Adopt Rainforest

Adopt Rainforest

Adopt a piece of rainforest to support biodiversity

What does this brand sell?

Adopt a piece of rainforest, compensate your CO2 emissions, or donate as a company

Netherlands

Vegan/ vegetarian?
NA
Delivery
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Transportation mode
Not Applicable
Vegan / vegetarian
NA
Delivery
N/A
Transportation Mode
Not Applicable

Does this brand offset carbon emissions and/or implement circular business practices?

No information was found on carbon offset of their own business (their website), but the nature of the project is to protect the rainforest and thereby offset carbon emissions

About The Company

Get the ins and outs

In 2002, the two founders Maarten and Matthijs first visited Costa Rica and after falling in love with the rainforest, they set up the Work with Nature Foundation in 2011 to protect the forest’s biodiversity. Since then, the foundations has been expanding and now consists of a board, advisory board and a large number of volunteers. You can adopt a piece of rainforest to compensate for your carbon emissions and help protect biodiversity in Costa Rica.

To protect Costa Rican rainforest and facilitate research in the area, with an aim of actively protecting 2000 hectares of rainforest.

You can read about many milestones on their blogs, for example: setting up a long-term collaboration with Utrecht University to facilitate research, expansions of the reserve, and new partnerships.

No information has been found on their future plans

No information has been found on any awards received

Product details

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Store locator

There is no physical shop available.

Delivery To* (Website)

Delivery to Europe

Subscription

You can periodically donate, which also gives you access to visit the rainforest

Store locator

There is no physical shop available.

Delivery To* (Website)

Delivery to Europe

Packaging/packaging materials

No packaging is required to adopt a piece of rainforest.

Donations / partnerships

Adopt Rainforest is an initiative from the Work with Nature Foundation, which protects the rainforest. They partner with different organisations to facilitate research, and educate local communities to protect the forest. This includes local partners such as the “Fundación Work with Nature MMM” in Costa Rica, which is managed by three board members from the Dutch foundation and a number of Costa Rican locals.

Subscription

You can periodically donate, which also gives you access to visit the rainforest

Materials

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Fully sourced and manufactured in Europe?

Not Applicable

Certifications

No information has been found on certifications

Materials

N/A

Fully sourced and manufactured in Europe?

Not Applicable

Packaging/packaging materials

No packaging is required to adopt a piece of rainforest.

Donations / partnerships

Adopt Rainforest is an initiative from the Work with Nature Foundation, which protects the rainforest. They partner with different organisations to facilitate research, and educate local communities to protect the forest. This includes local partners such as the “Fundación Work with Nature MMM” in Costa Rica, which is managed by three board members from the Dutch foundation and a number of Costa Rican locals.

Certifications

No information has been found on certifications

in depth production details

Analyze their supply chain: from the sourcing of raw materials to the people who make the product

The foundation is based in the Netherlands, and the forest is protected in Costa Rica. Education programs are in place in both the Netherlands and Costa Rica (e.g. the Rainforest of the Children program)

You can donate from 2.50 EUR

The rainforest in Costa Rica holds 30 kg of CO2 per square meter. Based on this number, you can calculate how much forest you have to adopt to compensate for your own CO2 emissions.

No information on this is provided by the brand.

No information on this is provided by the brand.

The foundation’s aim is to protect biodiversity in Costa Rica.

No information on this is provided by the brand.

No information on this is provided by the brand.

The foundation involves the local communities to create awareness and educate people about the rainforest. They also create a healthier living environment, give work opportunities, and help local economic growth.

Further reading

No more information regarding sustainability reports, life cycle analyses or impact reports is available.

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