The startup provides nature-based restoration services that focus on ecosystem protection and carbon offset generation through habitat restoration and biodiversity enhancement. By addressing pollution and rural poverty, the company offers measurable benefits in environmental sustainability and economic resilience for its clients.
Funding
$2.3M 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
Tackling biodiversity loss, climate change, and rural poverty requires effective nature-based solutions (NBS) that are often difficult to design, finance, and implement at scale. Traditional approaches may lack the necessary expertise and resources to ensure long-term carbon capture and sustainable ecosystem management.
Solution
The Shared Wood Company (SWC) is a nature-based solutions (NBS) project developer that specializes in designing, building, and operating NBS assets to address biodiversity loss, climate change, and rural poverty. SWC focuses on the preservation and restoration of natural ecosystems to capture carbon for the long term, primarily in Latin America, Africa, and Europe. The company offers comprehensive project development, financing, and carbon offset solutions, partnering with private impact investors and corporate clients to ensure sustainable operations and high-quality carbon offsets. SWC manages the full project lifecycle, from initial design and development to financing, construction, and ongoing operation, ensuring quality control and effective route-to-market strategies.
Target Audience
SWC's primary customers include project partners, sponsors, governments, and corporate clients seeking carbon offsets, biodiversity enhancements, and green commodity solutions.
Features
- Expertise in sustainable forest management and conservation of natural ecosystems
- Focus on carbon removals through carbon sequestration in living biomass and soils
- Implementation of agroforestry systems, forest plantations, and mangrove restoration
- Application of improved agricultural practices such as cover cropping and no tillage
- Proprietary operations in Latam, Africa, and Europe through Joint-Ventures and buyouts
- Compliance with international standards and practices, including the Environmental and Social Framework of the World Bank
- ESG (Environmental, Social, and Governance) management system