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This week is very special as we celebrate hummingbirds’ second anniversary! 🎁🎈     The past two years have been an incredible journey, and we are immensely proud of our achievements and the amazing team behind it all. They are the true heroes making it all possible!     Are you curious about hummingbirds’ origins, our milestones, and what we want to achieve?      ⏯ Check out this authentic video we have created in collaboration with ROSAMUND to capture the true essence of hummingbirds.     Let’s celebrate for many more years to come!  

✍ New blog post!     We’re excited to share our latest blog post by Adrien Borras, our Impact Analyst at hummingbirds. The article explores why it is crucial to foster biodiversity by planting multiple tree species in afforestation and reforestation projects.      Diverse forests not only are more resilient to pests, diseases and climate change, they also store more carbon than monocultures, whilst enhancing ecosystems and supporting local wildlife. 🌳     👉 Read the full article below to learn more about why #biodiversity conservation is so important in #ARR projects. Feel free to share any questions in the comments.      Stay tuned for our next month’s blog post!        #NaturebasedSolutions #Conservation    

🌳 We are thrilled to announce our new partnership with Carbioz as part of our forestry projects in France! hummingbirds launched its first operations in France last year, funding 25 afforestation and reforestation projects across a total of 205 hectares along the western side of the Hexagon. Certified by the French Label bas Carbone, these projects aim to enhance the resilience of French forests in the face of climate change.  🌍 Among their many ecological benefits, they are projected to sequester over 42,000 tCO2e over the next 30 years. Today, we join forces with Carbioz, a leading French platform that enables companies, associations to support local decarbonization projects through the purchase of voluntary carbon credits approved by the French government (“Réductions d’Emissions”). ➡️ Want to contribute to the adaptation of our French forests to rising temperatures and changing water reserves?  Explore our projects and spread the word: Purchasing Réductions d’Emissions is an easy and impactful way to support climate solutions!  🌱 Let’s all do our part! https://lnkd.in/e83R2-HD  

💥Our Alcedo crowdfunding campaign is still live!      Remember, if you want to help us reach €575,000 to restore and sustainably manage 595 ha of degraded forest land in #Spain don’t miss this opportunity!     To know more about this ambitious project, one of the largest reforestation initiatives according to the Standard created by the Spanish Ministry of Ecological Transition and Demographic Challenge, check out this video made by our local partner, Carbon2Nature.    🔗 More information about our project campaign in LITA.co : https://lnkd.in/gSVJ3W3Q    ¡Hagamos todos nuestra parte! 🌍        #NatureBasedSolutions #Removals #Reforestation 

📢 We are hiring!     At hummingbirds we have an open position for a Remote Sensing Intern to support our Carbon team in #Paris🌱  The deadline to receive applications is this Friday 18th of October, so don’t miss your chance!    👉 The ideal candidate will currently be enrolled in the last semester of a Master’s degree in Remote Sensing, Earth Observation, Geomatics, Data Science, Statistics, Forestry, Agriculture, Ecology, Environmental Engineering, Sustainable Development, Computer Vision, or related fields. If you are also motivated and have a strong passion for environmental issues. with fluency in English (written and spoken) you might be the perfect match!     🏁 Starting: January 2025  📍 Paris   📩 If interested, please send your application (CV + cover letter) to jobs@hummingbirds.eu, with the subject "Remote Sensing Intern - January 2025".    Do not hesitate to spread the word! All the details of the job offer are below ⬇ Any additional questions you can also reach out to our Carbon Officer, Vitor Vannozzi Brito.   #jobs #hiring #greenjobs 

Last week we celebrated our fourth edition of hummingbirds #NaturebasedSolutions #afterwork in Paris!    It’s always a real pleasure to bring together such a diverse group of impact driven professionals who are committed to leveraging the carbon market to fight against climate change and biodiversity loss.    A big thank you to Reforest'Action for your support on this edition and all the attendees who made this event possible once again.     🗓️ Stay tuned for updates on our next edition, scheduled on January 22nd !    Let’s all do our part! 🌍💚

