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Facet Power and World Wildlife Fund (WWF) Cameroon are collaborating to advance WWF Cameroon's AFR100 goal of restoring 3 million hectares of degraded soils and forest landscapes in the Congo Rainforest Basin, Cameroon. Ten Facet Complete Climate Solution & Energy projects are planned for Facet's WWF Cameroon AFR100 Congo Basin Forest Landscape Restoration EcoSystem. After successful demonstration, Facet and WWF intend to replicate this impactful collaboration across eight additional AFR100 countries, targeting WWF's overall program goal of restoring 100 million hectares.
AFR100 (the African Forest Landscape Restoration Initiative): is a country-led effort to bring 100 million hectares of land in Africa into restoration by 2030. 34 countries have committed 129 million hectares.
Cameroon: is home to 22 million hectares of forests (46% of the total country area) including tropical rainforests, high altitude forests rich in endemic species, low altitude forests rich in mammal species, and transitional areas of rainforest to savanna and savanna.
Recognized for the abundance and diversity of its natural capital, Cameroon hosts two world heritage sites and ranks 4th in plant diversity and 5th in animal diversity in Africa.
Facet and WWF Cameroon's joint initiative supports National Development Strategy of Cameroon or 2030; the Government of the Republic of Cameroon's (i) commitment to restore over 12 million hectares of degraded landscapes under the Bonn Challenge and AFR100 platforms; and (ii) world's first national biochar carbon removal strategy presented at COP26 to help fight climate change by establishing 50 biochar production plants to remove 250,000 metric tons of carbon dioxide from the atmosphere by 2030; and Rural Electrification Plan among other important policy goals.
Facet's Role: Under a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU), Facet Power will develop industrial-scale commercial grade biochar and bioenergy systems to recycle certified sustainable forest and agricultural waste into high-quality biochar for WWF Cameroon's restoration work and small holder regenerative agriculture programs, carbon-negative electricity to power rural communities, permanent carbon dioxide removal (CDR), and nanocarbon advanced materials.
Stopping the Cycle of Deforestation: Protection of intact forest landscapes goes hand in hand with restoration. Facet's Community Benefit Program tackles a root cause of deforestation by addressing the conversion of forests to smallholder and subsistence farming. Forest soils are not suited to supporting agriculture over the long-term, requiring smallholders and subsistence farms to clear new farming areas every few years. This cycle is responsible for 90% of deforestation in the Congo Basin. Facet's biochar is not just high-quality permanent CDR, it's a powerful tool for rejuvenating degraded soil health, improving WWF forest restoration success rates, and protecting biodiversity, watersheds, and ecosystem services. By providing biochar, which can increase yields up to 200% and income up to 120%, regenerative agricultural technical support, and facilitating carbon credit revenue for small holder and subsistence farmers establishing plots outside of forests, Facet helps reduce deforestation. In turn, increased yield and income from biochar amended soils frees time spent farming, predominantly the work of women, for other pursuits including entrepreneurship.
Project Goals: Forest Landscape Restoration, Food & Water Security, Climate Adaptation, Distributed Electrification, Sustainable Development, Climate Smart Agriculture, Community Resilience, No Deforestation, Soil Health, Circular Bioeconomy, Facet Climate Corps job development, 15 of 17 UN SDGs.
WWF AFR 100 Forest Landscape Restoration EcoSystem Project One Annual Impact:
TIMLINE2023: Groundbreaking MOU
2025: Pilot Project Launch
2028 -2035: Expansion to 8 WWF AFR 100 Participating Countries
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A trailblazing initiative of joint venture partners Facet Power, Jeni Eco, and Jitmat, the Sweet Sorghum Biorefinery Project in Muyinga Province, Burundi, is as a beacon of bioeconomy innovation, poised to transform local livelihoods and stimulate economic growth across the region.
This cutting-edge initiative harnesses the potential of sweet sorghum—a highly nutritious, drought-resilient, ideal food-water-energy nexus crop that holds tremendous potential for socio-economic development—to enhance agricultural resilience, food security, energy security, and financial well-being.
By invigorating local agriculture and supporting smallholders, the project produces sugar, ethanol, biochar, electricity, and animal feeds from sweet sorghum, creating new opportunities and pathways to prosperity. It serves as a catalyst for a circular economy, promoting trade and cooperation among East African states and fostering regional unity and collaboration.
Aligned with Burundi's Vision 2040, the domestic production of bioethanol will reduce reliance on foreign currency for fuel imports, meet domestic energy needs, and strengthen Burundi's economic sovereignty.
