Can the voluntary carbon market save the Amazon?
Entrepreneurs in Brazil are betting big on planting trees
BNDES launches R$1 billion in credit to reforest native forests
Initiative seeks to place Brazil at the forefront of the emerging carbon capture market, generating jobs and promoting biodiversity
Producer swaps chainsaw sales for profit from carbon credits
New rural partnership model provides for the cultivation of native trees at no cost to the owner and remuneration for the commitment not to deforest
Producer swaps chainsaw sales for profit from carbon credits
New rural partnership model provides for the cultivation of native trees at no cost to the owner and remuneration for the commitment not to deforest
Hands on deck against fires
Public policies and community engagement are essential and must be based on continuous prevention actions
Mombak secures R$160 million with BNDES; contributions with participation from CVCs fall 73%: the highlights of the week in the ecosystem
Reforestation startup has already signed carbon offset contracts with Microsoft and McLaren
Startup receives support from the World Bank and HSBC in a bonus that finances planting in the Amazon
Even though it has only been in existence for a short time, Mombak has already attracted major investors, such as the French insurance company AXA, the Canadian pension fund CPPIB, Bain Capital and the Rockefeller Foundation.
World Bank “enters” the Amazon rainforest to shake up the carbono credit market
The institution will allocate US$ 225 million to initiatives that go against deforestation and seek to bring effective returns to the planet
World Bank issues R$1.2 billion in bonds to reforest the Amazon and remove carbon
Around US$36 million (R$196.4 million) will be allocated to support the reforestation activities of the Brazilian company Mombak
World Bank issues $225 million in bond linked to Amazon reforestation
The institution said that this is the first bond to link investors’ financial returns to carbon removal
