I have returned to Dili after five days in Baguia. It was good to see the WithOneSeed people and witness the progress they are making toward this year’s propagation of 30,000 mahogany seeds. The daily challenges they have are significant…
On a walk to Baguia Central nursery this morning I was delighted to see the hard work of the Ho Musan Ida staff pay off with 4,700 mahogany saplings growing well. This is despite the fact that there has been…
Left Dili at 10.30 this morning to drive to Baguia. The road from Dili to Baucau is still in reasonable shape but once through Laga and heading up the mountain road it gets very bad very quickly. I have not…
While the fishermen were sorting their catch Sahe Da Silva, Senior Partner of Da Silva Teixeira & Associados and Andrew Mahar were discussing the legal matters surrounding achieving Gold Standard Certification for WithOneSeed in Timor Leste. The Gold Standard Foundation…
Andrew Mahar AM arrived in Timor Lester this evening at the start of a six week consultation and training program. The work will focus on two key aspects of the WithOneSeed program. The first is the Gold Standard Foundation local stakeholder…
Delivering the education revolution in Australia and Timor Leste. http://vimeo.com/106671057
WithOneSeed is embarking on gaining international certification under the Gold Standard Foundation. This will allow subsistence farming communities in Timor Leste to replant their forests and make a contribution to help reduce the carbon that we in Australia, as one…
Climate change has been compounding the economic problems coffee farmers have been experiencing the world over. For these farmers, climate change has meant losses to their crops from either too much rain or due to droughts. Over the past decade,…
WithOneBean is a premium Arabica coffee. The green beans are grown and harvested by subsistence farming communities in Timor Leste and roasted and packed in Australia. The subsistence farming communities are supported by Alter Trade Timor, a local cooperative helping…
Samoa's prime minister Mr Tuilaepa, has called on Australia to lift its focus from the federal budget and lead the way on climate change. "We do hope Australia's ... current leadership could look at the Pacific Islands as a special…
