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📢 African Bamboo's carbon agroforestry project listed on Verra! We're thrilled to announce that our pioneering tropical bamboo agroforestry project in Ethiopia has been listed on Verra, a leading carbon credit registry recognized internationally. This milestone marks a significant first step in our mission to combat climate change, promote sustainable land use, and empower local communities in Ethiopia. "The listing on Verra is the culmination of more than a year of collaborative work spanning four continents, and we are grateful for the team who made it possible. Yet, this is only the beginning of a transformative journey for Ethiopia and the continent at large. It is the first step towards unlocking the vast potential of the carbon market for the private sector and global investors. It opens new opportunities to invest in a sustainable bamboo agroforestry project that brings tangible benefits to farmers, women, and youth beyond carbon sequestration." Khalid Duri- Founder of African Bamboo Our project focuses on planting Yushania alpina -highland bamboo-along with native indigenous species to create dynamic community-led agroforestry across the tropical Afromontane highland ecosystems. By implementing afforestation activities over an initial 20 ha, the project will expand across 12,120 ha to restore degraded and deforested land in Ethiopia while providing essential ecosystem services such as increased climate resilience, soil stability, and water flow regulation. We invite stakeholders and the international community to join our mission to create lasting positive change for both the environment and local communities. Learn more 👇 https://lnkd.in/d7AbfAeP Visit our website: https://lnkd.in/dVr7vA7 FCF India P4G Partnerships BFA Global Challenge Fund for Youth Employment Ministry of Planning and Development Ethiopia Ministry of Finance, Ethiopia Ministry of Agriculture, Ethiopia #VerraListing #CarbonCredits #BambooAgroforestry #ClimateFinance #ClimateAction #CarbonSequestration

🌿 Ek Ped Maa Ke Naam 🌿 Today, I had the profound honor of planting a tree in memory of my beloved mother, as part of the Government of India's #EkPedMaaKeNaam initiative. Inspired by our Honorable Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s call in the #MannKiBaat program, this initiative aims to not only honor our mothers but also contribute to a greener, healthier environment for future generations. The experience was deeply emotional for me, knowing that my mother is watching from above, proud of this tribute. This initiative resonates with so many of us who wish to give back to nature and create a lasting legacy of love and care. #EkPedMaaKeNaam is a holistic program that addresses the urgent need for urban and rural forest cover restoration. With urbanization and development taking a toll on our green spaces, the need for urban forestry is critical. The latest data reveals that India’s forest cover stands at 21.71% of our geographical area, but the contrast between urban and rural forest cover is alarming. Urban areas are rapidly losing greenery, while rural forests face threats from deforestation and climate change. This initiative not only restores green environments but also symbolizes the nurturing spirit of our mothers. It fosters community participation and collective responsibility towards our planet. Public participation has been phenomenal, with support from all walks of life, making this program a grand success. I encourage everyone to join this noble cause, plant a tree, and nurture it. Let’s create a legacy that will endure for generations. This is our chance to give back to nature and ensure a healthier future for our children. Together, we can make a difference. 🌱 #Environment #Sustainability #GreenIndia #TreePlantation #UrbanForestry #RuralForestry #CommunityEngagement #ClimateAction #NatureConservation #PMO #MinistryOfEnvironment #PublicParticipation #INCL #IndiaNewsCommunications #PrashantKumar

Seeking Expertise: Developing Carbon Methodologies for Agroforestry in Nepal's Mountain Communities Nepal’s mountain communities face a dual crisis: climate change threatens traditional subsistence farming, and youth migration leaves villages depopulated. Abandoned farmlands, overrun by aggressive local tree species (Chilaune: Schima wallichii, Utis: Alnus nepalensis), exacerbate the problem, leading to degraded land and lost traditional knowledge. Sustainable cash crop-based agroforestry systems (AFS) offer hope, but implementing these requires innovative carbon sequestration methodologies tailored to Nepal's unique context. We seek insights from international experts to address the following: 1. How can existing methodologies adapt to account for invasive species removal before AFS establishment? 2. What protocols can quantify carbon stock changes from this process? 3. How can additionality and baseline determination be managed in this scenario? 4. What approaches ensure permanence of carbon stocks and minimize leakage? 5. Are there successful case studies from similar regions? 6. How can MRV protocols effectively capture diverse AFS benefits? 7. How can we ensure active participation of Indigenous Peoples and Local Communities (IP & LCs)? 8. What financing mechanisms support initial costs beyond traditional carbon finance? 9. How can agroforestry address broader issues like rural depopulation and youth employment? 10. What interdisciplinary partnerships are necessary for robust methodology development? Your expertise will help us develop sustainable solutions for Nepal's mountain communities, balancing environmental and socio-economic needs. #CarbonSequestration #Agroforestry #ClimateChange #Nepal #Sustainability #YouthEmployment #TraditionalKnowledge #CarbonFinance

