The increase in population and the growth of economic activities of recent years has brought expanded use of fossil fuel and has led to extensive deforestation.  As a result, the rise in global carbon dioxide (CO2) levels lets greenhouse gas increase rapidly, and it global warming has been linked to abnormal weather.

NPO VERSTA was established to contribute to the realization of a low-carbon society and the promotion of sustainable global environment maintenance. We support the spread of agroforestry attracting global attention to the use of sound agricultural methods to help reproduction and the maintenance of key natural environments such as tropical rain forests.

VERSTA is preparing to launch an event series from this year called “Agroforestry Support Charity Live(AF AID) “. The program will recruit participants and sponsors from individuals and business to spread general awareness and support of agroforestry. Eventually, VERSTA would like to have this program continue on a long-term basis.

To ensure the future success of this project, VERSTA respectfully requests your understanding of our purpose and your approval of the use of your embassy/mission name as a supporting entity of AF AID.

（*1）The name VERSTA is a combination of “green” (VERDE)and festival days (FESTIVAL) taken from Portuguese and Spanish, to mean “green public holidays and festival days”. VERSTA has applied for official NPO authorization.

（*2）Agroforestry (AF) is agricultural methods aimed at the stabilization of the farmhouse income by combining agricultural and forestry management techniques. AF prevents illegal deforestation and enables maintenance and reproduction of natural environments such as tropical rain forests.

◆ Vision
This corporation supports agroforestry promotion activities in the Atlantic coastal forest (Mata Atranchika) of Brazil, and aims for sustainable global environmental conservation by regenerating and conserving the primeval forest, which is a CO2 sink.

◆ Mission
In order to realize the philosophy and vision, this corporation collects activity funds from the following 1st and 2nd businesses, etc. to carry out the 3rd, 4th and 5th businesses, and popularizes agroforestry (AF). We will promote it (see the Verst business tag for an overview of the business).

1st project: AF support charity live (AGROFORESTRY AID) business

Second project: AF support music distribution business (AF Music Distribution)

Third project: AF cultivation method establishment support business and Jusara palm AF cultivation model field expansion business

4th project: AF fruit product commercialization support business (high value-added support)

Fifth project: AF support NPO activity sustainability business

◆ VERSTA support activities and SDGs
This corporation aims to achieve the United Nations SDGs through the five projects of the above missions.
The relationship between the support activities conducted from 2017 to 2019 and the SDGs is as follows.

[Activity 1] Implementation of Jusara Palm AF Project Meeting and Technology Exchange Meeting SDGs8 + 13 + 15 + 17

[Activity 2] Expansion of Jusara palm AF model field and implementation of follow-up guidance SDGs8 + 13 + 15 + 17

[Activity 3] Implementation of Jusara palm AF study session and AF enlightenment seminar SDGs4 + 13 + 15 + 17

[Activity 4] Implementation of support for the introduction of ecotourism SDGs8 + 13 + 17

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◆ Commitment

This corporation is responsible for handing down the importance of sustainable regeneration and conservation of tropical rainforests to the world and contributing to the continuous development of a primary forest regeneration and conservation system through support activities.

◆ Office

9th floor of CM Building, 3-3-3 Nihonbashi Muromachi, Chuo-ku, Tokyo 103-0022
Within Japan Business Solutions Co., Ltd.
NPO VERSTA Office, Onose / Morita

Phone: 03-3270-0020
Email address: verstaoffice@versta.org