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Project in Bolivia

Since 2015, we have been offsetting all of the CO2 emissions generated by our company via CO2 certificate trading. The first project of this kind was organized by the Co2ol agency in Bolivia and has already been completed.

FSC tropical wood Betterwood
FSC® C108302

The goal: to support small farmers

We support an initiative by Bolivian smallholders. The initiative reforests degraded areas on the smallholders’ farms with a mixture of native tree species appropriate to the location. In this way, the smallholders’ fallow land is upgraded and sustainable, ecological forestry is made possible.

The place: Bolivian highlands

More than 15 percent of the project area will be designated as nature conservation areas and will provide permanent total reserves for the native flora and fauna. By setting up community businesses, the initiative supports the smallholders in selling the jointly produced precious woods, which creates long-term income for the smallholders and should ensure a valuable contribution to the sustainable development of the project region.

Our partner: Co2ol

The Bonn agency Co2ol coordinates the project and organizes Co2 certificate trading for Betterwood. This completely offsets the CO2 emissions caused by the imports of our containers.