💡 𝟯𝗿𝗱 𝗦𝗲𝗽𝘁𝗲𝗺𝗯𝗲𝗿 - 𝗔 𝗦𝗼𝗰𝗶𝗼-𝗘𝗰𝗼𝗻𝗼𝗺𝗶𝗰 𝗥𝗲𝘃𝗼𝗹𝘂𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻? 🌱 3rd September is more than just a date—it marks a movement, spearheaded by Sadhguru JV, that is breathing life back into our rivers. From the Project GreenHands to Cauvery Calling, Rally for Rivers, and Save Soil, these initiatives are creating ripples of change across the nation. 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗜𝗺𝗽𝗮𝗰𝘁 𝗶𝗻 𝗡𝘂𝗺𝗯𝗲𝗿𝘀: - 𝟮.𝟰𝟮 𝗕𝗶𝗹𝗹𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗧𝗿𝗲𝗲𝘀: The Cauvery Calling movement aims to plant 2.42 billion trees, rejuvenating the river basin and enhancing water security. - 𝟯𝟬𝟬-𝟴𝟬𝟬% 𝗜𝗻𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗲 𝗜𝗻𝗰𝗿𝗲𝗮𝘀𝗲: Farmers transitioning to tree-based agriculture are expected to see their income multiply, creating a sustainable and prosperous future. - 𝟭𝟬 𝗠𝗶𝗹𝗹𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗧𝗼𝗻𝘀 𝗼𝗳 𝗧𝗶𝗺𝗯𝗲𝗿: This initiative is poised to generate a thriving timber market, contributing significantly to the economy. - 𝟭𝟲𝟮 𝗠𝗶𝗹𝗹𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗣𝗲𝗼𝗽𝗹𝗲: Rally for Rivers touched the hearts of over 162 million people, inspiring them to take action for our lifelines. - 𝟴𝟯,𝟬𝟬𝟬 𝗦𝗾. 𝗞𝗺. 𝗼𝗳 𝗜𝗺𝗽𝗮𝗰𝘁: Cauvery Calling targets an area of 83,000 sq. km., restoring ecosystems and promoting biodiversity. 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗦𝗼𝗰𝗶𝗼-𝗘𝗰𝗼𝗻𝗼𝗺𝗶𝗰 𝗜𝗺𝗽𝗮𝗰𝘁: - 𝗪𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗿 𝗦𝗲𝗰𝘂𝗿𝗶𝘁𝘆 & 𝗖𝗹𝗶𝗺𝗮𝘁𝗲 𝗥𝗲𝘀𝗶𝗹𝗶𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲: Enhanced groundwater levels and carbon sequestration are not just environmental wins—they're economic lifelines. - 𝗘𝗺𝗽𝗹𝗼𝘆𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 & 𝗖𝗼𝗺𝗺𝘂𝗻𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝗘𝗺𝗽𝗼𝘄𝗲𝗿𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁: Thousands of jobs have been created, and farmers are being trained in sustainable practices, leading to stronger rural communities. As we honor Sadhguru JV vision on his birthday, let's recommit to preserving our rivers and securing a sustainable future. The numbers speak for themselves, but the true impact will be felt for generations to come. #RallyForRivers #CauveryCalling #SaveSoil #Sadhguru #Sustainability #WaterSecurity #Agroforestry #ClimateAction #ClimateChange Isha Foundation Isha Outreach

TERRAGRN is empowering Communities through skills development and creating meaningful work opportunities.   At TERRAGRN, we are deeply committed to contributing to a just energy transition by creating job opportunities and community resilience through skills development and training. In Mpumalanga we have a transformative agroforestry project designed not only to regenerate degraded lands but emphasizes the development of skills necessary for the green economy. By providing training in sustainable agricultural practices to our employees and integrating local communities into our operations, we are building a foundation for long term economic growth and resilience. Our agroforestry project provides training in areas such as organic farming, permaculture and environmental regeneration; skills that are essential for adapting to climate related changes and creating sustainable livelihoods for our communities. Terragrn is also conscious of our role in engaging the youth in agriculture and intentionally increasing their participation in the project. Nearly 70% of our workforce is under 35 years of age. Most of them are in their first year of work and learning hands on about the employment opportunities in the green economy, with a particular focus on agriculture, biodiversity and environmental regeneration. #JustEnergyTransition #SkillsDevelopment #RegeneratingDegradedLand #RegeneratingTogether, #Agroforest #Agriculture #Sustainability #Permaculture #OrganicFarming #EnvironmentalRegeneration #ClimateRelatedChange, #LocalCommunities #Livelihoods #Youth #Participation #HandsOnExperience #GreenEconomy #Biodiversity #JobOpportunities #CommunityResilience #SkillDevelopment #sustainableeconomicopportunities #SouthAfrica #Mpumalanga #FoundationForGrowth #Growth #Resilience

