Carbon Offsets
A carbon offset is a reduction or removal of greenhouse gas emissions (like carbon dioxide, CO2) made to compensate for emissions produced elsewhere.
Essentially, when you or your business emit CO2—through activities like manufacturing, travel, or energy use—you can “offset” those emissions by funding projects that reduce or capture an equivalent amount of CO2 from the atmosphere.
More than just carbon absorption
Carbon Offset generating projects have more social benefits. These projects are executed and maintained by local communities that benefit from the biodiversity it brings, the maintenance of the trees resulting in job opportunities, and more importantly, due to the poly agricultural approach, can also use the projects to feed their families. It becomes a very important pillar for these communities in terms of income and food.
The poly agricultural approach also helps with local biodiversity, using multiple types of plants has a multiplicative effect on the growth of nature in that region. The trees and plants work together in the local ecosystem to boost growth of everything. By using native species, the natural habitats of animals and plants are protected and even expanded.
