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COTAP in La Nación

An article about COTAP’s partnership with Costa Rican sustainability consulting firm 100-SD appeared in La Nación, Costa Rica’s leading national newspaper, in an article entitled “Empresa

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November 19, 2013

Provo Daily Herald

  Our carbon footprint calculator was recognized in a Provo Daily Herald article entitled “House to declare independence — from high energy bills.“

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June 16, 2013

How Your Offsetting Changes Lives

“Refreshing and rare…” – David Smock

"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 is a beekeeper in Batiri village, Fiji. Along with around 30 other fabulous women from eight mataqali in the Drawa Rainforest Carbon Project, she is running a honey business, set up with income from carbon credits. "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."

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

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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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.

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