On September 27th & 28th, the Plan Vivo Foundation Carbon Standard held its stakeholder event in Edinburgh, Scotland. COTAP’s founder Tim Whitley participated in a
Offset your CO2 emissions through this project here: Taking Root’s CommuniTree reforestation project in Nicaragua has been a valued COTAP partner since 2011. CommuniTree recently
Offset your CO2 emissions through this project here: Justina Gutiérrez Muños is a 59-year-old resident of Mansico, near the town of Somoto in northwestern Nicaragua.
We’re pleased to share that TWO of our partner project leaders, Ecotrust’s Pauline Kalunda and Taking Root’s Kahlil Baker, were featured in a recent Climate
Update on Political Unrest In April, hundreds of thousands of Nicaraguans took to the streets to protest the policies of president Daniel Ortega and demand
"Trustworthy projects"
"I picked COTAP to offset my emissions because they have projects that have been certified and verified to be trustworthy. This includes projects from the portfolio of the EAUC Carbon Coalition."
Mariana Carrillo Gonzalez
San Francisco, CA
"Refreshing and rare..."
"This is one of the easiest ways to help offset the impact I have on the environment while also supporting underprivileged communities around the world. The transparency and honesty of COTAP’s processes and results are refreshing and rare - thank you to the COTAP team for finding such worthwhile and transformative projects to support!"
David Smock
Leesburg, Virginia
Ani Matamosi
Along with around 30 other fabulous women from eight mataqali (clans) in the Drawa Rainforest Carbon Project, Ani is running a honey business in Batiri village, Fiji, set up with income from carbon credits.
Ani says "We women are really happy about this beekeeping business because for some of us, only our husband earns money and beekeeping has enabled us to earn money ... we learn not only to take care of bees but also to be business minded. It has boosted our confidence and self-esteem to engage more in income generating activities, so we want to keep our business alive."
Staluzi and Gerald Muhindo
Country: Uganda
Village: Maliba
Trees Planted: 400
Climate Benefit: 203.4 tonnes of CO2
Earnings as of 3/13/18: $485.92
Total Expected Earnings: $607.40
Livelihood Benefits: House construction, school fees.
Richard Akora
Owner, Beneco Seedling Nursery
Country: Uganda
Village: Maliba