Through this visionary project, Burundi not only addresses immediate challenges, but paves the way for a sustainable and thriving future.
Facet Jeni Eco Jitmat Sweet Sorghum Biorefinery 1, Burundi, is the first project in the joint venture's Food Water Energy Nexus Sweet Sorghum Bioeconomy EcoSystem Phase 1. Additional projects are planned in Democratic Republic of Congo and anticipated in Tanzania.
Facet Oko is leveraging the unique properties of rice husks to drive decarbonization, growth and climate action in sustainable agriculture, renewable energy, and nanocarbon advanced materials manufacturing while simultaneously enhancing food, water, and economic security in West and Central Africa.
Phase 1 West & Central Africa Regional Rice Husk Waste to Lithium-Ion Si Anodes & Supercapacitor Materials Manufacturing EcoSystem
Beginning in Ghana, our Food, Water, Energy Nexus biochar energy systems aim to increase local rice production and set the stage for Phase 2, which focuses on nanocarbon advanced manufacturing systems producing nano silicon anode materials for decarbonized lithium-ion battery manufacturing.
Key Objectives:
Annual Impact Project One:
Community Benefits include technical support and capacity building for Small Holder Climate Smart Agriculture Using Biochar and Timed Irrigation, Gender Equality, Bioeconomy Entrepreneurship, and Recurring Carbon Credit Income .
Facet Cameroon and PAMOL Plantations, are collaborating on development of a Facet Power Food-Water-Energy Nexus EcoSystem to convert empty fruit bunch waste generated by PAMOL's sustainable palm oil production process into carbon negative renewable electricity and zero emissions fuels, biochar for regenerative agriculture, food security, and CDR, carbon credits, and community benefits.
PAMOL is a Para Public Company producing palm oil for domestic consumption and rubber and the third largest agro-industrial business in Cameroon. Located in the fertile Southwest Region, the estate is increasing production and milling capacity. Playing an active role in community prosperity, PAMOL encourages oil palm smallholders to establish farms around PAMOL estates with a goal of purchasing 60% of processed crop from smallholders.
Key Objectives:
Annual Project Impact:
Community Benefits include technical support and capacity building for Small Holder Regenerative Agriculture, Gender Equality, Bioeconomy Entrepreneurship, and Recurring Community Carbon Credit Income
Facet Oko's Food Water Energy Nexus Shea Nut Sustainability EcoSystem: addresses critical environmental, energy, and carbon intensity challenges in West Africa's agri-business sector.
Facet Oko Shea Nut Sustainability Ecosystem One converts she a nut residue into carbon-neutral steam to power the shea oil refinery and biochar to revitalize soil health, boosts agricultural yields, empowering smallholder farmers, and driving local economic growth.
By producing biochar for regenerative agriculture, the EcoSystem restores degraded lands, implements sustainable practices that enhance the impact of biochar CDR, and lowers emissions throughout the shea nut value chain.
The initiative strengthens local livelihoods and climate resilience, enhancing the sustainability and low-carbon competitiveness of shea nut farming for a thriving, climate-smart future.
Key Project Objectives:
Economic and Environmental Impact: Facet Oko's EcoSystem drives a shift towards a sustainable, low-carbon, circular shea sector, integrating bioenergy and biochar systems to foster a regenerative future for West Africa's shea industry and its farmers.
Annual Impact Project One:
Community Benefits include technical support and capacity building for Small Holder Regenerative Agriculture, Gender Equality, Bioeconomy Entrepreneurship, and Recurring Carbon Credit Income
Facet Kalulu's & Climes Agri's Bamboo Food, Water, Energy Nexus EcoSystem, is catalyzing climate prosperity in Nagaland, India, by transforming bamboo waste into carbon negative baseload electricity and high value biochar. While bamboo's rapid growth offers renewable potential, it crowds out native biodiversity, requiring strategic management and removal.
Facet Power is driving a sustainable, low-carbon economy in Nagaland by harnessing bamboo biomass for bioenergy and biochar production. This initiative not only empowers local communities and farmers but also enhances environmental health and biodiversity. By setting a new benchmark for sustainable development, it paves the way for resilient ecosystems and thriving livelihoods in the region.
