Our Values · Forestry

Sustainable Forestry

A science-based reforestation methodology, developed in Côte d’Ivoire with THANRY and applying Verra’s VM0047 methodology for afforestation, reforestation and revegetation.

6,000 ha

Planned project area

Indigenous species planned

10–15

tCO₂e / ha / yr — projected

3M+

Trees will be planted

Forestry methodology

Silviculture

Native species selection

Species selection is guided by empirical data covering growth rates, ecosystem function and seed availability in the Tonkpi region. Indigenous species, no exotic fast-growing monocultures, nsures genuine forest reconstruction.

Integration

Agroforestry systems

Forest-agriculture mosaics generate community food security alongside carbon benefits, reducing encroachment pressure on reforested zones. Smallholder plots integrated within the platform create a shared economic incentive to protect the forest.

Management

Forest management

Maintenance protocols — phased thinning, coppicing and enrichment planting — are designed to support stand structure for both carbon sequestration and long-term ecological resilience.

Species composition

Terminalia superba

Pioneer canopy species

Upper canopy High carbon density Fast establishment

Khaya ivorensis

African mahogany, climax species

Emergent Very high carbon Commercial timber

Ceiba pentandra

Structural keystone, emergent

Emergent canopy Habitat tree High carbon

Milicia excelsa

Iroko, long-rotation hardwood

Sub-canopy to emergent Long-term carbon stock High biodiversity value

Ricinodendron heudelotii

Agroforestry pioneer

Mid canopy Food crop Soil nitrogen

Tectona grandis

Agroforestry buffer, teak

Buffer zones Carbon benefit Economic income

Our approach

Indigenous species, agroforestry and long-term forest management

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