Arbolivia

ArBolivia is a social enterprise solution to deforestation in the Bolivian Amazon, which is driven by poverty and poor land management in the form of slash and burn subsistence farming. The project enables poor farmers to better manage their land whilst helping them to grow, harvest and sell native hardwood trees. Not only does this result in reforestation, but it means the rainforest is protected from further encroachment. Early revenues from timber are reinvested to provide project support and future surplus revenues will shared equally between farmers who own the land and look after the trees, and investors who fund operational costs to breakeven. As a registered not-for-profit society, our own share of any profits will be reinvested for the benefit of our target communities in BoliviaThe ArBolivia Project was designed to be very different to most sustainable forestry projects, with the welfare of farmers at the heart of what we do: - Timber profits are shared equally- Farmers have the final say in what they grow- 10 native species of trees create biodiversity - not green deserts- A business approach makes it sustainable and scaleableAfter 12 years we are now approaching our second round of "thinning" activity, when a further 20% of the trees within a lot are cut and removed. This will also generate the first meaningful income for our farmers.
Social Link - Linkedin: http://www. linkedin.com/company /arbolivia
Employee Count: 3
Keywords: renewables & environment