Investancia’s Innovative Reforestation and Sustainable Agriculture continues to grow using blockchain.
Silvopastoral Systems
Investancia implements silvopastoral systems to reforest degraded cattle land, improving pastures and allowing cattle ranchers to continue grazing activities. This approach offers a sustainable solution for land rehabilitation and livestock management.
Challenging Soil Conditions
The degraded cattle land Investancia works with is often severely compromised due to:
- High salinity levels
- Seasonal drought followed by flooding
- Soil conditions unsuitable for food production
Despite these challenges, Investancia’s selected tree species survive and thrive in these harsh environments. Some species even contribute to soil health improvement by fixing atmospheric nitrogen and naturally auto-fertilizing the soil.
Environmental Benefits
Investancia’s reforestation programs offer multiple environmental advantages:
- Reconnecting green corridors
- Generating large-scale carbon sequestration
- Producing nature-based carbon removals
These efforts are certified under the Verified Carbon Standard and CCBS (Climate, Community & Biodiversity Standards).
Tree Species Selection
Investancia carefully selects both productive and native tree species for its reforestation projects. This strategic choice allows for:
- Low-carbon protein production
- Non-edible vegetable oil production (as by-products of carbon sequestration)
The non-edible oils derived from these trees boast the lowest carbon intensity (CI) levels available for renewable biofuel production.
Elite Tree Propagation and Research Centre
Investancia has established a world-class facility for tree propagation and research:
- World’s largest production site for oil-producing tree species
- Scaled to reach an annual production capacity of over 7 million trees per year
This state-of-the-art centre demonstrates Investancia’s commitment to large-scale, sustainable reforestation efforts and innovative agricultural practices.
The Partnership with EcoMatcher
The groundbreaking new partnership will use blockchain technology to record, view and measure the growth of 50 million Pongamia trees to be planted in the Paraguayan Chaco forest over the next decade.
Leading AgResearch company Investancia has teamed up with EcoMatcher to track a large-scale reforestation project using EcoMatcher’s blockchain-enabled digital tree-planting platform.
Over the next ten years, 50 million trees will each receive a unique QR code in Investancia’s tree nursery. Once the trees are planted, each QR code is scanned with EcoMatcher’s TreeCorder app to register the tree’s GPS location and planting date. All data will be saved on the EcoMatcher blockchain and produce a detailed, large-scale visualization of the land Investancia has reforested. Moreover, Investancia will be able to collect data points, including the amount of carbon dioxide the trees sequester and oilseed yields. The partnership ensures full transparency of the entire supply chain and life cycle of the Pongamia trees, which will be planted in the Paraguayan Chaco – South America’s second-largest forest.
Investancia CEO and Founder Marcel van Heesewijk said: “The Paraguayan Chaco is one of the most rapidly deforested areas in the world. To combat this threat, Investancia is using cutting-edge technology and resources. We are thrilled to partner with EcoMatcher to strengthen our reforestation program and ensure this valuable ecosystem is preserved and protected.”
Through blockchain technology, Investancia will track the performance of its reforestation projects across 125,000 hectares of degraded cattle land. In 2021 alone, Investancia will reforest more than 2000 hectares of land in the Paraguayan Chaco.
“The partnership with Investancia is our first licensing program of its kind, mapping large-scale reforestation projects. It has resulted in world-first features, like linking trees’ QR codes to location data. Investancia is a fantastic partner to work with,” said EcoMatcher CEO and Founder Bas Fransen.
The tropical dry forest of the Chaco is home to some of the richest and most biodiverse ecologies in the world. It is home to endemic and endangered animal species and indigenous communities that rely heavily on the forest.
Investancia has worked on world-leading research with the Pongamia tree, used in their reforestation programs. Native to India and Australia, the trees are adaptive, allowing them to grow on degraded land. They are flood- and drought-resistant yet non-invasive. Besides sequestration, the trees also produce pods containing oilseeds high in protein and vegetable oil.
Source: Investancia
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