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Before and after: See how your climate action is making a difference

Before and after: This is how your Ecologi impact is transforming landscapes and lives.

We love a before and after shot at Ecologi. They&#8217;re an incredible way to show the impact of the projects supported by our community. Whether it’s deforested land turning back to verdant green, or solar projects springing to life, sometimes two simple images are worth a thousand words.
On this blog you’ll find snapshot images that paint pictures of the difference our supported climate projects are making, all around the world. Thank you to our community for making it all possible! 
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📍 Location: Ouarzazate, Morocco
⌛ Dates: 2015 –2020
🌱 Project: Verified Carbon Standard
🌳 Type: Solar energy

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From a bare area of desert to a haven of clean energy. The Ouarzazate II solar project is a major milestone in Morocco&#8217;s journey towards a clean energy future. It is one of the largest concentrated solar power plants in the world and is expected to supply around 500 GWh per year to Morocco’s power grid.
The project uses thousands of concave mirrors to concentrate solar energy and generate electricity, which can be stored for up to 7 hours. This allows the project to continue generating electricity even after the sun sets.
The Ouarzazate II solar project supplies electricity to nearly 2 million Moroccans and will prevent emissions equivalent to 300,544 tCO2e per year over its 10 year crediting period. The project has also created around 7,000 local jobs and incorporated co-projects that promote the creation of cooperatives, educational opportunities, and skills training.
Learn more about this<a href="https://x.ecologi.com/projects/morocco-solar"> project</a>.

📍 Location: Brodoclea, North Ayrshire, Scotland
⌛ Dates: 2018 –2021
🌱 Project: Future Forest Company
🌳 Type: Temperate reforestation

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Nestled in North Ayrshire, Brodoclea is a sprawling 174-hectare haven of broadleaf woodland that plays host to woolly pigs, the incredible ecological restoration engineers! 
Under <a href="https://thefutureforestcompany.com/">The Future Forest Company</a>&#8216;s guidance, these pigs awaken the soil seed bank, nourish soil microbiology, create space for sapling growth, reduce competition, and form pondlets for breeding amphibians and invertebrates. This enriches the ecosystem, offering sustenance for birds and materials for nests. 
Since 2018, the Ecologi community has helped make a significant impact on this site, funding the planting of 56,170 trees, with a focus on native broadleaf species including oak and birch, creating important habitat for local invertebrate and bird species.

📍 Location: Belavenika, Madagascar.
⌛ Dates: 2019 –2022
🌱 Project: Eden Reforestation Projects
🌳 Type: Mangrove reforestation

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Madagascar’s mangroves are amazing habitats that, sadly, have been deforested over the years and become degraded. This project is one of three currently being supported by the Ecologi community that are replanting mangroves in Madagascar to bring benefits to local biodiversity and communities.
Creating new sustainable income streams for local people is a key component of the project, as is female empowerment. The project employs an average of 85 people per month, with female employees making up approximately 37.5% of the workforce in 2022.
As a result of their involvement in this project, local people are now able to purchase more nutritious food, leading to improved health, and can afford to send their children to school.
To date, the Ecologi community has funded 7.9 million trees on this site in north-west Madagascar.
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📍 Location: Marotaola, Madagascar.
⌛ Dates: 2019 –2022
🌱 Project: Eden Reforestation Projects
🌳 Type: Mangrove reforestation

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This was the very first project we supported, so it holds a special place in our hearts. Seeing its progress over the last four years has brought us so much joy! 
Native mangrove species are being planted on this site, including Avicennia marina, Rhizophora mucronata, and Ceriops tagal. To date, the Ecologi community has funded the planting of over 10 million trees here, and there’s room for another million. 
This site is particularly fascinating as the mangroves are only separated from the open ocean by a thin strip of sand about 100m wide. Despite being more exposed to the ocean, mangroves that have successfully become established are growing well, creating an important habitat for coastal biodiversity and protecting the coastline from erosion by the waves.
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📍 Location: Vĩnh Hảo, Tuy Phong District, Bình Thuận, Vietnam
⌛ Dates: 2018 –2023
🌱 Project: Verified Carbon Standard
☀️ Type: Solar

