This social enterprise provides fair-trade climate and biodiversity credits directly sourced from Indigenous Peoples and local communities. The company facilitates conservation and reforestation through programs including agroforestry, ecotourism, and the sale of carbon and water credits. Savimbo aims to ensure equitable market access for local stewards protecting vital ecosystems.
Funding
$100K raised to dateRaised to date based on public sources. This may differ from the amount the company actually raised and is based only on what is publicly available on the internet.
Founders
Product
Problem
Deforestation continues to threaten tropical forests, impacting biodiversity and local communities who depend on these ecosystems for their livelihoods. Existing carbon credit systems often lack transparency and fail to adequately compensate Indigenous communities and small farmers for their stewardship of the land. This can lead to ineffective conservation efforts and continued exploitation of natural resources.
Solution
Savimbo offers a suite of climate products, including fair-trade biodiversity and carbon credits, sourced directly from Indigenous communities and small farmers in tropical forests. By employing a transparent system, Savimbo ensures that local communities receive equitable compensation for their conservation efforts, empowering them to protect their ancestral lands and cultures. Savimbo's approach directly addresses deforestation by providing financial incentives for land rights, community-led ecological initiatives, and sustainable resource management. The platform facilitates direct access to climate markets for these communities, fostering economic development while preserving biodiversity.
Target Audience
Savimbo's primary customers are environmentally conscious businesses, organizations, and individuals seeking to offset their environmental impact and support ethical and sustainable conservation projects in tropical forests.
Features
- Certified biodiversity credits that provide immediate economic benefits to local communities for protecting primary forests
- Ton-year carbon credits sold directly from 30-year contracts with local communities for reforestation and conservation
- Tree credits that support the planting of native Amazon food forests, promoting biodiversity and local livelihoods
- Water credits that protect Amazon headwaters, benefiting downstream communities and ecosystems
- Biodiversity + Impact credits that address certification inequities in land rights through data-backed validation
- Ecotourism programs designed to promote sustainable travel and support community-led conservation efforts