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Passamaquoddy Tribe in Washington County, ME

The Passamaquoddy words for "forest" and "trees" are derived from their language, Wabanaki. While there isn't a single, universally agreed-upon translation, here's a breakdown of terms often used: 

• "Forest":

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  "Qonusakonakom" is a term for a large body of water, but it can also refer to a forest. The Passamaquoddy Tribe uses it to describe the area around the large lakes and rivers where they have traditionally lived.

• "Trees":

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  "Kuwesuwi" can be used to refer to the word "tree" depending on the context. The term "Kuwesuwi Monihq" specifically refers to Pine Island, which is a significant cultural site for the Passamaquoddy Tribe.

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We’re a social enterprise, created by, and for, Indigenous Peoples and local communities to access climate markets directly.

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We stop deforestation, by paying the right people, then sell 6 climate products.

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“Indigenous leadership is increasingly recognized as essential in advancing equitable and impactful nature finance. Initiatives such as the Savimbo biodiversity credit project in the Putumayo region of the Colombian Amazon illustrate this development”

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Our post-colonialist ecotourism program is designed to trade positive experiences using shared aims and equal footing.

Agrobiodiversity

Our agrobiodiversity program extends beyond sales and into food security, restoration, and economic drivers of reforestation.

Biodiversity

Our market-leading biodiversity credits were designed to provide immediate economic relief to locals guarding primary forest.

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Our biodiversity credits are designed to provide an immediate conservation economy to smallfarmers and Indigenous groups guarding primary forest with intact populations of rare or endangered animals.

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Direct sale from Indigenous groups and smallfarmers unfairly excluded from markets. Full monitoring, reporting, and verification. Starting at $5, select quantity next page.

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🌱 Species wild-card, collect endangered, umbrella, and rare!

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Each credit represents one hectare, of 100% conserved biodiversity in a biodiversity hotspot for one month with photo or video evidence. (Yes, you will get the videos. Yes, they are super awesome. Yes, this is the coolest thing ever.)

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All our biodiversity credits are calculated from indicator species.

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We’re really happy to report that we’ve made significant strides in creating and launching the biodiversity market. Primarily through ethical transfer of traditional ecological knowledge.

Indigenous groups are 6% of the planet’s population, guarding 80% it’s biodiversity and conserving 31% of the planet’s land.

Savimbo was formed to give them autonomy in, and access to climate markets. So we co-wrote a methodology based on their traditional activities and totemic animals — and then used complexity science and emerging technology to translate these activities for financial markets!

Our initial biodiversity methodology was certified by Cercarbono, and the first project is being tracked by Ecoregistry.

It’s being pushed to market by corporate buyers all over the globe and >18 different Indigenous groups in >4 continents and their scientific and social advocates. Early exchange adopters included Xpansiv, Dovu, Boostera, and Emsurge.

The credit uses the Savimbo unit. A cross-market negotiation that is interoperable with other types of biodiversity methodologies around the world!

Our biodiversity credit was built by, Indigenous peoples, for Indigenous peoples, then translated to the global market.

We based our methodology on the grassroots activism of Jhony Lopez, and his committed group of grassroots conservationists who fought for >20 years to preserve biodiversity in their home.

A committed team of international biodiversity scientists around the globe have worked for years to bring this standard to the global market and share it open-source.

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Reforestation

Savimbo works hard to be something called “additional” in the carbon market. This means that we don’t just stop deforestation, we also add forest.

This restores ecosystems, removes carbon from the atmosphere, enhances biodiversity, gives food security, and cleans up waterways.

We’re incredibly proud of the fact that we’ve done the hard work required to make our #SexyTrees real, tangible, quantified, and accessible for us and generations to come.

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Fruiting trees feed farmers families

We use Sacco et al.’s paper Ten golden rules for reforestation to design all our reforestation plots. This includes conservation first, local collaborators, maximizing biodiversity, positive revenue streams and monitoring plans.

Urgent solutions to global climate change are needed. Ambitious tree-planting initiatives, many already underway, aim to sequester enormous quantities of carbon to partly compensate for anthropogenic CO₂ emissions, which are a major cause of rising global temperatures. However, tree planting that is poorly planned and executed could actually increase CO₂ emissions and have long-term, deleterious impacts on biodiversity, landscapes and livelihoods. Here, we highlight the main environmental risks of large-scale tree planting and propose 10 golden rules, based on some of the most recent ecological research, to implement forest ecosystem restoration that maximizes rates of both carbon sequestration and biodiversity recovery while improving livelihoods. These are as follows: (1) Protect existing forest first; (2) Work together (involving all stakeholders); (3) Aim to maximize biodiversity recovery to meet multiple goals; (4) Select appropriate areas for restoration; (5) Use natural regeneration wherever possible; (6) Select species to maximize biodiversity; (7) Use resilient plant material (with appropriate genetic variability and provenance); (8) Plan ahead for infrastructure, capacity and seed supply; (9) Learn by doing (using an adaptive management approach); and (10) Make it pay (ensuring the economic sustainability of the project). We focus on the design of long-term strategies to tackle the climate and biodiversity crises and support livelihood needs. We emphasize the role of local communities as sources of indigenous knowledge, and the benefits they could derive from successful reforestation that restores ecosystem functioning and delivers a diverse range of forest products and services. While there is no simple and universal recipe for forest restoration, it is crucial to build upon the currently growing public and private interest in this topic, to ensure interventions provide effective, long-term carbon sinks and maximize benefits for biodiversity and people.

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