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May

CO2OL at Innovative4Climate event in Frankfurt

Meet our CO2OL team at the conference “Innovative4Climate” from 22-24 May 2018 in Frankfurt. We gladly will talk to you about corporate climate action, carbon pricing and offsetting solutions. If you would like to get in touch please send an email (info@co2ol.de) or call +49 228 96911923 / +49 69 677344814. Innovate4Climate, an international conference, features speeches, panel discussions, workshops and a market place all debating the transition to a low-carbon future. Specialists from governments, businesses, banking, finance and the civil society will discuss issues such as climate finance, sustainable development, carbon pricing and markets. More information: http://www.innovate4climate.com/en/home

May

CO2OL supports movie Guardians of the Earth

CO2OL supports the movie distributor W-film in marketing the new documentary “Guardians of the Earth” which will be released end of May 2018. Also, we cooperate with W-film to find solutions for carbon neutral film screenings in Germany. “Guardians of the Earth” is a documentary about climate change and the attempt to prevent its catastrophic effects through international agreements. Director Filip Antoni Malinowski turns the 2015 Climate Conference (COP 21) in Paris into a political thriller. Who are those people who decide on the future of our planet? What interests do they represent, what role do they play and which...

May

Combating Deforestation in the Dominican Republic

Together with our consortium partner Sud-Austral, FFC advises the Dominican Republic Ministry of Environment in the development of strategies to reduce deforestation, forest degradation and to increase the carbon stocks from different land use activities concerning forestry, agriculture and livestock. In this context, FFC analyzes the interplay of direct and indirect causes for forest degradation by focusing on socio-economic and biogeographical factors as well as regulatory mechanisms and institutional weak points that may have adverse effects on forest loss and landscape degradation. Thereby, the ministry is supported in the adaptation of public policies, laws and programs that provide incentives for...

May

REDD+ Project in Punta Patiño

In cooperation with Ancon, we finalized a study to map future areas that fit respective requirements for the implementation of a REDD+ project within the punta patiño private natural reserve in Panama. We mapped and classified forest and non-forest land use areas of the reserve. Zoning of primary forests, secondary forests and non-forest areas was accomplished by using state-of-the-art drone technology and satellite image analysis. The results indicated a high environmental value due to the great diversity of fauna and flora as the reserve has an important coverage of primary forest and mangrove. Nevertheless, the multi-temporal satellite image analysis shows...

Apr

Vichada Project in Columbia

The demand for carbon credits originated from Colombia is growing: Vichada, our Gold Standard certified reforestation project, has sold all carbon credits available up to date. Until the new certification round will be completed later this year, the project will remain sold out. Vichada is located in the Eastern part of the country in the Orinoco region. It promotes to reforest fallow cattle pastures and sustainably manages the new forest cover. Part of the forest area will be used for timber production in the future. The other part will be managed as a conservation forest allowing a biodiverse ecosystem to...