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Make a promise to the future of the forest.
A personal commitment to the future of a real forest in Manu.
One real place.One verified credit.One promise.
A Forest Promise is your personal commitment to the future of a real part of Manu.
It is made tangible through a biodiversity credit representing 100 m² of forest where measurable conservation gains have been independently verified.
100 m²
of verified forest impact
1 official credit
issued and recorded in your name
643 hectares under long-term stewardship · Manu Learning Centre, in the buffer zone of the Manu Biosphere Reserve.
There are still placeswhere nature writesits own rules.
Manu
Peru
Where the Andes become Amazon.
From cloud forests at 4,000 m to the Amazon lowlands, Manu protects one of the greatest concentrations of life on Earth.
Life exists in layers.
Many ecosystems. One uninterrupted gradient.
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What lives here is measured.Not assumed.
Long-term field science and independent verification make every Forest Promise possible.
15 years of monitoring · 643 hectares under stewardship · Certified through NAT5 · Third-party independently verified
Keeping this work alive requires more than science.
- Sciencetells us what is here.
- Conservationkeeps it here.
- Peoplemake that possible.
Forest Promise connects long-term monitoring with the people, protection and resources needed to keep this forest standing.
Get your Forest PromiseBEHIND THE FOREST PROMISE
Built on conservation, science and verification.
Forest Promise brings together conservation, field science and independent certification to turn measurable biodiversity impact in Manu into verified biodiversity credits.
Crees FoundationConservation & field scienceLong-term conservation, monitoring and research in Manu.
EcotoneForest PromiseConnecting verified biodiversity impact with people who want to help protect Manu.
NAT5CertificationCertification and registration of the biodiversity credit.
A WIDER NETWORK BEHIND THE WORK
Decades of conservation and research in Manu have been made possible through collaboration with organisations in Peru and around the world.
FOREST PROMISE · MANU, PERU
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A verified biodiversity credit linked to 100 m² of monitored forest, officially recorded in your name.
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ART EDITION
Forest Promise × Venetia Higgins
Original miniature paintings inspired by the Peruvian Amazon, each accompanied by a certified Forest Promise.
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PRIZE DRAW
Win an original Venetia Higgins miniature.
Enter for your chance to win a bespoke framed miniature, with fine art prints and a biodiversity-inspired T-shirt as runner-up prizes.
Enter the Prize DrawWhat your Forest Promise helps continue.
Continuous presence in the landscape
People returning to the forest, season after season, so protection never becomes absence.
Permanence of Protection
Generational protection of our reserve which is facilitated by human monitoring.
Stewardship of 643 hectares
643 hectares of regenerating rainforest in the most biodiverse place on the planet.
Training the next generation of conservation practitioners
Using our long-term monitoring program to train the next generation of Peruvian and international conservation practitioners while contributing to the biodiversity data in data deficient tropical Peru.
Social Enterprise Development
Crees and Ecotone are committed to creating social enterprises within Manu such as Sustainable Cacao, Agroforestry and Ecotourism, these methods help elevate pressure from exploitative economic methods such as mining and logging.
Your Forest Promise, recorded in your name.
A verified biodiversity credit for 100 m² of monitored forest in Manu, issued in your name and certified through NAT5.
- Verified biodiversity credit
- NAT5 certification
- Artwork, when applicable
A Forest Promise represents verified biodiversity impact and does not confer ownership of land.
Questions.
No. A biodiversity credit represents ecological gain within a designated area during a particular year. You are acquiring verified evidence of positive biodiversity impact within our forest reserve, helping support its ongoing ecological recovery, research and education programmes.
No. Credits do not expire. Each credit has a “vintage” representing ecological gain generated in a particular year. A credit would only be voided in the event of a complete permanence failure, for example, if the Manu Learning Centre reserve were completely lost.
NAT5 analyses the biodiversity and structural metrics associated with the Manu Learning Centre reserve to determine the number of biodiversity credits representing the ecological gain generated by Crees. The process is also independently verified by biodiversity and natural capital experts.
A blockchain-verified certificate and proof of purchase linked to the project and its biodiversity impact.
Under the current policy and operational structure, Nature-Positive Credits held within the NAT5 Registry are not eligible for transfer outside the NAT5 Registry.
This limitation helps protect the integrity, traceability and uniqueness of Nature-Positive Credits until sufficiently robust transfer mechanisms are in place.
We are pioneering a new financial model to help fund conservation in Peru, within one of the most biodiverse regions on the planet. Your participation supports the generation and sale of some of Peru’s first biodiversity credits, helping create a new source of funding for long-term conservation.
An original miniature portrait inspired by the biodiversity of our forest reserve, presented in a medieval-style frame. Each framed artwork is paired with a Forest Promise and its associated biodiversity credit.
The Manu Learning Centre reserve is located in the buffer zone of the Manu Biosphere Reserve in Peru. Its location is strategically important because the reserve helps form a protective buffer between surrounding areas and the core of Manu National Park.
Crees Foundation, Ecotone and NAT5.