Key Project Objectives:
Annual Impact Project One:
Community Benefits include technical support and capacity building for Small Holder Regenerative Agriculture, Gender Equality, Bioeconomy Entrepreneurship, and Recurring Carbon Credit Income
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Facet Oko Forest-to-Cocoa Sustainability Ecosystem: A Greener Cocoa Future in Ghana
The Facet Oko Forest-to-Cocoa Sustainability Ecosystem tackles critical environmental and carbon intensity challenges in Ghana's second largest agricultural sector: cocoa. By enhancing farmer livelihoods and strengthening climate resilience, this initiative boosts the sustainability and low-carbon competitiveness of cocoa farming and forestry, preparing the sector responsible for 30% of Ghana's GDP for a climate smart future.
Innovative Approach:
Facet Oko Forest-to-Cocoa Sustainability Ecosystem Phase 1 transforms forest waste and cocoa prunings into carbon-negative electricity, biochar, CDR, and carbon credits. This process not only replenishes soil health but also boosts cocoa and agroforestry yields, increasing income for smallholders, small businesses, and agri-businesses alike.
Phase 2 of the EcoSystem will produce biochar for use reclaiming cocoa farms degraded by illegal mining activity in the Eastern region where 81% of farms have been impacted. This EcoSystem is designed to achieve significant CDR and reduce cocoa value chain Scope 1-3 emissions to meet carbon border tax requirements.
Key Components and Benefits:
Economic and Environmental Impact:
Facet Oko's initiative catalyzes a paradigm shift towards a sustainable, economically resilient, low-carbon, and circular cocoa sector. By integrating bioenergy and advanced biochar systems, this project exemplifies our dedication to comprehensive climate solutions, laying the foundation for a regenerative future that benefits Ghana's cocoa industry, its farmers, and the global environment.
Annual Impact Project One:
Community Benefits include technical support and capacity building for Small Holder Regenerative Agriculture, Gender Equality, Bioeconomy Entrepreneurship, and Recurring Carbon Credit Income
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Energy insecurity caused by aging infrastructure and load shedding in South Africa has created a precarious condition for South Africa’s poultry farmers and industry, the nation's food supply, economic stability and growth.
Reinpower, a joint venture of Facet Power, Kalulu Resources, and Reinagri, is revolutionizing South Africa's agricultural and energy sector with Climate-Smart Poultry EcoSystems that meet the urgent need for stable, affordable, low-carbon renewable energy through decentralized baseload renewable electricity generated on-site or near farms from poultry litter.
Reinpower’s flexible, scalable solutions improve efficiency, mitigate the economic impacts of load shedding, and empower farmers to grow their businesses with energy independence, cost control, carbon competitiveness, and new, diversified revenue streams.
South Africa Climate Smart Poultry EcoSystem projects convert poultry litter waste into a solution that enhances:
Phase I: Eight (8) projects generating 1MW to 3MW of carbon-negative electricity and producing valuable biochar.
Phases II-V: Further development within South Africa.
Phases VI-XII: Expansion to Zambia, Botswana, and Namibia.
Key Project Goals:
Reinpower’s Climate Smart Poultry EcoSystems solve immediate energy and agricultural challenges but also sets the stage for a sustainable, resilient future in Southern Africa. By integrating strategies to address urgent energy and agricultural challenges with long term climate resilience solutions Reinpower is redefining climate-smart carbon, agriculture, energy, and community solutions for maximum regional impact.
Annual Project Impact:
Community Benefits include technical support and capacity building for Small Holder Regenerative Agriculture, Gender Equality, Bioeconomy Entrepreneurship, and Recurring Carbon Credit Income
Facet Kalulu and Climes Agri are collaborating to transform and decarbonize the poultry industry in Southern India through the creation of Climate-Smart Poultry Ecosystems to address the need for:
Phase I of the South India Climate-Smart Poultry Ecosystem includes six (6) projects, each generating 2MW to 5MW of carbon-negative electricity while producing nutrient rich poultry litter biochar, stabilizing farmer income, and removing CO2.
Key Project Goals:
This holistic approach not only addresses immediate environmental and economic challenges but also lays the groundwork for a sustainable and resilient future in Southern India's agricultural sector.
By optimizing renewable energy development and biochar systems to tackle multiple interconnected issues simultaneously, Facet Kalulu and Climes Agri are setting a new standard for integrated, climate-smart solutions in agriculture and energy production.