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Vietnam&#8217;s demand for energy has been rising sharply since the 1990s, and it’s a demand that the country has struggled to fulfil, with an overreliance on coal and frequent power outages.
This project, in the Vinh Hao commune, Vietnam, is generating electricity using photovoltaic technology, which transforms sunlight into electricity. The project is on around 60ha of salt farm, and will generate 83,750MWh of power annually.
Local people have been involved throughout the design phase and operation of the project. The construction process of the project was carefully managed to minimise the impact on the local environment. During the operation of the project, pollution will also be minimised through a series of measures, including ensuring no littering takes place, and waste materials will be responsibly disposed of off-site.
Over the 10-year crediting period, the project will prevent 704,110tCO2e from being emitted by replacing energy in the grid that would otherwise have come from fossil fuels.
The project has given a real boost to the living standards of local communities through economic support funds: the commune gratitude fund in the Vinh Hao commune, and the learning promotion fund in the Binh Thuan province.
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📍 Location: Mount Elgon, Uganda. 
⌛ Dates: 2021 – 2023
🌱 Project: Trees for the Future
🌳 Type: Reforestation and sustainable agroforestry

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Trees for the Future’s innovative Forest Gardens approach is all about engaging farmers in reforestation and sustainable agroforestry. The farmers take part in a 4-year programme, learning the skills they need to better manage their land. This brings multiple benefits, including protected crops, stabilised soils, and habitats for pollinators, as well as increasing household incomes.
Over the past two years, the Ecologi community has funded the planting of 766,663 trees in Forest Gardens through this project. Three hundred farmers (57% of whom are women) are involved, with 3,522 people benefitting from the project so far. 
Pictured is 56-year-old Philister Khana, a farmer enrolled in the programme. In just two years she’s taken the number of trees on her plot from 4 to 2,001!
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Ready to make a difference for our planet? Get in touch, and let’s chat about how we can help you on your climate journey. 

Our response to the BBC Panorama Investigative Documentary on the Carbon Markets

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Our response to the upcoming BBC Panorama Investigative Documentary

A little over two weeks ago Ecologi was contacted by a production company working on a BBC Panorama investigation, airing later this week around “the economics of the carbon credit market; the work of carbon credit developers and whether brands which buy certain types of carbon credits can credibly say they will reach net zero.”
Though we have not yet seen the documentary, we anticipate that Ecologi will feature in it, amongst other companies. We have decided to take the initiative and publish the correspondence received from the production company and our responses in full (<a href="#correspondence">see the end of this article</a>), in addition to providing a summary of our perspective on the subject matter here on our blog.
At Ecologi, trust and transparency is core to who we are. Today we would like to ensure that our community is aware of the key facts before the programme airs as well as providing an update to this page after the programme airs.

<h2>Are the projects Ecologi supports really high-quality?</h2>
In their correspondence with us, the production company questioned the quality of the projects we have funded over time. We rebutted each of their assertions, and reiterated our confidence in the quality of the projects that are eligible to be funded through Ecologi.
The criticisms from the production company relied on the West et al study <a href="https://www.sylvera.com/blog/guardian-offsets-response" target="_blank" rel="noopener">which was roundly debunked</a> by industry experts last year. Even if all of the study’s assertions about the relevant projects were correct (which we refute), this would represent only 4% of all the funding Ecologi has provided to impact projects since our inception in 2019. This translates to a 96% “success rate” which is still top-tier. 
We also noted that when it comes to funding projects, certain projects that were historically funded by Ecologi would not be eligible for funding today, given that our quality standards have improved over time. It is important to note that even if a project no longer meets our quality standards, this does not imply that the project has achieved zero carbon avoidance or other benefits, rather, according to our latest analysis, it simply no longer falls at the top-end of the quality spectrum we seek moving forward.
We did acknowledge that the full list of projects displayed on the Ecologi website included both those eligible for funding today, and those which were funded historically but may no longer meet our eligibility criteria. To improve our website’s clarity, we have since made the relevant updates.

