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Nominet is committed to reducing the impact of its activities on the environment and to reducing carbon emissions. It continues to do this through a range of methods, from scrutinising energy consumption and usage patterns with the aim of reduction, encouraging, and promoting sustainable travel, recycling food waste, paper, plastics, and all electrical goods. As part of this work, Nominet has recently invested UK and international nature based carbon mitigation projects. This support to date is in recognition of Nominet's carbon footprints for 2018/19, 2019/20, 2020/21, 2021/22 and 2022/23, and further details are below. 

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Below you will find information about the two woodland creation projects Nominet has supported in the UK, plus the Katingan peatland protection project in Indonesia. In addition they have supported the Rimba Raya biodiversity reserve project, also in Indonesia. Both Katingan and Rimba Raya are certified under the Verified Carbon Standard. The total CO2 shown below in the dashboard includes the Rimba Raya figures as well as the projects shown.

 

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trees planted

expected tonnes CO2 capture

hectares of ecosystem restored

project(s)

Nominet at Arnott's Loan

This is a native broadleaf project, south east of Dunbar. The project is the creation of new Oak (75%) woodland which will connect two areas of existing mature native (SSSI) Oak woodlands. In addition there are 15% Silver Birch and 10% woody shrubs. All are planted with feathered upper edges, to ensure... Read more

Nominet at Doddington North

Doddington North is the largest planned new productive forest to be  planted in England in the last 25 years. The forest will cover an area of around 350 hectares near Wooler, in Northumberland, with 268 hectares to be planted – 42%  conifer, 20% native broadleaves, 13% mixed Scots pine and... Read more

Nominet at Katingan Peatland & Forest Conservation REDD+

The project protects and restores over 140,000 hectares of peatland ecosystems in Indonesia by helping local people build sustainable sources of income through agriculture, agro-forestry, eco-tourism and aquaculture. This prevents the conversion of the area to industrial plantations of acacia, a tree... Read more