Featured Project
Albertine Rift, Uganda
Launched in 2003 with 30 farmers, the Trees for Global Benefits project has now supported over 1,000 farmers in 6 districts, planting native trees and fruit orchards.
Featured Project
Limay, Nicaragua
Since 2010, the Limay/CommuniTree project has planted over 1 million trees and paid $532,835 to communities in Nicaragua, the 2nd poorest country in the Western Hemisphere.
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Anastazia Solomon
Country: Malawi
Village: Mkokamwendo
Trees Planted: 467 over 1 ha & 800-meters boundary plantings
Climate Benefit: 193 tonnes of CO2
Earnings To Date: $360
Total Expected Earnings: $600
Livelihood Benefits: Children's school fees, home improvements, pig farming
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Beatrice Ahimbisibwe
Country: Uganda
Community: Bitereko
Trees Planted: 1,400
Total Earnings To Date: $1,831
Livelihood Benefits: New house, furniture, children's school fees, invested in building a new school
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Maria Elisa Gonzales
Country: Nicaragua
Community: La Grecia
Trees Planted: 3,167
Total Earnings To Date: $754.22
Total Expected Earnings: $2,026.69
Livelihood Benefits: Food, clothing, children's school supplies
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Marcelino Arostegui Mendosa
Country: Nicaragua
Community: Morcillo
Trees Planted: 2,917
Total Earnings To Date: $446.24
Total Expected Earnings: $1,711.13
Livelihood Benefits: Tools for farm repairs, extra food and supplies, fuelwood
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"COTAP's about way more than climate change and carbon offsetting, because they address economic inequality too. They're more global, transparent, and accountable than other offset providers, and most charities in general. They're a refreshingly positive antidote to the always-negative and disempowering national climate conversation. COTAP's also compelling because they properly contextualize themselves with regards to the need for footprint reduction, and how they fit in with California's progressive policies like the Climate Credit and the Low Carbon Fuel Standard."
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Long Beach, CA
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Microsoft Technical Account Manager
Minneapolis, MN
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Musingo Mikhaya
Country: Uganda
Village: Bukusu
Trees Planted: 330
Climate Benefit: 178.4 tonnes of CO2
Earnings To Date: $142
Total Expected Earnings: $472
Livelihood Benefits: Healthcare costs, children's school fees, supported livestock farming, transport of farm produce to markets
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Dorothy Nthala
Country: Malawi
Village: Tchale
Trees Planted: 600 over 1800-meters boundary plantings
Climate Benefit: 147 tonnes of CO2
Earnings To Date: $381
Total Expected Earnings: $685
Livelihood Benefits: Corrugated iron roof for her house, improved soil fertility, fuel wood, poles for tobacco curing sheds
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Daniel Mukhwana
Country: Uganda
Village: Bumbo
Trees Planted: 799 via dispersed interplantings over 4 hectares
Climate Benefit: 475.6 tonnes of CO2
Earnings To Date: $378
Total Expected Earnings: $1260
Livelihood Benefits: Children's school fees, improved soil quality, shade for coffee crop
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"Making an Impact"
"COTAP's model is unique in that it recognizes the link between poverty and climate change and allows individuals to offset their carbon footprint whilst supporting projects that use innovative ways to build sustainable livelihoods for their communities."
Eva Schoof
Edinburgh, UK