🌟 We’re excited to announce a new Earthly joint top scorer: The Kukumuty Project in Mozambique, with an impressive 8.5 / 10 rating! 🌟 🌿 Project Focus: Agroforestry & Woodland Restoration 🗺 Location: Mozambique 🌐 Standard: Plan Vivo v5 Score Breakdown (out of 10): 🔵 Carbon: 8.5 🐒 Biodiversity: 8.2 🤝 People: 8.4 Kukumuty skillfully integrates traditional ecological wisdom with cutting-edge conservation science to manage the Miombo woodlands. 🌿 Engaging Communities & Protecting Biodiversity: The project not only supports local livelihoods through nurseries for native species and sustainable agroforestry practices but also safeguards over 8,500 plant species, with more than half being endemic to the region. 💬 Empowering Local Voices: A significant 60% of carbon credit revenues are reinvested into local communities, driving social and environmental programs with an emphasis on gender equality and inclusive decision-making. 🔥 Fire as a Friend: Through managed fire intervals and community-operated firebreaks, Kukumuty maintains critical ecological balance, informed by research including studies by Ribeiro et al. 🌧️ Resilience Against Climate Effects: Beyond just planting trees, Kukumuty enhances water retention and soil stability, bolstering the landscape’s resilience to climate-related challenges such as droughts and floods. 🌐 How You Can Help: Discover more about how the Kukumuty project is paving the way for a sustainable future for the Miombo woodlands and their surrounding communities on their project page on Earthly’s Marketplace. #NatureBasedSolutions #Agroforestry #WoodlandRestoration

📢 New Publication Alert! 🌱 by Kristina Marquardt and colleagues! 1️⃣ Forest Conservation Challenge Developing countries like Ethiopia struggle with forest conservation as local communities depend heavily on forests for livelihoods. 2️⃣ Participatory Forest Management (PFM) Ethiopia introduced PFM, empowering local communities to manage forests and combat deforestation. 3️⃣ Study Findings (2000-2023) PFM Sites: Forest cover increased by 5.89%, agricultural land decreased by 1.65%. Non-PFM Sites: Forest cover decreased by 5.22%, agricultural land expanded by 9.64%. 4️⃣ The PFM Advantage PFM effectively halts deforestation and promotes sustainable conservation, proving more impactful than non-PFM approaches. 5️⃣ Implications for REDD+ PFM is a promising strategy for forest preservation and a key driver for implementing REDD+ initiatives. Open access: Tiki, L. et al. 2024 Management Reduce Deforestation and Enhance Forest Cover? A Comparative study of Selected Forest Sites in Adaba-Dodola, Ethiopia. Ecologies. https://lnkd.in/gphVDaTd

🌳 At the end of 2021, the Reforest'Action funded project in Taza began, bringing significant benefits to the region. Northern Morocco is highly vulnerable to #climate change, resulting in more frequent and prolonged droughts, which weaken water resources and natural #ecosystems. The region's degraded soils are also more prone to erosion during heavy rains, leading to repeated flooding. 👀 Cereal farming is crucial to Morocco's economy and society, occupying 60% of the country's agricultural land. However, it has been severely affected by declining rainfall in recent years. In contrast, arboriculture is less vulnerable to weather changes and is the second most important agricultural sector, covering 16% of cultivated land. Although there are many orchards around Taza, they are quite old and their production has decreased. 🤝🏻 Reforest'Action's project aims to produce nursery stock and distribute 300,000 fruit trees to several hundred farmers across five regions (13 provinces) in northeastern Morocco. These trees aim to create diversified orchards on land degraded by the monoculture of barley and corn, to regenerate agricultural ecosystems and revive sustainable arboriculture. In an arid environment, transitioning from monoculture annual crops to diverse arboriculture will help reduce soil erosion, improve soil structure, and boost biodiversity. 📈 In the first year, over 187,000 trees of eight different species were distributed to 616 farmers, who were involved from the project's design phase and helped choose the species best suited to their needs. There is high demand for these trees, which offer an attractive economic opportunity for farmers and their families Additionally, 60 seasonal workers have been hired to operate the large Bouhlou nursery, created specifically for this project. An audit conducted in April 2024 estimated the survival rate of the planted fruit trees at 80.3%. 𝗜𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗱 𝗶𝗻 𝗽𝗮𝗿𝘁𝗶𝗰𝗶𝗽𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗶𝗻 𝗽𝗿𝗼𝗷𝗲𝗰𝘁𝘀 𝗹𝗶𝗸𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘀𝘂𝗽𝗽𝗼𝗿𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗹𝗼𝗰𝗮𝗹 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗺𝘂𝗻𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗲𝘀? 𝗖𝗼𝗻𝘁𝗮𝗰𝘁 𝘂𝘀 𝗼𝗻 𝗟𝗶𝗻𝗸𝗲𝗱𝗜𝗻 𝗼𝗿 𝘁𝗵𝗿𝗼𝘂𝗴𝗵 𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝘄𝗲𝗯𝘀𝗶𝘁𝗲. #sustainabledevelopment #agroforestry #environment #agriculture

