Your donation of $ 200 gets you a credit of 1 Biocapacity Bond, which permanently restores biocapacity on 100 m2 by establishing 20 multipurpose trees, that sequester 10 tonnes of CO2 equivalents (eq. to 10 Carbon credits) in both soil and plants.
1 Biocapacity Bond offsets greenhouse gas emissions (GHGE) associated with:
- the lifestyle of an average consumer over 1/2 year or
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1 passenger's long haul flight (Economy) or 1 passenger's short haul flight (Business class; Sydney AUS to Wellington NZ) or
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2 years of av. car use (10,000 km 6cyl car / 15,000 km small 4 cyl car) or
- 2 years of av. personal electricity use.
Purchase Biocapacity Bonds here. NZ $ 200 each.
Donations to:
ASB NZ: 12-3143-0241 251-00
Donations are tax-deductible in New Zealand.
Or, if you prefer, you can use your credit card.
Your purchase of 500 Biocapacity Bonds ($ 100,000) restores the biological capacity on 5 global hectares, which is the average Ecological Footprint (area required to produce materials and energy) that maintains an average person's consumer lifestyle in Europe and Asia. Over 700 Biocapacity Bonds will mitigate lifestyle effects of an average Australian, Canadian or New Zealander.
An affluent consumer should donate (sponsor / bequest) over 1000 Biocapacity Bonds to mitigate lifestyle effects on natural resources and environment and leave the Earth as abundant as you found it at birth.
Banking Institutions, Industry and Governments apply carbon emission calculator and upscale conversion table below accordingly to figure Biocapacity Bonds required to mitigate effects of your activities on Earth's life supporting biocapacity.
Please contact us on: biocapacity(at)gmail.com
to develop a taylormade and viable plan for your portfolio of Biocapacity Bonds from donation, sponsorship, bequest.
