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We exist because we firmly believe that we cannot leave the solution to climate change to governmental entities alone, and we believe that the private sector plays a key role in helping humanity to stop and reduce the environmental impact we have generated, and that it is in everyone’s hands to achieve this.
We want to raise awareness and provide solutions that will lead us towards this great achievement.
At Preserva we generate solutions for companies or individuals interested in mitigating their environmental footprint.
Our projects are designed by experts to ensure that the work is carried out for proper environmental restoration, that they are sustainable, and that they will be maintained over time.
We believe in long-term solutions, beyond just thinking about offsetting our footprint today.
Our purpose is to bring environmental solutions closer to companies and individuals, for this we are developing different types of environmental projects in which the following factors are taken into account.
- Environmental objective of the project.
Each of our environmental projects has a work plan and an objective, among them are.
Carbon sequestration, conservation of ecosystems at risk of degradation or disappearance, restoration of ecosystems to obtain carbon sequestration, care of micro basins and water sources, protection and preservation of biodiversity and natural resources, among others. - Selection of zone and region. According to the work plan, a study of zones is carried out in order to meet the objectives of compensation and environmental work according to the needs and interests of our company and our clients.
- Environmental susceptibility analysis and strategy is a technical study to determine the environmental risk of the property, its relevance to take action and protect the resources and the importance of carrying out restoration and preservation actions on the property.
Based on this study, the strategies by zone are determined in order to organize and budget the environmental work plan to be followed.
There is a lot of talk about planting trees, although every tree counts, here are some tips that can help you understand the points to take into account so that the planting has the greatest possible impact on the environment:
- Not all seeds that are sown are born and thrive, we recommend buying seedlings or small trees, which have already gone through this process and have a better chance of success.
- Find out about the plant you are planting, what ecosystem it belongs to, how much light and water it needs, what special care it needs.
- Make sure that where it is planted you or someone else will be watching the tree and giving it the care it needs.
- Always make sure that the plant or tree you plant is native; those that are not can have a negative impact on the local ecosystem.
There are different types of footprints generated as a result of the impact left by human activity on the environment, specifically as a result of the use or production of a good or the activity of an organization, the most common to measure are the carbon footprint and the water footprint, in our blog you will find an article that describes them in detail.
We recommend that you start by measuring your carbon footprint, a key environmental indicator that reflects the gas emissions of any activity.
The inventory of greenhouse gases is carried out under the definition of international standards and is contemplated within the following four points.
Direct Emissions (Scope 1): These are gases emitted directly, for example, from the use of fossil fuels in machinery or vehicles, from refrigerant gas losses, or from chemical reactions during the organization’s production processes.
Indirect Emissions (Scope 2): These are greenhouse gases emitted by the producer of the energy required by the organization.
Other Indirect Emissions (Scope 3): These are those attributable to products and services acquired by the organization, which in turn will have previously generated emissions in order to be produced.
They are the most difficult to account for due to the large number of products and services used by organizations and the difficulty in knowing the emissions of these products or services if they are not provided by the producer itself.
Absorptions and offsets: It is important to account for the CO2 removals that the organization makes directly and those it uses to offset the emissions generated.
Depending on the measurement performed, we can divide the types of ecological footprint into three:
- Direct: Contemplates direct action on nature.
- Indirect: Includes indirect effects on nature.
- Collective footprint: It considers the effects of all communities on the planet.
The Environmental Footprint considers 14 different types of environmental impact:
- Climate change
- Destruction of the ozone layer
- Human toxicity with carcinogenic effects
- Human toxicity without carcinogenic effects
- Particulates and respiratory aspects
- Ionizing radiation
- Photochemical ozone formation
- Acidification
- Terrestrial eutrophication
- Aquatic eutrophication
- Ecotoxicity in aquatic environments
- Land use
- Resource consumption – water
- Resource consumption – minerals and fossil fuels
Many of you have heard them, but it never hurts to remember these tips that will help you mitigate your environmental footprint:
- Choose biodegradable and environmentally friendly products, or preferably brands or products that have sustainable environmental policies.
- Use low-impact means of transportation such as walking or cycling whenever possible.
- Reuse packaging and products, limit as much as possible that anything we consume is single-use.
- To make conscientiously the separation of garbage and deliver it to whom it corresponds so that it can be recycled.
- Planting trees while respecting ecosystems.
Environmental compensation consists of the development and implementation of a set of corrective plans and activities to remedy the damage caused to natural ecosystems.
This damage can be caused by different industrial activities such as deforestation, extraction, infrastructure development, the use of raw materials and materials that require primary resources, the emission of gases into the environment and the pollution of air, water, land, etc.
Compensation can be carried out directly on the affected ecosystem or it can be carried out in another area, for example by capturing CO2 equivalent to that emitted by using fuel elsewhere.
As in any project, metrics are a fundamental part of our reserves, but what are the metrics that measure environmental offsets?
For us, the goals and metrics are measured in:
- M2 of protected forests.
- Tons of C02 captured.
