individual carbon onset plans
Onset Your Journey abroad!
Our monthly plans let individuals spread contributions over time and witness their impact grow.
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Your plan depends on the length of your program, the distance traveled, and the level of community engagement you want to support.
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Below are our restoration plans. Real, relationship-based climate action begins with commitment—every plan is a step toward restoring ecosystems and strengthening communities.
Quick way to choose your plaN
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Calculate your footprint. Start with your flight emissions (use a carbon calculator) and remember travel impacts go beyond just the plane.
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Apply a fair value. Multiply your tons of carbon by $20 per metric ton.
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Add for extra travel. If you’ll be traveling extensively during your program, increase your total by 10–25%.
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Select your plan. Choose the plan and subscription length that best matches your impact. Details are below.
individual plans in detail
Description:
Funds native forest conservation to protect habitats and ecosystems. Communities care for primary forests, safeguard old-growth trees, and collect seeds for propagation.
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Price: $8/month.
Impact​
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Activities carried out by the community:
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Protection of 700 acres of primary forest
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Safeguarding old-growth trees on family farms
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Collecting thousands of seeds for seedbanks and propagation
Benefits:
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Long-term conservation of biodiversity and carbon reserves
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Strengthens monitoring and stewardship of primary forests
Plan 1: Seed
Plan 2: roots
Description:
Builds on the Seed Plan by adding ecosystem restoration. Communities prepare organic soil, raise saplings, and plant and care for native trees.
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Price: $15/month.
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Additional Impact
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Activities carried out by the community:
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Weekly organic soil preparation and seed propagation
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Reintroduction of seedlings into secondary forests and degraded areas.
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Periodic care (and occasional replacement) of newly planted seedlings
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Additional Benefits:
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Restores biodiversity and captures carbon through soil and biomass
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Boosts family income through surplus sapling sales
Description:
Adds regenerative agriculture, food forests, bioconstruction, and entrepreneurship. Families also receive training in leadership, pedagogy, and conflict transformation to sustain forest protection.​
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Price: $35/month.
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Additional Impact:
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Activities carried out by the community:
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Agroforestry rooted in Indigenous knowledge
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Monthly workshops on ecology, bioconstruction, regenerative practices
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Certifications in permaculture and project development
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Benefits:
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Improved nutrition and health through diverse crops and medicinal plants
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Strengthened community identity, belonging, and resilience
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Knowledge shared across generations and neighboring communities
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Plan 3: Forest
Description:
Supports the training of community educators and the operations of the Children of the Living Forest School (Sacha Kawsay Wawakuna), a unique middle & high school combining Indigenous knowledge, environmental education, and core subjects like math and language arts.
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Price: $50/month.
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Impact:
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Activities carried out by the community:
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Hands-on training in regenerative farming, forestry, and bioconstruction
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Interdisciplinary curriculum: math, languages, arts, carpentry, cooking, entrepreneurship
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Intergenerational workshops with elders teaching cultural practices
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Classes taught predominantly in Kichwa
Benefits:
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Access to global knowledge via high-speed internet
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Revitalized forests and ecosystems through youth-led stewardship
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Preservation of Indigenous culture and language
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Empowered youth as intercultural leaders and land defenders
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Income generation for local elders as educators