Category: Press

COTAP and Expedia covered by GreenBiz & Sustainable Brands

On August 2, COTAP issued a press release about working with Expedia, which became the first Fortune 500 company to choose carbon offsets which directly

August 15, 2017

Press Release – With Carbon Offsets To Alleviate Poverty, Expedia combats economic inequality and climate change together

Becomes the first Fortune 500 company to choose carbon offsets which directly share 60% of revenues with people who live on less than $2/day. [Oakland,

August 2, 2017

COTAP featured in Michigan Radio’s award-winning The Environment Report

COTAP founder Tim Whitley was interviewed by Mark Brush for a piece called “Can you really offset the carbon dioxide you put in the atmosphere?”

September 20, 2016

COTAP’s Summer 2016 Newsletter

Nicaragua Project Visit and Trip Report From May 31 to June 3, COTAP visited our partner Taking Root’s CommuniTree project in Somoto and Limay Nicaragua.

August 10, 2016

COTAP featured in “Where to Buy?” section of Ecosystem Marketplace article

COTAP was highlighted in the “Where to Buy?” section of a piece entitled “At South By Southwest, Carbon Offset Sellers Aim For New

March 16, 2016

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.

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Richard’s enterprise is called Beneco and it’s one of over 30 throughout Uganda which supply seedlings to Ecotrust’s Trees for Global Benefits project. His nursery has 8 full-time and 30 seasonal employees.

Richard Akora

Owner, Beneco Seedling Nursery

Country: Uganda
Village: Maliba

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In 2012, Oliva became a participant of Ecotrust Uganda’s Trees for Global Benefits project. She lives in the Maliba community of Western Uganda’s Kasese district, and she’s planted 400 trees which are sequestering an estimated 203.4 tonnes of CO2.

Oliva is projected to earn $610.40 from TGB. In this interview, you’ll learn how she uses those earnings, as well as about her children and grandchildren, one of her favorite ways to relax, what “MIFA” stands for, how she lost some of her trees, and how her community views firewood thieves!

Oliva Nyirazuba

Country: Uganda
Village: Maliba
Trees Planted: 400
Climate Benefit: 203.4 tonnes of CO2
Earnings as of 3/13/18: $186.18
Total Expected Earnings: $610.40
Livelihood Benefits: School fees for children.