Welcome to DU!
The truly grassroots left-of-center political community where regular people, not algorithms, drive the discussions and set the standards.
Join the community:
Create a free account
Support DU (and get rid of ads!):
Become a Star Member
Latest Breaking News
General Discussion
The DU Lounge
All Forums
Issue Forums
Culture Forums
Alliance Forums
Region Forums
Support Forums
Help & Search
Colombian rainforest experts find common ground with the New Forest
By Carolyn Griffith - carolyn.griffith@advertiserandtimes.co.uk
Published: 13:05, 26 August 2022 | Updated: 13:08, 26 August 2022
RAINFOREST met the New Forest when Colombian environmental specialists swapped knowledge with local conservationists about a new way of supporting large-scale nature restoration projects.
Members of the national park authority were joined by representatives from Colombian non-government organisation Terrasos on a recent visit to the Cadland Estate, near Fawley, where a new investment model is being trialled.
Mariana Sarmiento, founder and general manager of Terrasos, said: "One of the key things about the habitat banking projects we’re involved in is that they’re mostly being created in areas that are under-represented within the national park system.
Terassos and Palladium representatives at Cadland Estate with members of the national parkTerassos and Palladium representatives at Cadland Estate with members of the national park
"We’re able to bring in private investment for setting up projects and then we sell biodiversity credits."
More:
https://www.advertiserandtimes.co.uk/news/what-columbian-rainforest-specialists-were-doing-in-the-new-9271056/