Nature-based solutions

SOCODEVI promotes nature-based solutions (NBS) in forestry, agroforestry, agriculture and beekeeping to address environmental issues such as rapidly declining biodiversity and climate disruptions.

To improve living conditions and reduce climate vulnerability, we encourage the families we support to generate income through a diverse array of activities in harmony with nature.

Both biodiversity and communities benefit!

By encouraging women and young people to be a part of sustainable resource management, and by promoting inclusive collective entrepreneurship (including for processing timber and non-timber forest products), SOCODEVI is helping promote both gender equality and better use of resources.

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Conservation and restoration of ecosystem

SOCODEVI is helping to create protected zones and restore mangroves, cedars and wetlands, including in Senegal and Morocco. Our efforts, including reforestation and the creation of anti-erosion barriers, support biodiversity and cushion against the impacts of climate change.

Resilient agriculture and agroforestry

SOCODEVI promotes sustainable farming practices like intercropping, tree nurseries and water resource management that help make communities less vulnerable to climate events—for example, what we’re doing in Honduras.

Learn about CAHOVA project in Honduras

Sustainable ecotourism

By creating ecotourism routes in partnership with local communities, SOCODEVI is helping to preserve ecosystems while generating income for residents—for example, what we’re doing in Guatemala’s Lake Atitlán basin.

Working with cooperatives means we’re maximizing our impact for responsible management of natural resources. Unlike traditional businesses, which are pressured to turn an immediate profit, cooperatives are rooted in their communities and enable members to focus on the long-term resilience and prosperity of their operations.

Testimonial

“Mangroves are a resource that give people life. Through their oysters, through their wood and through their energy.”

Salatou Sambou

ICCA (territories and areas conserved by Indigenous peoples and local communities) Consortium’s Coordinator for the coastal and marine environments of West Africa

Did you know?

According to the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN), which developed the NBS approach, 30% of climate mitigation needed to meet the goals of the Paris Agreement can be provided by NBS. The environmental benefits from NBS for the fight against climate change have been estimated to be as much as $170 billion.

Crop insurance and credit access help farmers take calculated risks in adopting sustainable practices like NBS.

Agroforestry and water management training make farms more resilient.

Our partners

SOCODEVI works closely with cooperatives, farmer organizations, research institutes, local governments and the private sector, using an inclusive and participatory approach to increase the impact of its initiatives.

Write us to learn more about our projects and nature-based solutions.

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