Project 001 - Reforestation -

Proof of Concept #001 - Reforestration

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Mahogany and Moringa in Kenya and Uganda

€ 100.000.000 Goal

€ 5.001.850 Raised

Overview

Our very first proof of concept project is a 5.000 hectares reforestration project in Kenya and Uganda together with Trees4CO2 and their partner Better Globe Forestry Ltd.

Our goal is to plant 2.000.000 mahogany and 4.000.000 moringa together with more than 2.000 small hold farmers.

The impact of this project through the EcoSpera platform and business model will result in almost 2 billion trees and 1,9 million hectares replanted, absorbing 1,6 billion tCO2e the next 30 years. These calculations are based on the current prices in the compliance carbon market.

As Chairman of Trees4CO2 AS, I am thrilled to announce our partnership with EcoSpera for an innovative climate project. Together, we aim to show that collaborative efforts can drive meaningful environmental impact. By combining reforestation and technological solutions, we are setting a new standard for climate action and empowering communities. Our commitment to fighting climate change is strong, and we look forward to demonstrating the potential of this project worldwide."

Robin Kamark, Chairman, Trees4CO2 AS

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SDG's covered through this project

Social Co-benefits

Natural food

As part of this project we will contribute to farmers, their families and their villages to increase the production of natural food, and even to export food or food ingredinents.

Income Sources

Our model give the farmer, his family and their community new income streams that gives opertunties far beyond only planting a tree.

Educating People

We include education both in regenerative farming and additional use of farmland to increase circularity. We will also offer building of schools and education in classical arts.

Emergency Services

For our projects to be a success we also will put funding into emergency services and ordinary health offers to the communities.

Project Location

Project Timeline

Core Carbon Principles Detailed - (VCMI Guidelines)

1. Effective governance

This project are the first proof of concept project on the EcoSpera platform. Governance is the core spine of the platform which is blockchain based, running on Ethereum and Solana, with extensive use of smart contracts. The EcoSpera platform is the first of its kind with full plant level validation, verification and 3rd party certification.

3. Transparency

All data related to the carbon credits will be publicity available electronically through the Environmental Credits Repository at www.ecr.one. It will be accessible to non- specialized audience, to e.g. enable scrutiny of mitigation activities. We also include information outside the core carbon credits like information related to the SDGs, co-benefits, CSR projects etc.

5. Additionality

We do not accept projects without additionality. For us and our nature based solutions, this is our cornerstone. If we are to help nature restore we need to plant more than we remove. For any forestry projects to be approved on our platform we perform a up to 10 years evaluation of biomass above ground prior to planting.

7. Robust quantification of emission reductions and removals

All quantification of reductions and removals are based in publicly available science as a foundation. Then with the use of soil measuring, drones with lidar, optical and infrared cameras and satellites with above ground biomass solutions we have 100% of what each single plant has contributed to oof reductions and removals.

9. Sustainable development benefits and safeguards

This project have from the start clear guidance, tools and compliance procedures to ensure mitigation activities conform with or go beyond widely established industry best practices on social and environmental safeguards while delivering positive sustainable development impacts.

2. Tracking

The EcoSpera uses it's own registry with unique identification of each single plant. Through a combined use of on-the-ground-apps, drones and satellits all activities related t each plant is recorded and stored. Everything is digitalized on our blockchain. In addition we track carbon absorption at kilo as a unit because of the use of biomass messurement. These are put into the Spera Impact Tokens (SPIT) where each token represent one tCO2e. The SPITs are governed on the Environmental Credits Repository (ECR) and located on a Ethereum Private Network.

4. Robust independent third-party validation and verification

Our projects follow the Spera Impact Standard (SIS) which require three levels of validation, verification and 3rd party certification before the credits are issued. In addition SIS require projects to have satellite above ground imagery prior to planting, plus yearly recertification through the use of drones and satellites with a minimum resolution of 1,5 meter per pixel. Recertification shall be done for a minimum of 40 years.

6. Permanence

Our forestry projects have a minimum of 40 years of permanency. This reforestation project are run in accordance with the guidelines of the Forest Stewardship Council® (FSC®) and will be followed up through the EcoSpera Nature Advisory Board. Meassures are put in place to secure permanency in several ways, like insurance, replanting programs and other risk mitigation solutions.

8. No double-counting

This is another of the cornerstones of the EcoSpera platform and why we have a plant level focus. Each plant will be marked and locked so it won't be possible to double count any plants. Since this is stored both in our registry and in ECR on a Ethereum private network they are unmutable and unhackable.

10. Contribution toward net zero transition

Our mitigation activity avoid locking-in levels of GHG emissions, technologies or carbon-intensive practices that are incompatible with the objective of achieving net zero GHG emissions by mid-century.

Do you want more information? Please send us an email and we will get back to you as soon as possible.

Core Carbon Principles

1 - Effective Governance
2 - Tracking at plant level
3 - Transparency
4 - Robust independent third-party validation and verification
5 - Additionality
6 - Permanence
7 - Robust quantification of emission reductions and removals
8 - No double-counting
9 - Sustainable development benefits and safeguards
10 - Contribution toward net zero transition

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