<h2>What about carbon neutrality and net-zero?</h2>
In their correspondence with us, the production company made various incorrect statements about how the use of carbon avoidance credits is insufficient for carbon neutrality certification. Carbon avoidance credits are indeed a component of carbon neutrality certification under the industry <a href="https://www.bsigroup.com/en-GB/capabilities/environment/pas-2060-carbon-neutrality/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">PAS 2060 Standard</a>. 
Nevertheless, as we explained to the production company in person and in our written correspondence, Ecologi has never provided a carbon neutrality certification. Furthermore, <a href="https://x.ecologi.com/articles/blog/carbon-neutral-vs-net-zero-whats-the-difference" target="_blank" rel="noopener">in 2021 we made the decision to support</a> corporate endeavours towards the SBTi Net-Zero Standard instead of the carbon neutrality standard, because the former requires &gt;90% emissions reductions across all scopes, before the organisation is eligible to make its net-zero claims.

<h2>What’s going on with the SBTi and the net-zero standard?</h2>
In recent weeks, there has been much analysis and speculation about the Science-based Targets initiative (SBTi) corporate sustainability standards and carbon markets. This has included <a href="https://sciencebasedtargets.org/news/statement-from-the-sbti-board-of-trustees-on-use-of-environmental-attribute-certificates-including-but-not-limited-to-voluntary-carbon-markets-for-abatement-purposes-limited-to-scope-3" target="_blank" rel="noopener">the recent announcement</a> from the Board of Directors of the SBTi about the upcoming routine revision to their Corporate Net-Zero Standard. In that statement, the Board of Directors referred to the possibility for the updated Standard to allow businesses to use carbon credits to work towards their Scope 3 emissions reduction targets. Controversy ensued after this announcement, which we expect may be raised in the BBC Panorama documentary.
We understand the impetus behind exploring the option to allow certain businesses (under strict criteria, which are yet to be defined) to use credits for limited scope 3 abatement in particular circumstances; for some businesses scope 3 emissions are very hard to measure and harder still to meaningfully reduce. We also understand that some will be concerned that allowing the use of carbon credits for scope 3 abatement will lead to organisations attempting to ‘offset’ their way out of emissions culpability. Yet, multiple studies have shown that the opposite is true, and that organisations buying carbon credits tend to be those taking the most accountability for their own emissions (see <a href="https://www.sylvera.com/resources/carbon-credits-and-decarbonization" target="_blank" rel="noopener">here</a>, <a href="https://www.ecosystemmarketplace.com/articles/new-research-carbon-credits-are-associated-with-businesses-decarbonizing-faster/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">here</a> and <a href="https://trove-research.com/report/corporate-emission-performance-and-the-use-of-carbon-credits" target="_blank" rel="noopener">here</a>). 
Another concern could be that if poor-quality credits are used for Scope 3 abatement, then the net effect of allowing these credits to be used may mean that emissions are not prevented at all. Albeit possible, we assume that this would be at least partially accounted for in the “specific guardrails and thresholds as well as the rules to be applied” when the SBTi updates the Standard. Organisations such as Ecologi are dedicated to using the latest data to support businesses to easily identify and fund the higher-quality projects on the market.
We welcome the fact that standards-setters are constantly iterating and developing their Standards to ensure they are clear, up-to-date, and reflect the latest science and best practice. We believe that standard-setters need to be transparent, and follow appropriate governance principles, all while being led by science. Regardless of the outcome of the upcoming SBTi’s Corporate Net-Zero Standard update, businesses need clarity on best practice so they can be confident that they are taking the right steps, and communicate externally about the action they are taking in the right way.
For our part, we want to reassure businesses that there are (and will remain) two core imperatives for businesses in taking climate action:
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<li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1">To contribute funding to projects globally (‘beyond’ the value chain) that mitigate climate change and contribute to sustainable social and economic development.</li>
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As of now, instruction from the SBTi under the Net-Zero Standard has not changed, and the organisation has also recently released <a href="https://sciencebasedtargets.org/resources/files/Above-and-Beyond-Report-on-BVCM.pdf" target="_blank" rel="noopener">a helpful guide to beyond value chain mitigation (BVCM)</a>. We also have our own articles for businesses about:
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<li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"><a href="https://x.ecologi.com/articles/blog/carbon-offsetting" target="_blank" rel="noopener">How to think about funding projects as contributory rather than compensatory</a>,</li>
<li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"><a href="https://x.ecologi.com/articles/blog/go-above-and-beyond-during-your-net-zero-journey-explaining-beyond-value-chain-mitigation" target="_blank" rel="noopener">How to approach designing a BVCM strategy</a>,</li>
<li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"><a href="https://x.ecologi.com/articles/blog/carbon-removals-vs-carbon-avoidance" target="_blank" rel="noopener">What the differences are between different types of projects</a>,</li>
<li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"><a href="https://x.ecologi.com/articles/blog/funding-carbon-credits" target="_blank" rel="noopener">How to spot a great carbon project</a>, and:</li>
<li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"><a href="https://x.ecologi.com/articles/blog/how-can-businesses-avoid-greenwashing" target="_blank" rel="noopener">How to avoid greenwashing</a>.</li>
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Ecologi will continue to support businesses to measure and manage their emissions, as well as help them to make informed decisions about how to approach funding climate action. We are very excited about the new product launches we will be rolling out later this year to even better support businesses in high-integrity climate action.