- Produced water (in specific ecosystems such as moorlands) and protected watersheds.
- Number of trees planted.
- Associated social impacts (communities in need of water, jobs generated, gender inclusion).
The development and implementation of technology for measuring the results and progress of environmental indicators in projects is vital given that daily systems are extremely costly, which makes measurement difficult and is a huge disincentive for more companies and individuals to commit to environmental objectives that add value to their production models and the value chain of their products.
Additionally, technology is of vital importance to provide traceability, transparency and verification of the work and environmental results obtained in order to guarantee the agents involved in the project and their clients when offering added sustainability values within the parameters and characteristics of different products, processes and services.
We know that each company’s environmental and compensation policies are different, which is why solutions must be tailored to the particular needs and budgets of each company.
At Preserva, we work hand in hand with each company, regardless of its size or environmental policy, to generate customized solutions and begin to show results as soon as possible.
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An environmental reserve is a territory that is delimited, declared protected and dedicated to the restoration and conservation of the native ecosystem to which the area belongs.
These reserves aim to restore the natural balance and generate a positive impact on the environment, ensuring that it will never again be destroyed.
This is of vital importance, especially in specific ecosystems that have been devastated and that have a high impact on the ecological balance not only of the protected area but also of the region. An example of this could be the páramos, which is the ecosystem where water is born; or the coral reefs, which provide food and home to many species of the marine ecosystem.
A private environmental reserve is a delimited place closed to the general public, dedicated to the restoration and conservation of such land, whose owners are individuals or companies, that is, it does not belong to the state, it is not open to the public and does not require public funds for its maintenance.
The purpose of these reserves is to provide environmental solutions to private initiatives of companies and individuals who want to have environmental compensation, either because they are obligated to do so or because they actively want to do so.
Being environmentally sustainable implies having a balance between the resources used and the environment.
This means that the actions carried out do not affect the environment or if they do, they have an equivalent compensation plan so that circular economy models are developed and not extractive mechanisms where there is no balance between the resources that are used and those that are contributed to the environment, causing a degradation in the quality of the ecosystem.
There is a lot of talk about the impact we generate as human beings on the environment and the question is always latent: can I live without generating environmental impact?
The answer is that technically it is possible, but it is very difficult, because it would imply *not using electricity, soaps, detergents or cosmetic products (including sunscreen) *not transporting ourselves without environmental impact, not using insecticides or pesticides that damage an ecosystem *almost zero use of technology *no use of pharmaceutical products and although all these are things that are part of our lives thanks to the development of humanity, it is almost utopian to think that we are going to return to that model of life.
What we can do is to encourage more conscious living habits, where we reduce our impact and take actions that can benefit the environment and mitigate the impact we have by living in it.
Ecosystem restoration is the process of reversing the damage caused by the misuse of natural resources that existed in a specific place.
There are different methodologies and what is sought is to recover habitats for fauna and flora with specific environmental objectives.
Native species are those native to the natural ecosystem of a specific area, whose natural and evolutionary characteristics correspond to what is needed to live in that ecosystem.
The natural interaction of all the native species of an area, both flora and fauna, promotes natural balance, harmony and ensures the survival of all its inhabitants.
It may sound contradictory, but the answer to this question is YES.
Many times over the years, out of necessity or lack of knowledge, people or communities have deforested habitats to use them for agricultural purposes without control, or introduced species that do not correspond to the area, thus generating an imbalance and sometimes even the loss of habitat and the environmental consequences are not positive, which is why in order to achieve balance again and have a positive impact on the environment in many places it is necessary to eliminate some species (e.g., potato crops in the moors) to reforest with native species of the habitat and help restore the natural balance of the area and help restore the natural balance of the area.For this reason, in order to restore the natural balance of the area, it is necessary to remove some species (e.g., potato crops in the moorlands) to reforest with native species of the habitat and help restore the natural balance of the area.
It has been demonstrated that with the reforestation and conservation of these habitats, even animal species that had been displaced return.
Nature is wise and it is in our hands to help generate this recovery and subsequent conservation.
Being carbon neutral means that the person or company in some way offsets all the emissions for which it is responsible for the development of its life/activity.
The 2015 Paris Agreement is the first agreement in history signed by 175 countries at the United Nations to combat climate change, with measurable commitments and objectives for each party.
One of the fundamental goals is to maintain the global temperature at a maximum of 2 degrees above pre-industrial levels.
All companies, regardless of their size, can have a corporate environmental responsibility policy, these are the steps to follow to develop it:
- Measure the emissions or impact that the business generates on the environment.
- Perform a process improvement analysis to reduce this impact as much as possible.
- Make a compensation plan for the impact that cannot be avoided and that will lead the business to become carbon neutral in a certain period of time.
This should be sustainable over time and ideally be projected in accordance with the growth goals of the business. - Implement the plan and measure the objectives set.
The life cycle analysis (LCA) of a product is a methodology that attempts to identify, quantify and characterize the different potential environmental impacts associated with each stage of a product’s life cycle.
Normally this analysis is performed under the standard established in ISO 14,000.