Wedgetail

From kākāpō to right whales, conservationists are fighting to protect Earth’s rarest species, but these battles are not without attachment, loss and grief.

We’re excited to announce our investment in Central Cacao. 🌱 Central Cacao supports cacao agroforestry in the region surrounding Laguna Lachúa National Park in Guatemala, buffering and protecting critical habitat and biodiversity, while supporting local livelihoods. Learn more about Central Cacao here: https://lnkd.in/guSMMr-d And check out our growing nature-positive portfolio here: https://lnkd.in/e5PNQGW2

Team TAP boasts all manner of organic, conservation and fair-trade certifications. But that’s just paperwork. The proof, CEO Camilo Arguello says, is in the 5,000 hectares of dry tropical rainforest protected by the farmers and communities he works with. Keep reading: https://buff.ly/3BJ9CLc

Knock knock! We think it’s safe to say the Bennett’s wallabies that reside and feed near our headquarters are well and truly acclimatised. Follow The Quoin's Instagram > https://buff.ly/45I6SZs < for more updates.

Tiputini Biodiversity Station is a scientific field research centre in the Yasuní Biosphere Reserve, renowned as one of the most biologically diverse areas on Earth. The station was built in 1994 on land belonging to the native Kichwa tribe, who granted the station stewardship of the area for a specific period. In this photo series, photographer Christian Cassiel offers us a glimpse inside...

If extractive business models are responsible for the degradation of this Colombian landscape, could the inverse be true too? Keep reading: https://buff.ly/3BJ9CLc #regeneration #naturepositive

For two years now, we’ve conducted property-wide camera trap surveys, capturing and analysing tens of thousands of images to learn as much as we can about The Quoin’s animals. This journal article walks you through the methods we’ve employed, details the process we’ve developed, and shares key insights we’ve gained along the way. Read it: https://buff.ly/3YBD4fc

A couple more photos from the Nature-Positive Summit!

Can you spot the wedge-tailed eagle nest in each photo? (The second image is hard.) We have three nests at The Quoin. But, only one of them has been used in the past three years. It’s located inside a conservation covenant and was used in the spring/summer of 21/22 and 23/24. Learn more about where edge-tailed eagles nest: https://buff.ly/4c5g2kC #nature #regeneration

Less than 15% of the Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta’s original highland forest remains intact. But Team TAP has plan. Keep reading: https://buff.ly/3BJ9CLc “Team TAP is not just a commodity trader. We’re focused on education, sustainability, social wellbeing and conservation in the communities in which we work,” founder and CEO Camilo Arguello explains. “The main mission is to generate social benefits to the community, and to create value chains that are sustainable for the environment and for the producers.” #naturepositive 📸: Team Tap, Wedgetail and Manakin