Title: WithOneSeed Community Forest Programme

Language: English

Type: Website

Nature: Website

Published: October 29, 2023


Region: Global

Country: Global / Non-Specific

Topic: Emission Reduction Program

Keywords: Emission Reduction Program

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Document Summary:

The WithOneSeed community forestry program, developed by xpand Foundation, is the first social enterprise acting on climate change through community lead forestry and carbon markets in Timor-Leste.


Document Details:

WithOneSeed community forestry started in Baguia, Timor-Leste in 2010. The program achievements to date are:

  • 1200+ farmers engaged in community forestry
  • 252,000+ trees under management
  • 80,000+ tCO2eremoved from the global atmosphere
  • More than 45,000 carbon credits sold internationally to companies driving toward carbon neutrality
  • Nearly US$600,000 paid into the Baguia village economy since 2010
  • Over 5%of Baguia farmers directly involved in planting and managing trees flowing on to just under 30% of the population benefitting financially from WithOneSeed
  • 22permanent full-time jobs and 15 casual jobs created
  • Baguia Farmer Finance Cooperative established
  • WithOneSeed achieving the internationally certified carbon forestry program under the Gold Standard Foundation
  • Internationally recognised Master Tree Growers agroforestry training program established in Baguia
  • MOU with the Government of the Democratic Republic of Timor-Leste providing authenticity to the WithOneSeed program.
  • 10 of the 17United Nations Sustainable Development Goals being addressed by WithOneSeed.
  • Established Foundation Rai Matak (Green Land)in 2019 to manage expansion across Timor-Leste to be managed and directed by Timorese for Timorese.


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