GALACTIC SUSTAINABILITY
Protecting the rain forest
Fortifying biodiversity
Empowering local communities
Creating sustainable vocations and industries
Galactic Sustainability addresses the fundamental issues of biodiversity loss
We develop and fund climate change projects that enhance the living conditions of communities to ensure the sustainability of their biodiverse environment
HUMAN IMPACT ON NATURE
The deforestation and degradation of the world’s forests are caused by natural phenomena, as well as human activities. The human-cause degradation and deforestation results from both illegal activities, as well as local communities struggling to survive.
KEY NUMBERS / FACTS
Since 1990, around 420 million hectares of forest have been lost to land-use change. (Source UNFCCC)
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Tropical deforestation accounts for 20% of global CO2 emissions per year. (FAO Report)
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According to IPBES, 75% of the terrestrial environment is "severely altered"
According to IPBES, 1 million species are threatened with extinction worldwide.
GALACTIC SUSTAINABILITY’S MISSION
Galactic Sustainability’s programs are gearted to reverse worldwide deforestation and biodiversity degeneration, while also improving and enriching the lives of local communities. Our approach empowers local stakeholders and communities to become the most effective trustees of their natural surroundings and environment.
Galactic focuses on significant projects that truly impact the global fight against climate change. Our ambitious programs seek to protect tropical forest areas larger than 50,000 hectares since larger scaled projects are the most effective way to contribute to these goals and to help local communities in a sustainable way.
To achieve these goals, Galactic works to identify the causes of deforestation, and to eliminate or reduce them through sustainable practices, forest security, and preservation and reforestation protocols.
Galactic vigorously engages and partners with local communities and stakeholders, incentivizing them to preserve their forests, join and lead reforestation efforts and to transition current logging, agriculture and livestock management to sustainable practices. This transition provides local populations with a sustainable and reliable source of income and resources to help improve their lives.
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GALACTIC SUSTAINABILITY’S PROJECT ADDED VALUE
Galactic Sustainability’s reforestation and biodiversity and forest preservation projects are designed to last 100 years, in accordance with the highest international standards. Long-term community participation and acceptance of these endeavors requires ample funding, as well as the creation of enduring economic and social development opportunities.
To achieve these goals, Galactic will facilitate the financing needed to both improve the lives of the local communities, as well as advance a myriad of sustainable economic opportunities that will nourish and transform positively these communities.
The financing, derived in part from the sale of carbon credits created through the reforestation and biodiversity preservation efforts, will enable the creation of community support and improvement projects for the first 40 years of the project. During that time, Galactic will also work with the communities to create, finance, coordinate and implement sustainable economic opportunities that will foster and support the communities for lifetimes to come.
GALACTIC SUSTAINABILITY’S APPROACH
The efforts to preserve and reforest the contemplated lands include significant community support programs, including substantial contributions toward education, health, infrastructure, employment and training, sustainable electrification, and other local communal needs. These programs are implemented in partnership with the National Authorities, as well as the leadership of the communities.
Galactic employs award-winning documentary filmmakers to capture the excitement of the revival and protection of these treasured lands, as well as to show how the government improves the lives of its citizens through these vital programs. The resulting documentary will receive international exposure to highlight the achievements of the government through these efforts.
GALACTIC SUSTAINABILITY’S PROJECTS
Galactic Sustainability is developing carbon sequestration projects throughout the world. Our currently most active projects are found in Angola, Brazil, Ghana, Liberia, Mexico, Papua New Guinea, and the Philippines, covering approximately 5 million hectares of land, and impacting over one million people who live on these lands.
Galactic Sustainability’s five year goal is to preserve over 10 billion tons of carbon dioxide extracted (tco2e), on approximately 13 million hectares of restored forest land. This ambitious sequestration would be the equivalent of two years of net GHG production by the United States (U.S. EPA 2021).
MEET GALACTIC SUSTAINABILITY
Galactic Sustainability is a subsidiary of Galactic Litigation, a prominent and successful international litigation fund, which finances and guides major litigation cases enabling governments and individuals to seek justice and recompense throughout the world.
Galactic Litigation is also deeply involved in ensuring life-preserving medical care for severely ill patients, as well as fighting for civil and human rights for non-violent incarcerated offenders.
The Galactic Sustainability team includes engineers, managers, scholars and experts with a wealth of forest preservation, reforestation, sustainable development and management experience. Our team includes academics from internationally renowned academic and research centers, implementing proven methodologies best suited to ensure success.
Galactic Sustainability was formed to expand Galactic Litigation’s socially responsible programs into the fight to combat global warming and to contribute to the survival of the world’s forest inventory and biodiversity.