When it comes to mangrove restoration, should projects opt to replant or allow natural recovery? Hamish McGill reflects on his recent research, exploring the role of ecological mangrove restoration within Kenyan contexts. Read more
Céline Yvon of the Trafigura Foundation explores the potential of carbon markets, highlighting the barriers communities face when it comes to project implementation and accessing carbon finance. Read more
Sean Weaver (founder and CEO of Ekos) discusses the importance of businesses purchasing high value carbon credits. Sean introduces us to Garage Project, a zero carbon brewery with a passion for experimental, eclectic, and environmentally-conscious beer. Read more
Reflecting upon last month’s COP26, Brian Oronoz - our Carbon Markets Consultant - summarises the key outcomes and takeaways, and discusses what this means for Plan Vivo… Read more
Rabobank's Eline Kajim discusses the Plan Vivo certified Acorn initiative. Acorn aims to accelerate the implementation of small-scale agroforestry projects, reaching millions of smallholder farmers across the globe. Read more
After our latest webinar, the panellists came together to answer some of the most important questions surrounding blue carbon in the voluntary carbon market. Read more
Integrity and practicality. Will accounting technicalities of voluntary carbon claims get in the way of deploying carbon finance in voluntary carbon markets that support developing countries and communities battle poverty and invest in clean energy and transport, sustainable land use, and healthy ecosystems? Read more
Blue carbon has been getting a lot of attention recently, and rightly so. However, much of the focus is on their physical and chemical properties. Evie Ward (one of the Plan Vivo Project Officers) explains the myriad of other benefits that these ecosystems provide. Read more
Meet Justina Victoria Valdivia, a farmer who has been growing trees with the Plan Vivo certified CommuniTree project, run by our partners Taking Root, for 10 years. In her blog, Justina gives us insight into what reforestation means to her. Read more
Dhanush Dinesh, Head of Partnerships and Outreach at CCAFS and member of Plan Vivo’s Board of Trustees, reflects on how he engaged with the Plan Vivo Foundation in the past five years. Read more
CommuniTree, a project developed and managed by our long-standing partner Taking Root and certified by Plan Vivo, celebrated multiple milestones. It marked the year that we planted our 10,000,000th tree and issued our 1,000,000th carbon credit with Plan Vivo. Plus, it registered over 2,000 hectares of underused land were reforested in 2020, more than double the amount reforested the year prior. Read more
What could the renewed focus on nature-based activities and credits mean for farmers and communities at the heart of the climate crisis? Chris Stephenson explores how the efforts required to tackle climate change and increase food production can only be achieved by engaging and directly involving these same farmer communities. Read more