Guatemalan Conservation Coast Project Update
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Life in the Sumatra Merang Peatland Project base camp
The Sumatra Merang Peatland project in Indonesia is restoring 22,000 hectares of critical peatland. Climate finance is being used to rehabilitate and protect this critical ecosystem, preventing the release of significant volumes of emissions, in addition to creating a conservation area for hundreds of unique and endangered species such as the Sumatran Tiger. This project…
Forest Hero: Robert, Forest Protection Division Head
This is Robert Nainggolan. He is the Forest Protection Division Head at our Sumatra Merang Peatland project, Indonesia. We interviewed him about his work leading the Forest Protection Division which manages the work to restore the 22,000 hectares of peatland, including monitoring biodiversity and reforestation. What was your background? I have no educational background.…
Rich biodiversity at our peatland project in Indonesia
The Sumatra Merang Peatland project is restoring over 22,000 hectares in the Merang Biodiversity Corridor, once one of the most biodiverse regions in the country. Peatland is an ecosystem with very specific conditions and therefore is home to a wide range of endemic species. Climate finance, invested by our customers in the form of carbon…
The production landscape of South Sumatra
The rate of deforestation in Indonesia is increasing faster than anywhere else on the planet, driven by the need for land to grow commodities including pulp and paper, rubber, palm oil, coffee and cocoa. In South Sumatra, where the Sumatra Merang Peatland ProjectĀ operates, the pressures are mostly from palm oil, rubber and acacia plantations for…
The value of peatland ecosystems
What is peatland? Peatland is a wetland ecosystem that is found across the world. Year-round wet conditions slow the process of plant decomposition so that that partially decomposed organic matter accumulates to form what is called āpeatā. Over thousands of years this material builds up and becomes several metres thick. Healthy, wet-state peatlands are not…
The Case for Forests: A business and policy imperative
This blog was written by Lisa Walker, CEO of Ecosphere+, who is attending the annual World Economic Forum meeting in Davos this week. She will be participating in high level dialogues about the global risks and opportunities of taking action on climate change and the vital role of nature, particularly forests, in this fight. This…
Migratory birds in Guatemala
At our Guatemalan Conservation Coast project, migration season is just coming to a close for the hundreds of bird species that call the forests home on their long biannual journey between North and South America. The patchwork of forest on the Caribbean coastline, part of the Mesoamerican Biological Corridor, that our project helps to protect…
Sustainable Agriculture Training Through Biocentres in Guatemala
All projects in the Ecosphere+ portfolio work with local communities to develop sustainable livelihoods, for example by supporting sustainable enterprises. This is a key focus as it reduces local pressures on the forest. A sustainable enterprise is one that builds its value through the sustainable management of natural capital, promoting conservation and providing fair and…
Iāve heard of carbon offsetting, but what is āinsettingā?
Companies have been using carbon credits to offset their unavoidable greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions for well over a decade ā a practice called carbon offsetting. But a concept called āinsettingā has been evolving over the past few years as a way of addressing a companyās carbon footprint within its supply chain.Ā Whereas carbon offsetting may…