Annual Project Impact:
Community Benefits include technical support and capacity building for Small Holder Regenerative Agriculture, Gender Equality, Bioeconomy Entrepreneurship, and Recurring Carbon Credit Income
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Biodiversity & Nat Cap Revitalization. Namibia, Protecting Endangered Desert Elephants
Facet Power is excited to announce a pioneering project in Namibia that addresses critical environmental and social challenges while supporting the vital work of Elephant-Human Relations Aid (EHRA). Our initiative focuses on recycling encroachment bush into biochar and nanocarbons, providing sustainable solutions to enhance farm productivity, protect desert elephant corridors, increase access to fresh water, and reduce human-elephant conflict.
EHRA is dedicated to fostering peaceful coexistence between local communities and desert elephants through conflict mitigation, education, and conservation. Our project complements their efforts by providing sustainable solutions that benefit both people and wildlife, promoting a balanced ecosystem in Namibia.
Biodiversity & Nat Cap Revitalization, Namibia, Conserving Endangered Cheetah Habitat
With only 7,500 cheetahs left in the wild, Facet Power is committed to being part of the solution for this critically endangered species. Our innovative Healing the Land: Reclaiming Critical Cheetah Habitat, Protecting Endangered Cheetah, project harnesses the synergistic products of advanced biochar systems to address the complex challenges of cheetah conservation while promoting sustainable development in Namibia, where 90% of the cheetah population coexists with farming communities on shared lands.
Project Highlights:
By addressing the interconnected issues of habitat loss, human-wildlife conflict, and sustainable development Facet Power's project embodies the holistic approach necessary for successful conservation. We believe that by working together with local communities, conservation organizations, and government bodies, we can create a future where cheetahs thrive alongside prosperous human communities.
Join us in this vital effort to protect Namibia's cheetahs, empower local farmers, and demonstrate how innovative solutions can harmonize conservation with sustainable development. Together, we can be better custodians of our planet and all the species that call it home
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Empowering Climate-Resilient Communities: Healthy working forests foster climate-resilient communities by providing essential ecosystem services, such as carbon sequestration, water regulation, and biodiversity conservation. They help regulate local temperatures and mitigate climate change impacts, creating stable environments for communities to thrive. Additionally, forest economies drive job creation and local economic growth, offering diverse employment opportunities and promoting skills development and innovation. Sustainably managed forests also serve as hubs for sustainable development, supporting new businesses, technologies, and practices that advance a low-carbon economy and a resilient future.
Join us on this transformative journey toward a sustainable, equitable, and resilient future, where Sub-Saharan forests lead in innovation, economic growth, and community well-being. Together, let's ensure our forests inspire and enrich the lives of future generations, both locally and globally
Energy Security: Converting forest waste into renewable energy to meet rural electrification goals, speed the energy transition, provide business continuity and energy independence.
Decarbonization: Reducing carbon emissions by upcycling wood processing waste, replacing coal energy with carbon-negative electricity, and enhancing carbon removal through soil health revitalization.
Sustainable Forestry Practices: Promoting long-term ecological balance and resource availability through responsible forest management.
Soil Health Improvement: Enhancing soil health and local agricultural productivity using biochar.
Facet Oko Vibrant Circular Forest Economy Ecosystem
Ghana Circular Forest Economy One upcycles FSC-certified forest waste into energy security and decarbonization for one of Ghana’s largest wood products companies; strengthening sustainable forestry practices, soil health, climate-smart agriculture, smallholder livelihoods; CDR.
Annual Project Impact:
Community Benefits include technical support and capacity building for Small Holder Regenerative Agriculture, Gender Equality, Bioeconomy Entrepreneurship, and Recurring Carbon Credit Income
Facet Oko Vibrant Circular Forest Economy Ecosystem Ghana Circular Forest Economy Two
Transforms FSC-certified wood processing waste into energy independence, business continuity, Scope 1-3 reductions, competitive advantage, and diversified revenue streams for a wood artisan cooperative in Ghana.
Annual Project Impact:
Community Benefits include technical support and capacity building for Small Holder Regenerative Agriculture, Gender Equality, Bioeconomy Entrepreneurship, and Recurring Carbon Credit Income
Facet Kalulu Vibrant Circular Forest Economy Ecosystem transforms forest waste into a powerful tool for energy security, decarbonization, and growth of local circular economies.
In partnership with one of South Africa's largest wood products companies, South Africa Circular Forest Economy One upcycles FSC-certified forest waste to bolster sustainable forestry practices, increase wood processing revenue, lower carbon intensity of products, maintain a competitive edge, and enhance soil health.
Annual Project Impact:
Community Benefits include technical support and capacity building for Small Holder Regenerative Agriculture, Gender Equality, Bioeconomy Entrepreneurship, and Recurring Carbon Credit Income
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