<h2>Closing thoughts</h2>
We agree that there is always room for improvement for ourselves and for others in the industry. We acknowledge that the past few weeks have presented a difficult and turbulent time in corporate sustainability, as Standards-setters grapple with harmonising their approaches. We always have and always will welcome industry scrutiny, because it provides an incentive for the market as a whole to improve its standards. 
In our recent <a href="https://x.ecologi.com/articles/blog/climate-comittments-report-2024" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Climate Commitments survey</a>, 76% of businesses surveyed are putting sustainability at the heart of their strategy. We deem this positive direction at risk with media narratives making business leaders question whether sustainability and climate action should be a priority worth the risk. Nearly one third (29%) of businesses are either worried about greenwashing or only communicate their claims internally, and one fifth of businesses don’t make any sustainability claims at all for fear of greenwashing. We can not let reductive criticism of the industry from poorly-informed commentators result in greenhushing &#8211; where businesses become afraid and either downplay their sustainability initiatives, or refrain from taking any action at all.
The carbon market is a vital tool in the fight against climate change. It is an effective mechanism to provide financing to impactful projects around the world that would otherwise not exist today. We believe it is crucial to prioritise high-integrity progress over perfection as we collectively aim to limit warming to as close to 1.5ºC as possible. 
Our business has been built on trust and transparency over many years because of our high standards, due diligence and openness with our current and future customers. We will continue to share our perspective as the conversation develops. I thank you for supporting Ecologi as your climate action partner of choice.
Warmest regards,
Dimitri Theocharis 
CEO, Ecologi

<h3>Read the correspondence between DM Productions and Ecologi </h3>
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Climate Commitments Survey 2024

Our Climate Commitments 2024 report surveyed 1,400 business owners and decision-makers to businesses with 1-1,000 employees spanning all regions of the UK and 28 professional sectors. 
There were three clear themes that emerged this year. Despite the continuing economic downturn, businesses are still making sustainability a core part of their strategy and reaping the benefits. Whilst more and more businesses are starting their net-zero journey the majority are not on course to hit their targets by 2050. Key barriers around investment, time and tools still remain as well as a lack of government support to accelerate the transition to the net zero economy.
<h3>Read the full report </h3>
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 📁 Download the PDF report <a href="https://cms-assets.offset.earth/app/uploads/20240415131731/Climate_Commitments_Survey.pdf" target="_blank" rel="noopener">here</a>

