ABOUT SPEKBOOM TRADING
Spekboom Trading is a partnership between Inqo Investments and AfriCarbon. Inqo Investments specialises in addressing poverty and social needs and AfriCarbon facilitates investments in restoration of ecosystems.
The spekboom plant is the inspiration behind the company's name. This succulent tree briskly fixes carbon from the air, storing it in its leaves, stems and roots. Some of this carbon is transferred into soils from fallen leaves and old roots. This stored carbon can be sold for carbon credits, which are bought by companies to offset their carbon emissions. Once established, spekboom thicket forms the base for a healthy diverse ecosystem.
Spekboom Trading’s combination of project development, ecosystem restoration and social investment expertise is evident in the company’s flagship initiative: the The Kuzuko Thicket Restoration Project. This project will restore degraded ecosystems, benefit poor communities through job creation and capture carbon from the atmosphere. Science underpins the project, which will restore more than 5000 hectares over 3 years in the Kuzuko Game Reserve in the Eastern Cape of South Africa.
Spekboom Trading’s combination of project development, ecosystem restoration and social investment expertise is evident in the company’s flagship initiative: the The Kuzuko Thicket Restoration Project. This project will restore degraded ecosystems, benefit poor communities through job creation and capture carbon from the atmosphere. Science underpins the project, which will restore more than 5000 hectares over 3 years in the Kuzuko Game Reserve in the Eastern Cape of South Africa.
Visit the Kuzuko Thicket Restoration Project website to find out more