Cordillera Azul National Park Project Update
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Client story: Nisolo goes trekking in the Peruvian Amazon
Guest blog written by Matt Stockamp who manages impact at Nisolo. Nisolo is a sustainable shoe company that is protecting trees in the Amazon with each pair of shoes sold. Matt wrote this blog after a visit to the Cordillera Azul National Park, the forest conservation project that his company is supporting. All the wild…
Quantifying the impacts of the Tambopata-Bahuaja Project
As part of the Althelia Climate Fund, Ecosphere+ is accountable to the highest environmental, social and governance standards (ESG) and ESG excellence is a key dimension of every project supported by the Althelia Climate Fund. We believe that an impact-driven approach is essential to addressing the interrelated challenges arising from climate change, resource depletion and…
The incredible tree diversity of Cordillera Azul
The Cordillera Azul National Park has rightfully earned the name ājewel of the Peruvian Amazonā. Situated in Peruās high forests between the Andes and the Amazon Basin, its rich biodiversity is just one aspect being conserved by our work in the area, which protects 3.7 million hectares of forest ā with the trees and…
Cordillera Azul named pilot project for IUCN āIncubator for Nature Conservationā at COP23
By Lucy Arndt, Sales & Business Development Manager, Ecosphere+ This week is the 16th anniversary of CIMA, our project partner on the ground at the Cordillera Azul National Park in Peru. We are marking this milestone by celebrating the innovative and inspiring work for which CIMA has recently been recognised in protecting the park. The…
Althelia Ecosphere To Invest EUR 5.1 Million For Peatland Rainforest Restoration In South Sumatra
Palembang, Indonesia, Luxembourg and London. Althelia Ecosphere is now supporting the scale-up of the Sumatra Merang Peatland Project with an impact investment of EUR 5.1 million. Led by partners PT Global Alam Lestari (GAL) and Forest Carbon, this project will rehabilitate more than 22,000 hectares of peatland rainforest in the Merang biodiversity zone, one of…
2017 Tambopata Project Milestones
2017 was a successful year for the Tambopata project in Peru. Read our end of year highlightsĀ here.Ā
Cocoa Processing Facility Built
Ā In 2017, at theĀ Tambopata-Bahuaja Biodiversity ReserveĀ project in Peru, the first phase of the construction of the cocoa processing facility was completed. The building of this facility is a critical milestone for the project and one of the key mechanisms for addressing the drivers of deforestation in the region. Located in the ābuffer zoneā around…
The “Amazoncam” Research Project
Throughout 2017, the āAmazonCamā research project at theĀ Tambopata-Bahuaja Biodiversity ReserveĀ project installed more than 100 camera traps to monitor wildlife. A key aim of the Tambopata project is to facilitate biodiversity research in the protected area, which, as some of the most pristine primary forest in the world, is an internationally recognised ābiodiversity hotspotā. A camera…
Forest Hero: Aurelia, Tambopata Cocoa Farmer
This is Aurelia llano Cruz. She is a cocoa farmer at ourĀ Tambopata-Bahuaja Biodiversity ReserveĀ project in Peru. As one of the 195 farmers who are part of the cocoa cooperative she has received training and materials for growing cocoa in agroforestry systems She has lived in the area, on the edge of the rainforest city Puerto…