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<h3>1. Despite the continuing economic downturn, businesses are making sustainability a core part of their strategy and reaping the benefits.</h3>
76% said becoming more environmentally sustainable is a core business strategy for their organisation in 2024.
Despite the current cost of living crisis nearly two thirds (64%) say that the economic downturn is having a positive or no impact at all on their sustainability commitments with only a third (29%) saying it is having a negative impact. As a result 81% are planning on either increasing or maintaining their investment in sustainability initiatives.
Changing business practices are wide-ranging and have seen nearly half of respondents increasing rates of recycling (49%) or reducing energy consumption (48%) while over a third (37%) have taken the step of using ‘greener’ suppliers and products, been educating employees on best practices to reduce climate change (35%) and increased their use of renewable energy (35%).
For the two thirds of businesses (63%) who have set sustainability targets, they are reporting multiple business benefits. These range from improved brand reputation (34%), reduced costs (31%), increased productivity and/or innovation (30%), attracting more eco-conscious customers (28%), employee loyalty and/or motivation (28%), competitive advantage (22%) and increased revenue and/or market share (22%).

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<h3>2. More and more businesses are starting their net-zero journey but are not on course to hit their targets</h3>
72% of businesses have either measured their footprint consistently over the past few years (35%) or in the last year (37%) demonstrating the momentum in the first step on a net-zero journey.
Around a third have calculated their carbon footprint (30%), set emissions reductions targets (35%), achieved emissions reductions (30%) and funded climate action (35%) but less than a third (27%) were on track to reach net-zero by 2050 or sooner.
Businesses still recognised the role of carbon offsetting as an effective way for businesses to contribute to global climate action (21%) when used as part of a wider strategy (17%) after reducing emissions as much as possible (17%). Funding tree planting still tops the list as businesses’ number one favoured climate action solution (46%), followed by renewable energy (38%), habitat conservation &amp; restoration (37%), rainforest conservation (32%) and carbon dioxide removal (31%).

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<h3>3. Barriers around investment, time and tools still remain, as well as a lack of government support.</h3>
Over a third of UK businesses cited financial constraints (32%), the cost of tools or technology (28%), lack of government support in the form of incentives (25%), time constraints (25%) and the lack of the ability to measure their carbon footprint (20%). 
The business sector is calling out for more support from the government.  Nearly eight in ten (79%) of UK businesses feel that the government should provide more support to improve their environmental affairs, three quarters (76%) feel that the government investing in the green economy would be good for business, creating jobs and lowering their running costs while 73% feel more government support is key to their business increasing its sustainability targets.
With less than half (49%) of businesses yet to apply for government funding to make their business greener there’s a clear desire for more funding (45%) and incentives (44%) to be made available as well as clearer information (40%) on how to access these.

<h3>Businesses can lead the sustainable revolution</h3>
Ecologi remains committed to supporting businesses on their climate journey through our all-in-one platform allowing organisations to calculate their carbon footprint, set targets and reduce their emissions whilst funding high quality climate action projects. Our mission is to inspire and empower businesses to accelerate global climate action.
We’re trusted by over 20,000 businesses. Why not add yours to the list? If you want to make your business greener, better, faster, stronger, speak to our expert team.
You can access the full data set <a href="https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/e/2PACX-1vR2QZj3JAUk_f4suOMmd653C6AEiytUp_T5WhBnUOypIkW9Wf9yT61C9TzQ4_GMwQ/pubhtml" target="_blank" rel="noopener">here</a>

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Ecologi Impact Report 2023: Another year of impact for our planet

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Impact Report 2023: Another year of impact for our planet

Read our 2023 Impact Report to discover the incredible achievements of the Ecologi community.

It’s that time of year again, when we share our annual Impact Report to highlight the scale of the impact funded by our community, and the incredible achievements of the impactful projects that Ecologi has supported over the past twelve months.
Read the full report below, or stick with us here, as we summarise some of the top facts and figures from 2023.

<h2>Over 75 million trees funded</h2>
…in fact, nearly 77 million! As of the end of the year, the Ecologi community has funded the planting of 76.9 million trees in eighteen countries around the world – from Argentina to Tanzania.
This includes 20.6 million trees which were funded by the Ecologi community in 2023, representing 27% of our overall count of trees funded to date.
We also now support reforestation projects in all four nations of the United Kingdom, and have planted 300,000 trees here at home.

