Funding Environmental Restoration
>> Protecting areas of threatened rainforest from deforestation, preserving natural habitats and biodiversity: our partners target work with projects that store and sequester vast quantities of carbon to help in the fight against climate change.
>> Funding community-driven ecosystem regeneration initiatives: Social & environmental regeneration through tree planting, sustainable farming, forestry protection and local governance in parts of the world most at risk from climate change.
>> Working with Verified Carbon Standard projects to offset carbon : UK Government approved Woodland Carbon Code for projects in the UK, Verified Carbon Standard, REDD+ or Gold Standard for projects worldwide.
>> Enabling the development of tools, resources, and campaigns to help grow the onboard:earth community and build momentum for change: supporting our aims to move low-carbon travel into the heart of live events culture and unite events in environmental restoration.
>> All members are supported to communicate a strong story about their positive actions and the impacts of donations.
How Funding Environmental Restoration with Trees+ Works
onboard.earth helps you calculate the tonnes of CO2e emitted using our tools. You can choose to fund environmental restoration with Trees+ based on £25 per tonne of CO2e.
The £25 is split into 3 investments with our established partners, and an administration cost as follows:
- Ecosystem conservation and restoration – offsetting 1 tonne of CO2 with Verified Carbon Standard projects (VCS) and / or Reduced Emissions from Deforestation and Degradation (REDD+)
- Protection of threatened Rainforest- Rainforest Trust
- Tree planting, ecosystem restoration and community development – Temwa (Malawi)
- Administration cost & building the movement (15%)
Project partners are reviewed annually, and tailored solutions are available. The cost per tonne of CO2 may vary from year to year depending on the availability of projects. See a full list of our Trees+ project partners.
Governance & Reporting
- We are a UK registered charity with exceptional governance standards
- A strong, clear and transparent methodology and rationale for everything we do
- In-depth due diligence in place for all partners through our Investment Committee with advice from external sustainability and carbon market consultants and climate investment experts, available to clients.
- Carbon offsetting will be reported in accordance to the UK Government Woodland Carbon Code for UK projects and through Verified Carbon Standard, Gold Standard or REDD+ for global projects.
- All projects will be required to report on the activity/ impact of donations which we share with our members to help celebrate and amplify positive action.