$5mn Fair-trade Biodiversity Credits

$5mn Fair-trade Biodiversity Credits

The Venture

Savimbo stands at the heart of the fight against deforestation with its groundbreaking automated climate credit certification platform. Focused primarily on the Amazon, Savimbo utilizes audit-level satellite data to accurately calculate carbon stock and biodiversity credits, ensuring a win-win scenario for all stakeholders. Through direct sales of credits, Savimbo aims to protect over 60 million hectares at risk of deforestation in the next five years, offering scalable and verifiable solutions rooted in industry-leading hard science.

  • Leveraging audit-level satellite data and innovative methodologies to quantify carbon stocks and biodiversity credits
  • Empowering Indigenous communities and local growers through fair-trade transactions and direct sales
  • Monetizing the positive impacts of healthy forests, driving social equity and economic prosperity

Intro

Utilizing audit-level satellite data and rigorous scientific methodologies, Savimbo offers scalable and verifiable solutions to protect critical ecosystems. Their unique approach ensures fair-trade transactions, directly benefiting small farmers and Indigenous groups while safeguarding biodiversity and carbon stocks. With impressive traction in enrolling small farmers and Indigenous partners, Savimbo aims to cover millions of hectares at risk of deforestation, positioning itself as a key player in the global fight against climate change. Their focus on direct sales of the credits ensures that everyone wins, with current growth projections indicating protection for over 60 million hectares at risk of deforestation in the next five years. Growers track, monitor and collect data off-grid to receive monthly payments, sharing revenue from sales. The company’s biodiversity crediting methodology is not just a tool for quantification of the $160bn (by 2030) biodiversity market but a catalyst for positive change, respecting indigenous autonomy and promoting sustainable conservation practices through their unique model on a global scale.

Indigenous-Led Solutions for Climate Change

Savimbo's approach is its commitment to indigenous leadership and community empowerment. The company's methodology, co-developed with Indigenous Peoples and Local Communities (IPLC) in the Colombian Amazon, emphasizes the importance of local knowledge and stewardship in conservation efforts. By empowering IPLC groups to protect biodiversity hotspots, Savimbo fosters a sense of ownership and responsibility over natural resources.

Simplified Methodology for Immediate Impact

Savimbo's methodology is designed for simplicity and rapid deployment, ensuring immediate economic impact for IPLC groups. By utilizing indicator species and non-invasive monitoring techniques, the company streamlines the quantification process, allowing for direct payments to IPLC groups for preserving biodiversity. This conservation-first approach prioritizes action over bureaucracy, enabling tangible results on the ground.

Inclusivity and Transparency in Conservation

Inclusivity and transparency are fundamental principles guiding Savimbo's conservation efforts. The company's methodology facilitates the inclusion of vulnerable populations and minorities with a strong conservation history, ensuring that all stakeholders have a voice in environmental decision-making. By fostering transparency in its operations, Savimbo builds trust and credibility within the conservation community.

Roadmap

  • If you control the supply, you control the market. Selling directly with market mechanisms that work for locals. Working directly with Indigenous groups across the Amazon, Colombia, Ecuador, Mexico, Venezuela, Brazil, Peru, Africa, Asia and more coming every day.
  • Selling nature-based climate credits to entities of any size. Savimbo’s beachhead consumers are “Decarb Bros” but they will also list on Web2 & Web3 exchanges, make private sales to corporate buyers, and partner with checkout functions.

Achieving Remarkable Traction

Savimbo has achieved remarkable traction by enrolling small farmers in the Amazon at an impressive rate of 67 hectares per week, boasting a 100% retention rate. As the Amazon holds approximately 25% of the world's land carbon, Savimbo's efforts are crucial in preventing the release of this carbon into the atmosphere due to unchecked deforestation.

Core Team

Savimbo's core team comprises visionary leaders and seasoned experts with diverse backgrounds and extensive experience in conservation, technology, and business. Led by CEO Drea Burbank MD, a renowned entrepreneur and environmental advocate, the team is committed to driving forward the company's mission of sustainable development and climate action. With a strong emphasis on Indigenous leadership and community engagement, Savimbo's core team is dedicated to building a more resilient and equitable future for both people and the planet.

Takeaways

  1. The Amazon holds approximately 25% of the world's land carbon. If deforestation continues unchecked there, this carbon will be released into the atmosphere, adding to the existing carbon emissions.
  2. Savimbo is the first and only biodiversity credit of its kind to hit the market, offering scalable and verifiable solutions based on industry-leading hard science.
  3. The methodology has undergone extensive collaboration and refinement, involving leaders from eighteen IPLC groups in the Colombian Amazon and hundreds of individuals globally.
  4. Strong management team, a scalable and globally scientific quantification method.
  5. Product-market fit. Currently being considered for adoption by IPLC groups in various countries, showcasing its potential for widespread impact on conservation efforts.

Conclusion

Through indigenous leadership, simplified methodologies, and a commitment to inclusivity and transparency, the company is revolutionizing conservation efforts around the world. As we strive towards a greener future, Savimbo leads the way with innovative solutions that empower communities and protect our planet for generations to come.

Learn more at www.savimbo.com

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Success Story

In charting its path towards a sustainable future, Savimbo remains steadfast in its commitment to environmental stewardship, social equity, and economic prosperity. Through its innovative approach to climate credit certification, direct sales model, and focus on community empowerment, Savimbo is demonstrating that conservation can be both profitable and impactful. With each hectare of forestland protected and each biodiversity credit sold, Savimbo is making tangible strides towards a world where people and nature thrive in harmony, empowering them to reach new heights of success in their mission to save the planet.

Q2 2024, Savimbo

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