Our Impact

Regenerative agriculture is a holistic farming approach that aims to improve soil health, enhance biodiversity, and promote ecological resilience while also producing food. The basic principle of  regenerative agriculture is to work with the natural systems rather than against them.​ It is an effective way of reducing greenhouse gases by turning the soil into a carbon sink and…

The deficit is being met by stimulating the development of renewable energy technologies (RETS). Wind energy – with a share of 70% of the total supply of RETS energy – has emerged as the winner within the program within recent years. Currently, an estimated 28,000 jobs have been created in the wind energy sector and…

In terms of waste management, Turkey is working hard towards a landfill policy that meets the EU’s strict standards. The result has been greater levels of controlled waste dumping and recycling, which is a good thing. This project ensures that landfills catering for nonrecyclable materials are fitted with special equipment that turns waste into energy…

The Maísa project is located in the municipality of Mojú, state of Pará, north of Brazil, the so-called ‘Arc of Deforestation’ in the Amazon. This region has suffered from illegal logging of indigenous forests for lumber and charcoal, intensive livestock farming and deforestation to acquire land (ownership). The Maísa project’s mission is to halt local…

Over a third of the global population relies on open fires for cooking. This usually happens indoors. These fires produce a lot of smoke, which is dangerous to people’s health. Globally, four million people die from respiratory diseases caused by cooking over an open fire. This is more than the collective death toll of tuberculosis,…

This offset project invests in making biogas installations available in Cambodia, aiming to increase rural people’s access to a sustainable supply of clean energy. The initiative was established by Cambodia’s National Biodigester Programme, which is a collaboration between the local department of Forestries and Fisheries and SNV The Netherlands. About the project Many Cambodians in…

This reforestation project in Tanzania is set up to combat climate change by replanting degraded forest land. It also contributes to an alternative livelihood for the people in the project area. Climate & Environment Social & Economic Background The project covers two areas: Uchindele and Mapanda forests, in the poverty-stricken districts of Kilombero, Morogoro and…