AXA PLUS LOGIN TO MYAXA INSURANCE CLAIMS MANAGE YOUR POLICY HELP & CONTACT ABOUT MAKE A PAYMENT HOME BLOG CLIMATE PROTECTING OLD-GROWTH RAINFOREST IN PERU Protecting old-growth rainforest in Peru CLIMATE | CLIMATE NOVEMBER 9TH, 2021 We’re delighted to be working with our partners at Ecologi to fund innovative carbon offsetting projects around the world. Learn more about one such project that’s working to protect the rainforest in Peru. The Brazil nut concessions project supports the local community to produce reliable income through the passive harvesting of Brazil nuts in Madre de Dios, a region home to much of the Peruvian Amazon. The local area is hugely reliant on the old-growth rainforest. Therefore, supporting the community to both safeguard the rainforest and to establish sustainable sources of income are top priorities in the region. The project incentivises the protection of the forest and its carbon sinking capabilities, since Brazil nut trees can only be found in old-growth forests. Incorporated within the project activity is an outreach programme to help local communities understand the benefits of keeping the rainforest intact, including benefits to the climate as well as threatened and endangered species. Having built a new processing facility, the project has expanded a formerly subsistence activity into a viable income source. Additionally, the community receive carbon finance income generated by the protection of the rainforest. Since the project began in 2010, carbon storage per hectare has increased and, in general, there are good indicators that so far the project has been a success in its goal of protecting the rainforest from degradation and deforestation. The above is taken from the original article on the Ecologi website which you can read here. TAGS: CLIMATE CONNECT WITH AXA OUR PRODUCTS Car Insurance Home Insurance Van Insurance Farm Insurance Motorcycle Insurance Small business Insurance AXA & YOU Help Centre Policy documents Data protection Website data protection statement Cookie options Cookie policy Marketing information Transaction charges (PDF) Terms of business (PDF) Related AXA IRELAND Contact us About us Local branches Careers Blog Solvency & financial condition reports AXA Group SRI ratings and ethical indexes AXA Group strategy and commitments FIND YOUR LOCAL BRANCH Show local branches Copyright AXA 2021 © AXA Insurance dac, Registered in Ireland number 136155. Registered Office Wolfe Tone House, Wolfe Tone Street, Dublin 1. AXA Insurance dac is a private company limited by shares. AXA Insurance dac is regulated by the Central Bank of Ireland. About cookies on this site We use cookies for a number of purposes including to personalise and enhance your experience and to improve the delivery of ads to you. Visit our Cookie Policy and Website Data Protection Statement to learn more. By clicking "accept cookies", you agree to our use of cookies. You can change your preferences now by clicking "customise cookies", or on future visits by clicking the "cookie options" link which appears near the bottom of every page on our website. ACCEPT COOKIES CUSTOMISE COOKIES