Carbon Credits Partnerships Sustainable Agriculture

ReSeed and ECAM Partner

ReSeed partners with Brazilian nonprofit ECAM to bring carbon credits from smallholder farmers to the market
ReSeed partner farm in Brazil growing cacao

Key Takeaways

  1. Partnership Announcement: ReSeed, a prominent carbon credit provider, partners with Brazilian nonprofit ECAM to market carbon credits from Brazilian smallholder farmers.
  2. Impact on Deforestation: This collaboration aims to reduce deforestation in the Brazilian Amazon Rainforest, leveraging smallholder farmers’ role in environmental conservation.
  3. Empowering Smallholder Farmers: The partnership supports 3.9 million Brazilian smallholder farmers, enabling them to earn from regenerative farming practices rather than deforestation.
  4. ECAM’s Role: ECAM has supported these farmers, ensuring socioeconomic growth and environmental sustainability.
  5. ReSeed’s Vision: ReSeed brings a unique approach, combining environmental and social impact metrics with traceable farm carbon credits, aiming for a sustainable and ethical future.

Partnership Details

ReSeed, a leader in providing nature-based carbon credits, announced a partnership with the renowned Brazilian nonprofit Equipe de Conservação da Amazônia (ECAM). This alliance is pivotal in bringing carbon credits from Brazilian smallholder farmers to the market. Building on their joint efforts in 2023, the partnership focuses on working with Quilombola farmers across Brazil, recognizing and financially supporting their environmental services.

Combating Deforestation

In a significant environmental achievement, deforestation in the Brazilian Amazon Rainforest has reached a five-year low in 2023. Smallholder farmers are crucial in this battle against deforestation. Brazil’s 3.9 million smallholder farmers are critical to the country’s food security, producing 70% of Brazil’s food and stewards of vital ecosystems like the Amazon and Atlantic Forests. Despite their critical role, many live in poverty, lacking access to market insights and essential support.

ECAM’s Contribution

As ReSeed’s Brazilian implementation partner, ECAM plays a vital role in assisting farmers to harness new revenue streams through regenerative farming practices. These practices are crucial in reducing the need for deforestation for income generation. ECAM’s two-decade-long efforts have been pivotal in promoting socioeconomic development, environmental balance, and climate resilience among these communities.

Dengo Chocolate’s Cacao Farmers

ECAM’s recent initiative involved integrating Dengo Chocolate’s cacao farmers into ReSeed’s carbon protocol. This effort saw the participation of 59 farms, with 42% led by women, marking a significant step in gender-inclusive environmental practices.

Leaders’ Perspectives

Fabio Rodrigues, ECAM’s Technical Director, emphasized the organization’s long-standing commitment to supporting environmental resilience in traditional and indigenous communities in Brazil. Vasco van Roosmalen, CEO and co-founder of ReSeed highlighted the partnership’s crucial role in delivering impactful support to Brazilian farmers, setting a new standard for ethical business conduct globally.

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