With 20 years’ experience and a global network of project partners, we work with our clients to deliver high quality solutions that ensure immediate, positive impact on the world’s natural capital.
Conserving important biodiversity by empowering 50,000 community members to build sustainable livelihoods
In addition to delivering approximately 1,200,000 tonnes of emission reductions each year, the project delivers a number of other sustainable development benefits. These include:
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I am the president of the Makira Community Association Federation in Makira Natural Park. I took the lead of the Federation because I like the approach of the Makira project in giving local communities the opportunity and the right to manage natural resources. Some members of the local community consider it as a lot of responsibility, but for me it is rewarding. Rights and responsibilities go together, and for me the Makira project demonstrates this: The less the community clears the forest, the more carbon credits there are to sell, and so the chance to address problems in their villages, like the lack of roads and infrastructure. I am a farmer and I grow rice and cloves. The training I received from the Makira project on intensive rice cultivation techniques means that I can now ensure there is enough rice for my family all year round.