Predicting macro-effects for the future is delicate. From a disruptive economics standpoint, however, succeeding in our mission to create a publicly visible price/ha on the stock exchange should have the potential for profound and systemic change on a global scale.
We contribute to 9 of the 16 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) as set out by the United Nations.
Social
Just taking away agricultural income by means of conservation is not sustainable. The question is how the forest can generate better financial returns and security for the same people differently. After all, people don’t farm just for the sake of being a farmer, but for having a livelihood. Meanwhile, industrialised farming has broken the emancipation dream while extracting a huge part of the financial gain out of the region.
We can't unilaterally decide what all the social benefits are yet. That is to be co-decided with the people who are actually impacted. For now, only the following commitments can be made.
Approximately 50% of the revenue from bringing the ecosystem services to market stays within the rainforest country of origin, in sharp contrast to many international projects (e.g. industrialised agriculture, carbon credits only projects).