Skip to content
Lungs ofEarth

Give nature back to the planet.

Transparency

Trust should not depend
on a beautiful website.

Here is where we document what Lungs of Earth is, what participation means, and how each project is structured.

Document status
In preparation — public participation not open
Last updated
Not yet published

01

Land

The most basic question deserves the most concrete answer.

  • Where is it?To be published
  • How large is it?To be published
  • Who owns it?To be published
  • Can records be inspected?To be published

Project 001 / Suriname

Landowner
To be published
Title / registration
To be published
Protection mechanism
To be published
Local partners
To be published

Project 002 / Tanzania

Landowner
To be published
Title / registration
To be published
Protection mechanism
To be published
Local partners
To be published

02

Protection

A promise to leave land alone is only as strong as the structure behind it.

  • What mechanism keeps it natural?To be published
  • For how long?To be published
  • What could change?To be published

03

Your contribution

Before anyone contributes, it should be completely clear what they are taking part in.

  • What does €5 / m² represent?To be published
  • Is this ownership?To be published
  • Is it sponsorship?To be published
  • Is it allocation?To be published
  • What rights does a participant receive?To be published

04

Money

Where each euro goes will be published as a breakdown before participation opens. Until the economics are final, no percentages are shown.

  • Land acquisition— %
  • Protection & management— %
  • Administration— %
  • Operations— %
  • Future land— %

05

Claims

We do not automatically claim:

  • Carbon offsets
  • Carbon neutrality
  • Biodiversity credits
  • Individual legal land ownership
  • Permanent protection

…unless and until the evidence and legal structure support those claims.

06

Documents

Source documents will be available here. None are published yet — nothing below is a placeholder file.

  • Land titleNot yet available
  • MapNot yet available
  • Project agreementNot yet available
  • Protection documentationNot yet available
  • Annual updateNot yet available

Common questions

The sceptical
questions.

They are the right ones to ask.

Being documented

Details for this project are being documented and will be published before public participation opens.

What will be publishedEach project page will show the region, the total area and a map. Precise boundaries will be shown once they are confirmed by survey or land records — never approximated.

Being documented

Before participation opens, this section will identify the legal landowner, the relevant land title or registration structure, and the relationship between that entity and Lungs of Earth.

Being documented

Details for this project are being documented and will be published before public participation opens.

What will be publishedA plain-language description of what a contribution is — and is not — together with the rights, if any, that come with it.

Being documented

This will be answered precisely once the legal structure is final. Until then, we do not describe contributions as ownership of land.

What will be publishedHow square metres relate to the wider project area, and what a certificate does and does not signify.

Being documented

Details for this project are being documented and will be published before public participation opens.

What will be publishedHow allocations are recorded, how the total allocated area is capped by the documented project area, and how that record can be checked.

Being documented

Details for this project are being documented and will be published before public participation opens.

What will be publishedThe specific instrument used (for example a title restriction, agreement or designation), who holds it, and for how long it applies.

Being documented

We won't answer this with a promise before the protection structure is documented.

What will be publishedWhat the protection structure allows and prevents, and what would happen to the land if Lungs of Earth ceased to exist.

Being documented

Details for this project are being documented and will be published before public participation opens.

What will be publishedA breakdown across land acquisition, protection and management, administration, operations and future land.

Being documented

Details for this project are being documented and will be published before public participation opens.

What will be publishedWho visits the land, how often, how observations are recorded, and whether any independent party reviews them.

Being documented

Not known yet. This depends on the legal structure and on where you live, and will be confirmed with advisers before participation opens.

Answer

No. Lungs of Earth does not claim carbon offsets, carbon neutrality or biodiversity credits. Any such claim would require evidence and certification we do not have.

When these pages are complete,
participation opens.

Keep me informed