Viva Sierra Gorda, a project of Earth Island Institute in Berkeley, California, developed the CarbonNeutralPlanet.org donation platform in the USA and Mexico to help reduce poverty and the impacts on climate change by compensating carbon emissions in reforestations in the Sierra Gorda Biosphere Reserve (MaB-UNESCO).  It is a model that may be replicated elsewhere.

The carbon offset units are managed and guaranteed by Bosque Sustentable A.C., an internationally recognized non-profit forestry organization that works with landowners and residents to plant, manage and monitor carbon offset commitments.

So, donate to compensate your carbon emissions and receive a receipt for tax deductibility from Bosque Sustentable A.C. in Mexico or through Viva Sierra Gorda/ Earth Island Institute in the USA.

Carbon Neutral Planet connects you to rural households and communities in the Sierra Gorda Biosphere Reserve, who are compensated fairly and receive technical assistance throughout the commitment period for providing vital environmental services from their lands: capturing carbon in small reforestations, as well as promoting water and soil retention.

Register and track your carbon footprint as you calculate emissions from trips, events, or dedicate plots or reforestations to family and frieds. Travel to the Sierra Gorda to learn more about the local projects, we would welcome the chance to show you more.