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Working for a social business also means…

The whole team during the permaculture training session A social business is often defined by its main objective: it works to tackle a social and/or environmental problem in society, through commercial activities that must be economically sustainable. The definition also …

Awards ceremony of Arbres d’Avenir, french competition for agroforestry

Arbres d’Avenir, the first national competition for agroforestry organized by Fermes d’Avenir, AccorHotels and PUR Projet, supports farmers’ initatives to plant trees in agroforestry models on their farms. 34 project holders were granted € 200,000 with funds and support for …

Ethiopia, Sidama Agroforestry Project: certification update

Sidama Agroforestry Project ran its last review from Ecocert before validation of the project under the Reforestation and Solidarity standard*. This multi-component project with small-scale coffee farmers allowed more than 225,000 trees to be planted between 2015 and 2016.

Honduras, Aprosacao Reforestation Project : certification update

Aprosacao Reforestation Project ran its last review from Gold Standard* before Initial Certification. This community reforestation and agroforestry project with small-scale cocoa farmers allowed 200,000 trees to be planted between 2012 and 2015.

A Papuan Adventure – In the footsteps of Alfred Russel Wallace with Fondation Iris

Emilia d’Avack, part of our project development team and marine expert, had the immense chance to participate last month in the ‘Science and Images’ expedition to Western Papua organised by the Fondation Iris. The Fondation Iris, spearheaded by Françoise Brenckman …

Trees for Life – Sugarcane farmers in the Philippines are fighting the El Nino by planting trees

The El Nino has hit the Philippines particularly hard his year. A long drought brought along by the weather phenomenon has crippled a large part of the agricultural production. Crops are dying on the island of Oriental Negros due to …

A fresh look at PUR Projet

This morning was different from any other. Today, I started my new job at PUR Projet. At exactly nine o’clock, being very punctual, I walked into the gate on Pierre Levée street and climbed up to the second floor. Well-dressed …

Biocorredor Martin Sagrado won the 2016 Convergences International Award

Pictures of the 2016 Convergences awards evening ceremony awarding the International Price to Biocorredor Martin Sagrado project in Peru. Congratulations to all farmers! We will be at the next Convergences Global Forum to represent the project on September 5th, 6th and 7th in …

Pokamasta coral reef restoration project

Pokmasta is PUR Projet’s first marine ecosystems preservation and restoration project, started un June 2016 in Bali, Indonesia. Having received the authorization of the Indonesian government to immerge the metallic structures (artificial reef) in the sea, 311 baby corals have been placed on …