Carbon Offsets To Alleviate Poverty (COTAP)

On an annual basis, COTAP aims to eventually catalyze millions of tonnes of validated carbon sequestration, millions of planted trees, and tens of millions of dollars in wages to hundreds of smallholder farmers who live on less than $2 per day. Unlike “crowdsourced” philanthropic models which involve loans, grants, matched savings, or guarantees, COTAP involves wages. COTAP creates a new system whereby the world’s most vulnerable perform the tangible service of counteracting the unavoidable carbon footprint of individuals in developed countries. This will not be simple, easy, or quick, but this is one of the many things that is worth doing despite all of the challenges. It requires a movement, and we invite you to join us in our movement to make tomorrow brighter.

COTAP's mission is to empower individuals and organizations in developed countries to simultaneously fight both global poverty and climate change by connecting their carbon footprints with certified forestry projects in least-developed countries which create life-changing income for the world's poorest people.