NATURE-BASED CARBON OFFSET
Mangroves are considered one of the best natural carbon-sequesters in the world. A healthy mangrove plant has a life span of approximately 25 years during which it will sequester on average 840 tonnes of carbon per hectare.
Mangrove restoration addresses all 17 of the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). Through restoration we will support local economies, improve biodiversity, facilitate clean water solutions, protect marine life and shelter communities from the rising waters of climate change.
The Volta River Estuary offers nearly 9,000 hectares of mangroves for conservation and restoration. This collection of island communities supports over 50,000 residents with 850,000 residents in the surrounding mainland areas.
Research indicates that water levels have been rising at an average rate of 3.1mm per year and annual erosion consumes approximately 8 meters of shoreline.
This multi-year restoration project in the Delta Estuary will restore mangroves, provide new plantings for local coconut groves, clean water filtration for the island residents, conservation education, alternate char sources for fuel and overall economic support for community residents and businesses.
Here’s the thing: It’s almost impossible for a company to offset all of its GHG emissions with in-house green initiatives. That’s why eco-conscious companies purchase carbon certificates.
Carbon certificates are market-traded commodities that represent a specific, predetermined amount of carbon pollution. When a company “retires” a carbon certificate, they are “canceling out” the same amount of CO2 from their overall carbon footprint.
Carbon Offsets allow companies to compensate for their greenhouse gas emissions.
Carbon Offsets are generated from projects around the world that pull Greenhouse Gases out of the atmosphere.
Carbon Offset certificates will expire within two to three years, or five years at the maximum.