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Protection for the
Environment
Helping reduce our impact on the Planet is hugely important to us. Being surrounded by clients generating IP that will have a positive and even profound impact on helping meet the challenges we face is incredibly motivating.
Tanoe-Ehy Forest
South Eastern Ivory Coast, West Africa
Did you know?
It's all a matter of time. The carbon capture and storage of mature forests far outweigh that of tree planting, which will not replace what is being lost for decades, if not centuries to come. Tree planting in and of itself is not enough.
A juvenile 10-year-old tree will only have stored 43 lbs of carbon to date.
We cannot plant mature trees!
Rainforest tree facts
- Average diameter of a tree trunk - 30"
- Circumference - 94.24"
- Average age - 300-400 years
- 889 tons carbon stored over its lifetime
Our partnership with The Forest Conservation Fund
Our business is all about ‘Protection’. Protecting what we have is a fundamental that applies not just in the world of Intellectual Property, but also to our natural environment.
We have partnered with The Forest Conservation Fund, helping the transition towards ‘Forest Positive’ – protecting what we have. These forests play a disproportionate global role in our fight against climate change.
- Protecting and securing ancient and increasingly threatened, biodiverse and rare habitats
- Locking in vast quantities of CO2.
- Empowering and enabling local indigenous people to protect their homes, environment
- Utilising the latest technology – satellites, drones, imaging, sound detection
We are helping protect 64 hectares of vulnerable rainforest within the Tanoe-Ehy Forest from deforestation through illegal logging, agricultural encroachment, and development, through supporting the local indigenous community.
64 hectares is equivalent to approximately 90 football pitches.
64 hectares is equivalent to approximately 90 football pitches.
Being Forest Positive offers a disproportionate impact.
We support the Tanoe-Ehy Forest on the South-Eastern Ivory Coast, West Africa, covering 10,817 Hectares. An area that contributes 123,462 Tonnes annual CO2, captured and stored.
Working with the eleven villages that collectively own and govern their forest for conservation, Openshaw & Co.’s funding through FCF in 2024 helped contribute towards activities including:
• Monthly patrols to protect the forest from illegal logging (confiscation of illegal planks), encroachment, and hunting risks, including a joint patrol with Ghanaian stakeholders, as Tanoé-Ehy is connected to Ghanaian forests across the river.
• Biomonitoring activities, including recruiting and training new eco guards and conducting drone and camera trap surveys to assess the habitat of Miss Waldron’s Colobus monkey. Biomonitoring also included a reptile training session and the deployment of camera traps in the search for Miss Waldron’s Colobus monkey, utilising drones and environmental DNA analysis.
• Agroforestry activities, including engaging eleven villages to establish a six-kilometre hedgerow in farmlands on the periphery of the forest. Approximately 5,000 plants were introduced to 400 hectares of local farmland. The Dohouan research station nursery was expanded to accommodate 10,000 seedlings, and an arboretum was created at the Nouamou secondary school.
• Awareness raised of the need for forest protection among communities and foster positive attitude changes. In collaboration with the NGO ACB-CI, a tour was organised, reaching more than 1,000 people. In August, a public video screening evening and a Maracana (football) tournament were held in Dohouan, Nouamou, and Kotoagnuan.
Working with the eleven villages that collectively own and govern their forest for conservation, Openshaw & Co.’s funding through FCF in 2024 helped contribute towards activities including:
• Monthly patrols to protect the forest from illegal logging (confiscation of illegal planks), encroachment, and hunting risks, including a joint patrol with Ghanaian stakeholders, as Tanoé-Ehy is connected to Ghanaian forests across the river.
• Biomonitoring activities, including recruiting and training new eco guards and conducting drone and camera trap surveys to assess the habitat of Miss Waldron’s Colobus monkey. Biomonitoring also included a reptile training session and the deployment of camera traps in the search for Miss Waldron’s Colobus monkey, utilising drones and environmental DNA analysis.
• Agroforestry activities, including engaging eleven villages to establish a six-kilometre hedgerow in farmlands on the periphery of the forest. Approximately 5,000 plants were introduced to 400 hectares of local farmland. The Dohouan research station nursery was expanded to accommodate 10,000 seedlings, and an arboretum was created at the Nouamou secondary school.
• Awareness raised of the need for forest protection among communities and foster positive attitude changes. In collaboration with the NGO ACB-CI, a tour was organised, reaching more than 1,000 people. In August, a public video screening evening and a Maracana (football) tournament were held in Dohouan, Nouamou, and Kotoagnuan.
64
Hectares funded by
Openshaw & Co.
29
Openshaw & Co.
employees
2.2
Hectares per head
Impact Ratio
We are covering the carbon footprint of all our employees in full, plus a further 1.5 UK persons’ annual CO2 footprint. In addition, thanks to our operating model where we are embracing social mobility and hybrid/remote working, our CO2 footprint is reduced even further.
x2.5
PROTECTION FOR THE ENVIRONMENT
Driving sustainability and green technology is a passion point for us.
We are always pleased to hear from Innovators who are pushing the boundaries to help minimise our impact on the planet, be it advancements in renewable energies such as solar, wind, and tidal, fuel cells, hydrogen, carbon capture and storage, EVs, and drones, green architecture with insulation and materials technologies, to sustainable packaging.
Our team of expert Intellectual Property Attorneys is here to help guide you to success, securing the protection rights you need to support a greener, cleaner future.
Our team of expert Intellectual Property Attorneys is here to help guide you to success, securing the protection rights you need to support a greener, cleaner future.
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