🌱New hummingbirds members on-board!    We are very happy to welcome Eva Lecomte in our Paris office and Esther Wachira in our Nairobi office - both for a 6-month internship!     👉 Eva is currently a pursuing a Master of International Business and Sustainability at Sciences Po. She has work experience in relation to renewable project certification and ESG research, with a particular emphasis on biodiversity indicators.    Eva will support hummingbirds’ transversal teams, working on financial topics, as well as environmental and social impact analysis.     👉 Esther is currently finishing a master’s degree in environmental studies at the Karatina University. As part of her master's thesis, she notably delved into Kenyan REDD+ projects, enabling her to gain a fine understanding of the cogs of carbon certification processes.    Esther will support our Nairobi team for project identification and design in Eastern Africa, focusing on our improved cookstoves projects currently under-development.     Welcome to the team!   

💥Ready for a new crowdfunding opening? Our Alcedo crowdfunding campaign is now live! 🚀 🎯 Our target? Reach €575,000 to restore and sustainably manage 595 ha of degraded forest land in Spain.  We’re thrilled to partner with LITA.co , a leading platform for sustainable investment, to make this project a reality.  💡 Why act now? Over 314 people have already committed to investing €327,000 during pre-collection – and the collection phase is expected to close fast, on October 18th! ⏳ Willing to invest part of your savings in an impactful project that will revitalize degraded soils, restore forest cover, enhance local biodiversity, and support local value chains?  This is your chance to make a lasting impact and directly contribute to the fight against forest degradation in Europe. Don’t wait and join us today to help drive this unique initiative forward! 🔗 Check out the project: https://lnkd.in/gSVJ3W3Q and be part of this meaningful journey!    💻 For additional information, you can watch this recent webinar (conducted in French) where our CEO, Anaïs BACH, and Sebastian Escoriaza, Project Director, explain all the details of the project: https://lnkd.in/d9QwjbtH    ¡Hagamos todos nuestra parte! 🌍 

Our Project Director Inès Venencie, responsible for overlooking Project Development in the Asia-Pacific region, will be attending the Global Nature Positive Summit 2024, which will take place from October 8th to 10th in Sydney.      Co-hosted by the Australian Government and New South Wales state Government, this first edition of the Summit aims to accelerate collective action to drive investment in nature and strengthen activities to protect and repair our environment.     🤝 If you want to connect with Inès in person to learn more about hummingbirds’ project portfolio and, in particular, about our involvement and upcoming projects in the Asia-Pacific region, please feel free to reach out to her directly at ines.venencie@hummingbirds.eu    ▶️ For further details about the event, please visit: https://lnkd.in/e96a_SJ5      Let’s catch up!      #GlobalNaturePositiveSummit #NaturebasedSolutions #Networking   

🔎 Are companies buying carbon credits using them as an excuse to emit more? Carbon credits are often criticized as a way for corporates to hide their lack of serious efforts to decarbonize their supply chains. Well… not really! 📉 MSCI recently released an analysis based on nearly 9,000 participants in the carbon market, highlighting a dynamic that contradicts this trendy but flawed narrative. In summary: 👉 Users of carbon credits tend to reduce their Scope 1 and 2 emissions more than twice as quickly as non-users. 👉 Users of carbon credits are significantly more likely to have set climate targets compared to non-users (92% vs. 52%!). 👉 Users generate a larger share of their revenue from low-carbon activities than non-users. Indeed, putting a price on emissions incentivizes companies to focus on emission reduction as part of their cost management strategies. It is high time to debunk the widespread demonization of carbon credit purchases. 🌏 Alongside "Avoiding" and "Reducing", any company committed to a serious emissions reduction strategy should consider high-quality carbon credits as a way to deploy climate solutions globally. Let’s all do our part! Link of the report: https://lnkd.in/dZ-vE4bE