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On top of afforestation and reforestation activities, ALLCOT actively works towards increasing carbon stocks by planting trees in areas covering a minimum area of 0,05 ha.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>
CONSERVATION REDD+ PROJECTS<\/b><\/h1><\/div>Successful measures to fight climate change<\/span><\/h2><\/div><\/div><\/div>Reduction of Emissions due to Deforestation and forest Degradation (REDD+)<\/b> projects are a <\/span>powerful and effective measure in the fight against climate change.<\/b><\/p>\n\u00a0<\/p>\n
Carbon credits generated through conservation activity are reinvested in local communities to facilitate the development of the local economy associated with the forest.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/p>\nThrough REDD+ project development, ALLCOT aims at not only to <\/span>prevent further deforestation<\/b> of forest areas, but to:\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>
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Favor sustainable forest management and conservation\u00a0<\/span><\/div><\/li>- <\/i><\/span>
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Foster the increase of biodiversity and its conservation <\/span><\/p>\n<\/div><\/li>- <\/i><\/span>
Involve local communities throughout the duration of the project, empowering them to have a leading role<\/span><\/div><\/li><\/ul><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>BLUE CARBON PROJECTS<\/h1><\/div>Carbon capture in marine ecosystems<\/span><\/h2><\/div><\/div><\/div>When looking for ways to mitigate climate change, we can\u2019t overlook the <\/span>conservation of marine ecosystems.<\/b> Carbon capture through coastal and marine ecosystems, that store carbon in large quantities, generates what is known as <\/span>blue carbon.<\/b><\/p>\n\u00a0<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>
<\/span><\/div><\/div><\/div>ALLCOT develops blue carbon projects through the <\/span>conservation and reforestation of mangrove areas<\/b>. This allows not only to capture carbon from the environment and thus reduce it from the atmosphere, but to <\/span>prevent carbon emissions from mangrove deforestation<\/b> (carbon stored in this ecosystems is emitted when deforested) <\/span><\/p><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>Planting, restoring and conserving mangrove areas fosters the resilience and resistance of marine ecosystems to climate change<\/p><\/h3><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>COOKSTOVE PROJECTS<\/h1><\/div>Efficient and sustainable cooking stoves <\/p><\/h2><\/div>This kind of project, designed with a gender perspective, c<\/span>ontributes to the reduction of carbon emissions<\/b> by increasing the availability and affordability of improved cookstoves (ICS). This means a decrease of the wood collection by 30%, thus preventing forest degradation. <\/span><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>
<\/span><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>To local communities, Improved Cooking Stoves (ICS) involve:<\/h3><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>
<\/i>Health benefits<\/span><\/h2><\/div>Lessening combustion gas emissions, ICS significantly improves its users health, since there is less dangerous smoke involved in daily cooking.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>
<\/i>Economic benefits<\/span>
<\/span><\/h2><\/div>Since ICS don\u2019t require as much fuel as the traditional way of cooking, local communities can save money and time.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>
<\/i>Environmental benefits<\/span>
<\/span><\/h2><\/div>Since fuel collection is reduced when using ICS, the pressure on forests is also decreased. ICS use also contributes to the reduction of emissions.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>
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