Three-fold transformation across environmental, economic & social realities of Liberia.
Revive Terra is dedicated to transforming Liberia by empowering local communities with sustainable agriculture, revitalizing abandoned rubber tree plantations for economic stability, and fostering environmental restoration. Our mission intertwines economic prosperity and ecological sustainability, envisioning a thriving future where biodiversity and communities flourish.
Socio-Economic Regeneration.
The organization is dedicated to the regeneration of Liberia’s abandoned rubber plantations, developing sustainable climate-resilient agroforestry solutions for economic growth to the benefit of indigenous people and local communities.
Holistic change.
Revive Terra aims to revitalize Liberia’s dormant end-of-life rubber plantations in what is designated agricultural land with long-term economically sustainable mixed use agroforestry solutions that support food security and establish a model for responsible land use and resource management.
Liberia, West Africa.
Revive Terra operates in Liberia, primarily in the rubber belt regions, the once-beating heart of Liberia’s economy, where the restoration of the rubber plantations will breathe new life into this agricultural belt and help support Liberia’s future economy.
Restoring today for a sustainable tomorrow.
Revive Terra are working towards certification of the end-of-life rubber
trees as a sustainable long-term source of woody biomass to open Liberia
to global renewable energy markets as a responsible supplier that meets
current and future requirements of the EU Renewable Energy Directive II.
Restoring the rubber portion of the plantation in accordance with the Global Platform for Sustainable Natural Rubber helps Liberia promote its rubber-based products as a premium product while supporting healthy ecosystems and enhanced biodiversity.
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Community and social impact
Providing economic opportunities while supporting the local community.
At Revive Terra, we’re committed to harnessing Liberia’s land and resources for sustainable agriculture, driving economic prosperity and ensuring food security. Through innovative practices like agroforestry and organic farming, we revitalize abandoned plantations with crops such as cocoa, coffee, and rubber. Our approach emphasizes sustainability, creating jobs, empowering local farmers, and contributing to global climate efforts. Join us in this transformative journey to unlock Liberia’s agricultural potential, combat food insecurity, and cultivate a brighter future for all.
Providing economic stability to employees with equal pay, equal opportunity, and secure employment.
Supporting the local community with food security, and community programs towards health and education.
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Biomass from the plantations end-of-life trees will be used to produce Puro Earth certified biochar while we will support local communities in using this regulated source of biomass to produce charcoal for cooking that helps prevent removal of woody biomass from primary forest.
The proposed regeneration, bringing dormant agricultural land back into commercial use, in conjunction with activities that help protect natural forest allows our project to support Liberia’s agricultural and forest sector targets within their updated Nationally Determined Contributions.
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What makes Revive Terra different.
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Utilizing abandoned resources
Utilizing abandoned forest plantations that have no economic value left and restoring the land to have a purpose.
Utilizing 100% of the biomass
Using 100% of the biomass for bioenergy creation, biochar fertilizer and completing the cycle by reforesting with a product that provide economic stability.
Providing economic security
Hiring local community members and providing equal pay and equal rights to all employees.
Supporitng the local communities
Providing community education and health opportunity for the communities we work in.
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Community engagement programs.
Revive Terra collaborates closely with local communities and stakeholders, empowering Liberians to engage directly in the sustainable development of their land.
Through specialized training programs and employment opportunities focused on biomass production and bioenergy technology, the initiative nurtures a deep sense of ownership and pride within community members.
This ensures that the project’s positive impact is truly grassroots, fostering sustainable growth and prosperity.
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Biomass is organic matter. In the case of bioenergy, it typically refers to agricultural by-products and residues, woody waste products, and crops and microbes that can be used for fuel.
Sustainable biomass uses residues from the forestry industry such as sawdust and thinnings. Residues don’t have a negative impact upon forest growth, the amount of carbon being stored, biodiversity, and the socio-economic wellbeing of the communities close to the forests. When used for heat and power, sustainable biomass releases significantly less carbon dioxide than fossil fuels do.
Using forestry residues from harvesting also helps reduce the risk of forest fires, pests and disease outbreaks – particularly in areas where there’s very little forest management.
Biomass comes from organic, living matter that is in a constant cycle of growth and renewal, absorbing carbon dioxide (CO2) from the atmosphere in the process. So when biomass is used to generate energy, the CO2 released is offset by the amount of CO2 the biomass absorbed from the atmosphere while growing as well as absorbing more CO2 from new growth.
Biomass is a very small part (just 4% in the US) of a broader forest products industry that includes the harvesting of wood for solid wood product sectors such as construction and furniture. The use of wood reduces the carbon impact in those industries, as well as locking away the carbon for longer.
Revive only harvest sustainable biomass from areas with managed forests that are stable or growing at a greater rate than they’re being harvested. As long as the annual forest harvest doesn’t exceed annual growth, switching from coal to woody biomass reduces atmospheric CO2 over timescales relevant to stabilising the climate.
Unlike coal, sustainable biomass doesn’t add any new CO2 to the atmosphere. When sourced sustainability, biomass is in a constant cycle of renewal and carbon absorption across a landscape.
When sustainable biomass is used to generate renewable electricity, it only releases the CO2 that was stored while the trees were growing before they were harvested. Because the biomass is sustainable, that CO2 is already being absorbed by other growing forests.
Conversely, burning coal releases carbon that has been locked up for millions of years, increasing the amount of new carbon accumulated in the atmosphere.
Sustainable biomass is renewable because of the closed carbon cycle created when trees grow and take CO2 from the atmosphere. Whether the wood is used for bioenergy or these trees naturally decompose, the same amount of CO2 is released into the atmosphere.
The cycle remains in balance because the working forests that supply the low-grade wood used for biomass are replanted. These growing trees absorb more carbon.
The CO2 released when biomass is used to generate power is CO2 that was already in the biosphere and therefore isn’t increasing the amount of carbon dioxide. This is different to fossil fuels, which release into the atmosphere CO2 that had previously been locked away underground for millions of years. That’s why fossil fuels contribute to climate change and sustainable biomass doesn’t.
Our sustainable biomass sourcing policy goes beyond existing regulations and is led by science, best practice and transparency. We also engage with voluntary certification schemes and systems such as the Sustainable Biomass Program (SBP).
Sustainable biomass helps to support healthy forest growth; in fact the forests where we operate are stable or growing, not shrinking. And all of this is supported by the United Nations Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, the world’s leading scientific body.
While solar and wind will be essential in the new energy system, biomass is a reliable renewable energy source for when the sun doesn’t shine and the wind doesn’t blow.
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