INTRODUCTION TO GREEN EARTH AFRICA

Climate change is on the forefront of the world headlines, people’s minds, business’s balance sheets, future planning, livelihoods and habitat. Most people accept that the climate is changing and that we are the main cause of this change. Some people do think differently and will argue that it is a natural cycle which the earth is going through; however, nobody can be certain. What we can be certain is that change is happening and that in all probability we are contributing to this change. And it should be our responsibility to try and help prevent or reverse this change, and we have to do this together and whilst doing this we have to help those who are affected the most from this change. It will be hard to solve the climate crisis, but if we chose to solve it, then there is no doubt that we can and we will succeed.

Through its environmental indicatives, GEA is involved in a creditable, accountable, traceable and comprehensive standard system for environmental offsets. Whilst the politicians and governments (Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change IPCC) engage in costly meetings and gatherings to thrash out post 2012 Kyoto protocols, we at GEA have taken the intuitive to begin credible offset solutions for companies and individuals, some of which have not yet become sunbets of topical conversation in parliaments and governments, NGO’s board rooms but they will no doubt become issues in the near future.GEA plan to be a step ahead and not waste time in this important issue of looking after our planet and we hope that the leading companies and individuals with the same foresight as us take the steps to offset their footprints by engaging and working alongside GEA.We are discussing the methodological and technical issues with specialist, environmentalists, research, communities, governments and hands on management and key environmental offset players to ensure that the guidance and offset trade we provide is relevant to your needs.GEA are working closely with the most important existing standards systems that effectively address some of the key components of a standard trading system. Whilst GEA recognizes the value of these systems, GEA have found that no single system covers all the necessary aspects of a comprehensive standard system for environmental offsets, which include carbon , wildlife and  water offsets, all of which are becoming more and more important in this rapidly changing climate and destruction of the environment.GEA is in the process of  registering for REDD approval for forest carbon trading through the voluntary market, but as this is a long winded and time consuming process, often taking years for approval, GEA has designed an accountable, traceable system aimed specifically at private corporations, companies, large, medium and small and individuals and offers offsets in all environmental damaging scenarios with the aim to channel most of the proceeds back into the protection of the environment and community development, poverty alleviation and job creation. Living and working in the areas of concern, involving the communities and the governments, great  progress  has been made and rather than wait for new agreements to be thrashed out in places like Copenhagen, GEA has taken the iniutive and lead in moving forward and putting in place voluntary offset schemes for companies and individuals who are moving forward at a pace which allows them to contribute towards this global problem without having to wait for the beaurocrcy of international meetings (IPCC) .