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Green Earth evolved from DGB Group, an organisation originally focused on carbon project development. As its operations expanded to include biodiversity, ecosystem restoration, community development, and other environmental products, the company determined that the DGB name no longer reflected the breadth of its activities and subsequently rebranded as Green Earth.[5]

This rebranding signalled a shift in positioning. Rather than acting solely as a developer of individual carbon projects, Green Earth now aims to operate across the entire project lifecycle and carbon-credit value chain. This encompasses identifying, developing, implementing, and managing projects, as well as producing environmental credits and related products.[6]

The company officially commenced trading under the ticker EARTH on Euronext Amsterdam.[2]

Green Earth develops and operates large-scale nature-based projects designed to address environmental challenges while generating economic opportunities for local communities. Its principal activities are categorised into four areas.

Carbon projects

Carbon projects constitute a primary business line. The company develops initiatives designed to remove greenhouse gases from the atmosphere or avoid emissions through reforestation, afforestation, agroforestry, and improved cooking technologies. These projects generate verified carbon credits purchasable by organisations seeking to compensate for emissions or support climate-related environmental initiatives.[7]

Green Earth states that its approach extends beyond tree planting to incorporate ecological restoration, community participation, and economic development.

Biodiversity projects

The company has expanded into biodiversity restoration to improve ecosystem health, restore habitats, and increase biodiversity. Biodiversity is viewed as an environmental asset complementary to carbon-related outcomes. Notable initiatives include the Bulindi Chimpanzee Habitat Restoration project in Uganda, which combines afforestation with habitat protection and support for local households.[8]

Plastic projects

Green Earth develops projects involving plastic removal and recycling. These initiatives aim to prevent plastic from entering the environment or oceans and establish systems that convert waste into environmental and economic assets, potentially generating plastic credits.[9]

Sustainable agriculture and community projects

Agriculture forms a key component of the company’s nature-restoration strategy. Green Earth employs approaches such as agroforestry, sustainable agriculture, and community-based land management to combine environmental restoration with income generation for rural communities. In 2026, for example, the company announced a regenerative cassava programme in the Democratic Republic of the Congo.[10]

Green Earth distinguishes itself through a vertically integrated model. Instead of purchasing environmental credits from unrelated third parties, the company develops and manages projects directly. Its general process involves:

1. Identifying degraded land or environmental opportunities
2. Designing the project
3. Securing land and community participation
4. Implementing restoration activities
5. Monitoring environmental outcomes
6. Verifying the project
7. Generating carbon, biodiversity, or plastic credits
8. Selling environmental products and services

This integration allows Green Earth to participate in multiple stages of the value chain rather than functioning purely as a carbon-credit reseller. The company asserts this approach maintains greater control over project quality, environmental integrity, and resulting products.[11]

Nature-based solutions (NbS) are central to Green Earth’s identity. These solutions utilise or restore natural ecosystems to address environmental and social problems. For Green Earth, NbS includes:

• Reforestation and afforestation
• Agroforestry
• Ecosystem restoration
• Habitat conservation
• Biodiversity enhancement
• Energy-efficient cookstoves
• Plastic removal and recycling
• Community-based sustainable agriculture

The company argues that nature restoration can simultaneously address climate change, biodiversity loss, and rural development challenges.[12]

Green Earth operates projects in several countries, with a significant presence in Africa.

Uganda — Bulindi

The Bulindi Agroforestry and Chimpanzee Conservation Project focuses on restoring chimpanzee habitat while supporting surrounding communities. It combines tree planting, habitat restoration, and community involvement rather than treating carbon sequestration as its sole objective.[13]

Kenya — Hongera Reforestation Project

Operating around the Mount Kenya and Aberdare regions, the Hongera Reforestation Project aims to restore previously forested areas, improve water security, and increase biodiversity.[14]

Cameroon — Greenzone

The Greenzone Afforestation Project in Cameroon focuses on creating and restoring forests in collaboration with local farmers. It is designed to combine environmental restoration with sustainable development and community benefits.[15]

Democratic Republic of the Congo

Green Earth has expanded into regenerative agriculture in this region, including a cassava programme announced in 2026.

Green Earth presents itself as a large-scale environmental project developer. According to company-reported figures, its portfolio includes:

• Over 59 million trees being planted
• Over 135,800 hectares being restored
• Over 476,000 efficient cookstoves distributed
• Over 80,000 people positively impacted
• Over 16.3 million tonnes of CO₂ targeted for capture[16]

The company has also stated a long-term ambition to plant 1 billion trees.

These metrics represent Green Earth’s stated portfolio targets and should be understood as company-reported figures rather than independent estimates.

