction strategies. Far from being akin to buying religious indulgencies, carbon offsets are now understood to […]
5 Quick Tips to Reduce your Festive Season Emissions
While the festive season is the “most wonderful time of the year” for many, it is not such a wonderful time for our environment. As we celebrate the end of another year with parties and relishing in a little over indulgence, we end up consuming more goods, wasting more and consequently producing more carbon emissions […]