Mitigating Climate Change
Global warming is one of the most serious challenges our planet faces. Left unchecked, it will increase the severity of hurricanes, cause major flooding, and intensify desertification. Global warming is the direct result of adding too much carbon dioxide to the atmosphere. The average American will release about 20 tons of carbon dioxide to the atmosphere each year through daily activities like driving to work, turning on lights, and heating and cooling the home.
EcoLogic believes that because this problem will affect all of us, we all must take part in the solution. One part of the solution is to plant and protect trees that store or "sequester" the carbon dioxide our society produces on a daily basis. Because tropical forests have been identified as effective areas to serve this function, and because the majority of communities we serve live near or in these forests, EcoLogic is leading the way in the introduction of this win/win solution to local conservation efforts and global environmental well-being.
Forests: the Earth's lungs/S.Charchalac
By planting and protecting trees, EcoLogic’s Honduran venture Pico Bonito Forests helps offset carbon dioxide emissions. The carbon stored though these efforts generates carbon credits, which are then sold to countries looking to meet their greenhouse emission targets under the Kyoto Protocol. Producing and selling carbon credits benefits poor, rural communities by employing individuals in the planting and maintenance of millions of trees each year. Linking global market demand for forest resources to the communities we serve helps EcoLogic and our local partners halt destructive land-use practices that severely decrease the Earth's capacity to absorb greenhouse gases, protect water, prevent erosion, and support life. In 2008, we will launch our Carbon Plus Program: Offsets for the Voluntary Market, offering corporations and institutions the opportunity to neutralize their carbon impact by purchasing carbon credits produced by our projects.