The Arabari Experiment: A Pioneer in Community-Driven Conservation 🌱🌳 In the 1970s, the Arabari Forest in West Bengal, India, faced widespread deforestation and resource degradation. However, a groundbreaking initiative led by forest officer Ajit Kumar Banerjee turned this tide by embracing a community-centric approach. Instead of imposing top-down rules, Banerjee partnered with local villagers, offering them a stake in forest management and its benefits. Villagers received employment, access to forest products, and a share of timber revenues. In return, they actively protected and regenerated the forest. This experiment not only restored biodiversity but also showcased the power of joint forest management (JFM). Arabari's success became a model for sustainable forest conservation across India and beyond. The Arabari story reminds us that empowering communities isn't just ethical it’s essential for environmental resilience. 🌍💡 #Sustainability #Conservation #CommunityEmpowerment #ArabariExperiment #Forests

𝐒𝐮𝐩𝐩𝐨𝐫𝐭 𝐑𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐨𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐑𝐞𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧: 𝐀 𝐂𝐚𝐥𝐥 𝐭𝐨 𝐏𝐫𝐨𝐭𝐞𝐜𝐭 𝐎𝐮𝐫 𝐅𝐨𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐬 🌍💚 Did you know? Forests, covering over 4 billion hectares of the Earth's landmass, play a critical role in maintaining the ecological balance. However according to Statista, from 1990 to 2021, global forest area has drastically reduced from approximately 4.24 billion hectares to 4.05 billion hectares. 🔍 𝐖𝐡𝐚𝐭'𝐬 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐈𝐦𝐩𝐚𝐜𝐭? This alarming decline in forest cover threatens biodiversity and disrupts ecosystems. Côte d'Ivoire, for example, has lost almost half of its forests in the last two decades. 🌿 𝐖𝐡𝐲 𝐖𝐞 𝐌𝐮𝐬𝐭 𝐀𝐜𝐭 𝐍𝐨𝐰: ➡ 𝐁𝐢𝐨𝐝𝐢𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐢𝐭𝐲 𝐋𝐨𝐬𝐬: Deforestation leads to the loss of countless species and the destruction of natural habitats. ➡ 𝐄𝐜𝐨𝐬𝐲𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐦 𝐃𝐢𝐬𝐫𝐮𝐩𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧: The removal of forests disrupts water cycles, soil fertility, and local climates, impacting agriculture and human livelihoods. ➡ 𝐍𝐚𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐚𝐥 𝐁𝐚𝐥𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐞: Forests play a crucial role in maintaining the natural balance, and their loss can lead to unforeseen consequences for the environment. 💼 𝐄𝐜𝐨𝐛𝐚𝐥'𝐬 𝐂𝐨𝐦𝐦𝐢𝐭𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭: At Ecobal, we are dedicated to transforming former agricultural or barren lands into thriving ecosystems that sequester CO2 from the atmosphere. Our mission is to promote biodiversity and restore the natural landscape. 📊 𝐉𝐨𝐢𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐌𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭: Protecting our forests is not just an environmental necessity; it's a global responsibility. Support Ecobal in our efforts to stop deforestation and restore our planet's green lungs. Together, we can make a tangible impact. 𝐑𝐞𝐚𝐝 𝐌𝐨𝐫𝐞: https://lnkd.in/du8XRae2. #Ecobal #StopDeforestation #Biodiversity #EcosystemRestoration #Sustainability