Reforest The Tropics – We plant the world’s most powerful carbon-capturing forests

WE ARE
Reforest The
Tropics

We work to mitigate climate change through sustainable forestry and long-term, verifiable carbon sequestration. We have developed a comprehensive and holistic forestry model to offset CO2 emissions by converting deforested tropical lands to biologically and economically sustainable new farm forests. Our forests fix and sequester CO2 each year for long-term storage. Forest sponsors can claim the CO2 that is sequestered in our forests to offset the emissions generated by their business or family activities. We have over 50 years of research experience in tropical forestry plantations and partnering with local farmers.

We believe in a market based approach to address climate change.

We make a tangible contribution to global sustainability.

We plant the world’s most powerful carbon capturing forests.

Our Purpose

To make a tangible contribution to
global sustainability
through education and applied research
on carbon-offset farm forests in the tropics.

Our Work

We presently balance the CO2 emissions of over 100 participants with more than 800 acres of carbon-offset forests on 14 sites in Costa Rica.

We manage forests for individuals and organizations including:

New England Biolabs
The Superior Nut Company
Connecticut College
Home Depot
The Mohegan Tribe
Curtis Packaging Company
Connecticut Municipal Electric Energy Cooperative
Triumvirate Environmental Corporation
Tower School of Marblehead, MA

As well as many other universities, public schools, faith based institutions, private foundations, and families.

We promote sustainability of the program

by encouraging our partners to profit from their forest.

Our Model

We use a mixed-species forestry model in order to promote biodiversity, create habitat, and reduce risks associated with tree loss from pests and diseases.

The tree species we use have been carefully selected, based on decades of research. Some species excel at long-term carbon sequestration while others are added to provide income for local landowning partners.

We periodically thin our forests in order to avoid stagnation and ensure that the forest plantations remain productive. The logs that are felled in these necessary thinnings are provided to our local partners for sale on the market.

Local partners are able to earn an income from their forested land, which slightly exceeds the profit potential of cattle farming on the same land.

We make it simple
for you to reduce your carbon footprint.

$15 dollars plants one tree.

We are a 501c3 non-profit based in Connecticut