BOS
Gontrode, Belgium
About
BOS is a non-governmental organisation based in Gontrode, Belgium working on environment & climate, nature & wildlife conservation, community development.
BOS runs climate forest projects that plant or protect trees to store carbon, including reforestation with indigenous communities in Ecuador and dry forest restoration in Peru, as well as agroforestry in Flanders. Through its Treecological platform, it offers a CO2 calculator that lets individuals and companies fund forest projects to offset their emissions. The organisation states that its projects are not certified but are designed and monitored using methods similar to recognised standards such as Plan Vivo and Gold Standard, with monitoring carried out with local partners and universities. Based in Gontrode, Belgium.
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Bosherstel met de Siekopai
Nature & Wildlife conservation · Ecuador
Restores 21 hectares of degraded Amazon forest with the Siekopai-Remolino community, planting over 50 native tree species with food and medicinal value, and supports intergenerational knowledge transfer, food security and local land use.
Treecological-droogbossen Peru
Environment & Climate · Peru
Restoration of dry tropical forests in Peru, financed through Treecological carbon contributions.
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Provincie Vlaams-Brabant, Yakum, Ecolife vzw
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