Turning carbon footprints into healthy soils

by Camino Verde
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Turning carbon footprints into healthy soils
Turning carbon footprints into healthy soils
Turning carbon footprints into healthy soils

Project Report | Dec 22, 2011
Healthier soils into 2012

By Robin Van Loon | Executive Director

This holiday season, offset the carbon footprint from sending gifts with a contribution to Camino Verde.  We are busy reducing greenhouse gases in two important ways: turning waste charcoal dust back into the soil as a major carbon sink, and planting trees.

In fact, this time around the sun we’re so excited about the new year that we’ve decided to plant some extra trees. 

Between now and January 31st, we will plant a tree for every new “like” on Camino Verde’s Facebook page.  As I write this, 2,070 people like CV.  In the next month and a half, let’s see how many trees we can get planted.  Spread the word.  Every person who clicks like on our page is one more tree planted in the Peruvian Amazon:  http://www.facebook.com/CaminoVerdePeru

In the meantime, we plan to continue enriching the soils of Tambopata, Peru with charcoal that would otherwise be burned or thrown in the river.  That’s what this little project is all about. 

Thanks for your support!  And have a wonderful holiday season.

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Sep 30, 2011
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By Robin Van Loon | Executive Director, Camino Verde

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By Robin Van Loon | Executive Director, Camino Verde

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Camino Verde

Location: Concord, MA - USA
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Facebook: Facebook Page
Project Leader:
Robin Van Loon
Concord , MA Peru

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Combined with other sources of funding, this project raised enough money to fund the outlined activities and is no longer accepting donations.
   

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