Green Earth is a publicly traded purpose-driven company listed on Euronext Amsterdam under the ticker EARTH.[17] The company positions its public-market status as a mechanism for connecting nature restoration with investment capital. Its underlying thesis is that properly structured environmental restoration projects can generate ecological benefits while creating investable economic value, rather than being treated solely as a cost.

The brand promise “Engineering Possibilities” reflects the company’s integration of three disciplines: ecology, technology/data, and finance. Green Earth posits that restoring ecosystems at a global scale requires capital, measurement systems, verification, commercial structures, and operational management alongside environmental expertise. Consequently, the organisation positions itself at the intersection of nature, finance, and technology, with a mission to make regeneration scalable and investable.

Green Earth operates within the voluntary carbon market (VCM) and the wider natural-capital economy primarily as a project developer rather than a marketplace. While marketplaces connect buyers and sellers, project developers create the underlying environmental assets that produce credits.

Green Earth’s approach follows the pathway: land + capital + local communities + environmental science → project → verified environmental outcomes → credits/products.

This exposes the company to both opportunities and challenges associated with carbon markets, including demand for high-quality credits, verification standards, project permanence, additionality, community benefits, and scrutiny regarding greenwashing.

Green Earth advocates for environmental projects that produce multiple simultaneous benefits. A reforestation project, for instance, may capture atmospheric carbon, restore degraded land, improve biodiversity, protect water resources, create employment, provide agricultural opportunities, and generate carbon credits. The company describes these as co-benefits rather than viewing carbon reduction as the exclusive outcome.

Green Earth reports having employees in more than 20 countries. Its multidisciplinary workforce includes environmental scientists, ecologists, agronomists, project developers, financial analysts, and sustainability specialists.

In July 2026, Green Earth announced that its sales order book had reached €41.5 million, citing this as evidence of increasing commercial traction. The company has continued to expand its project pipeline with new agricultural and ecosystem-restoration initiatives.

Green Earth differentiates itself through several characteristics:

1. Vertical integration: Control of the project lifecycle from development through credit generation.
2. Nature-first approach: Portfolio orientation toward physical ecosystem restoration rather than purely financial instruments.
3. Multiple environmental products: Operations across carbon, biodiversity, and plastic credits.
4. Community involvement: Integration of local farmers and communities into project implementation.
5. Public-market access: Euronext listing providing distinct capital structure and visibility compared to private developers.
6. Global project portfolio: Projects spanning multiple countries and ecosystems, particularly in emerging markets.

Green Earth operates in an industry subject to significant scrutiny. Evaluating any project developer requires consideration of technical factors such as additionality, permanence, leakage, verification standards, community rights, and actual environmental impact. The broader voluntary carbon market has faced criticism regarding the quality and credibility of certain credits. Therefore, claims about environmental impact are best assessed on a project-by-project basis using independent verification, methodology documentation, and monitoring data rather than corporate marketing alone. This does not imply ineffectiveness but acknowledges that environmental-credit quality is a technical question requiring project-level evidence.

Green Earth is a publicly listed Dutch nature-restoration company that develops large-scale reforestation, agroforestry, biodiversity, carbon, and plastic projects, seeking to turn ecosystem restoration into a scalable and investable business.

• Green Earth official website
• Green Earth — About Us
• Green Earth — Media Centre

Readers should note that Green Earth Group N.V. is distinct from Green Earth Brands Pte. Ltd., a Singapore-based wellness, sport, and lifestyle holding company associated with Padel 88.

1. We continue as Green Earth: A new era of environmental impact
2. Green Earth Group NV begins trading as EARTH on Euronext Amsterdam
3. Green Earth | About us
4. Green Earth | Media centre
5. Green Earth Group N.V.
6. Green Earth | Engineering possibilities
7. Green Earth Brands | Building Intelligent Ventures in Wellness Sports and Lifestyle
8. GREEN EARTH ORGANIC LLP (T09LL1172F) – Singapore Partnership
9. GREEN EARTH LIFESTYLE PTE. LTD. (201130352K) – Singapore Company
10. About Us – Green Earth foods
11. Contact us – Green Earth foods
12. GREEN EARTH ORGANIC LLP (T09LL1172F) – PROCESSED FRUIT, VEGETABLE AND PLANT MATERIALS AND HEALTH SUPPLEMENT – Singapore Company
13. Green Earth Foods | Bring you the Healthier Options
14. About Us | Greenearth Consultants | Singapore
15. Home | Greenearth
16. GREEN EARTH INTERNATIONAL PTE. LTD. (201018082R) – Wholesale trade of a variety of goods without a dominant product – Singapore Company
17. Green Earth | All The Latest Products | NTUC FairPrice