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Namibia faces significant ecological pressures, including desertification, invasive plant species, and the increasing frequency of wildfires. The removal of excess biomass as part of the project helps restore natural ecosystems, improves soil and water availability, and reduces the risk of uncontrolled wildfires.
The harvested biomass is carefully stored under controlled conditions to ensure long-term carbon sequestration, preventing it from decomposing or being burned. The durability of this storage is verified using transparent monitoring and scientific assessments, ensuring credibility and permanence in carbon removal.
The Carbonate Namibia initiative is a scalable series of biomass storage project phases implemented in geographic proximity within Namibia. All project phases utilize the same type of local waste biomass and follow a replicable construction and monitoring design, adapted to local site conditions.
The BiCRS Project phase “Carbonate Namibia I Biomass Storage” focuses on storing locally sourced waste biomass in long-term terrestrial storage structures. This prevents emissions that would otherwise arise from decomposition or open burning, while simultaneously contributing to ecosystem restoration and rural development.
The project supports multiple Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) by permanently removing carbon from the atmosphere, creating local jobs, reducing greenhouse gas emissions from waste biomass, and improving land productivity and ecological function.
An estimated 2.05 million tCO₂e of emissions will be avoided over the project’s lifetime by preventing the decomposition or pile burning of waste wood biomass.
The project creates jobs across construction, biomass handling, logistics, and monitoring, and enables new income streams from the use of previously wasted biomass.
Without this project, wood biomass residues from timber processing would remain underutilized or be burned, causing greenhouse gas emissions and local air quality degradation.
Around 71 hectares of land were cleared of invasive scrub to provide biomass for this project, resulting in improved pasture productivity and ecological function.
The table below outlines the planned emission reductions for the first five years of the project:
| Period | tCO₂e |
|---|---|
| 2025–2026 | 21,110 |
| 2026–2027 | 28,000 |
| 2027–2028 | 50,000 |
| 2028–2029 | 100,000 |
| 2029–2030 | 100,000 |
| Total Emission Reduction | 299,110 |
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From UV index to soil moisture and pH levels, key environmental metrics are tracked using AI, sensors, and satellite technology. This ensures transparent, high-integrity carbon accounting that goes beyond standard requirements.
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The BiCRS Project is developed under Puro.earth using the Terrestrial Storage of Biomass methodology for verified carbon removal and long-term storage.
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