<h2>Over 38,000 livelihoods supported through reforestation and agroforestry projects</h2>
We are constantly working on improving our understanding of how our funding for reforestation projects supports local people and communities.
Thanks to improved data visibility across our projects this year, we can report that the reforestation projects we fund support at least 38,000 people – for example through training, employment, investment in micro-businesses, or the provision of healthcare and wellbeing services.

<h2>New habitat restoration projects already showing results</h2>
In October, we launched our first-ever dedicated habitat restoration project – called <a href="https://x.ecologi.com/projects/wildflowers-wetlands-and-wildlife" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Wildflowers, Wetlands and Wildlife</a>. This project supports the Future Forest Company’s projects restoring and conserving habitats and ecosystems that are important for native biodiversity in the United Kingdom – costing only a few pounds per square metre of habitat restored.
In just the last quarter of 2023, our community funded it’s first 5,000 m2 of habitat restoration, and the sites are already seeing some exciting signs that this restorative effort is working – with the return of the Northern brown argus (Aricia artaxerxes) to Stirlingshire, and elusive pine martens (Martes martes) spotted at Dumyat.

<h2>Another half a million tonnes of carbon avoidance</h2>
Our community funded another 565 ktCO2e this year, bringing our all-time total of emissions avoided to 2.96 MtCO2e (million tonnes).
This year, we saw increased demand for a wide range of projects that feature lots of co-benefits, with Community-based projects (like cookstoves and boreholes) averaging 7.25 validated benefits for the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), and Nature-based projects averaging 5.38 SDGs.
The voluntary carbon market has received a lot of attention and scrutiny this year, which has helped to expose some of the poor-quality projects on the market, as well as increasing transparency, due diligence and quality standards across the board. This year, we joined the <a href="https://cmif.co.uk/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Carbon Markets Innovation Forum</a>, to join up with other startups in the carbon markets who are dedicated to supporting only high-quality projects.
Thanks to all these positive changes, as well as a huge demand for high-quality projects, the market is starting to bounce back – and high-quality projects are starting to receive the attention (and funding) they deserve. You can read more about how we review projects before funding them <a href="https://x.ecologi.com/articles/blog/funding-carbon-credits" target="_blank" rel="noopener">here</a>.

<h2>Our first 1,000 tonnes of carbon removal</h2>
Late in the year, we launched our first carbon removal projects onto our <a href="http://x.ecologi.com/impact-shop" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Impact Shop</a>, enabling our community to <a href="https://x.ecologi.com/projects/biochar" target="_blank" rel="noopener">fund biochar projects</a> for the first time, and our community funded our first 1,056 tonnes of removals.
Carbon removal projects are those which take carbon dioxide (CO2) which is already in the atmosphere, remove it, and store it somewhere in the biosphere (like in forests) or the geosphere (like underground). These tend to be much more expensive on the market than carbon avoidance, and so the volumes are modest. This year, we began to fund projects with durable storage – <a href="https://x.ecologi.com/impact-shop/support-biochar-carbon-removal-projects" target="_blank" rel="noopener">biochar carbon removal</a> – as well as those with nature-based storage, through <a href="https://x.ecologi.com/impact-shop/support-certified-blue-carbon-projects" target="_blank" rel="noopener">blue carbon</a> and <a href="https://x.ecologi.com/impact-shop/support-certified-afforestation-projects" target="_blank" rel="noopener">terrestrial afforestation (ARR)</a>.
Around 10% of our community’s carbon removal tonnes funded this year went towards biochar, with 40% for blue carbon and 50% for green ARR.

<h2>Read more stats and stories in our full Impact Report 2023</h2>
We’ve collected just a few of our favourite stats in this article, but you can read more – and more in-depth stories from all the projects supported – in the full report, <a href="https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/e/2PACX-1vSGPflji-t40_-gNYvj9Nam45ZQbcrU8EEFo9uuTk--SakI9khZ_kb3F42lxKq8JlwNzxAqyHK9vOz_/pub?start=false&amp;loop=false&amp;delayms=60000" target="_blank" rel="noopener">which you can view here</a>.
As ever, we extend our heartfelt thanks to every member of the Ecologi community who supported these wonderful projects in 2023, as well as all our partners and suppliers and other organisations who we have worked with this year.

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