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deal · 24 February 2026
Microsoft ↔ Rainforest Builder
Microsoft: a firm purchase of 1,800,000 t of afforestation/reforestation removal from Rainforest Builder.
BuyerMicrosoft
SupplierRainforest Builder
Tonnes1,800,000 t
Capture pathwayAfforestation/reforestation
Storage mediumecosystem
Commitment typefirm
Deal structureofftake
Source pathway descriptionForest ecosystem restoration project in Sierra Leone, specifically Project Buffalo, which will plant over 10 million trees across 15,000 hectares of degraded land in the Upper Guinean Forest
Delivery window15-year deal
Project locationSierra Leone
NotesMulti-year agreement to deliver up to 1.8 million carbon credits. Project Buffalo will create new protected habitat for threatened plant and animal species. Project includes significant social benefits: direct employment for over 1,200 people, smallholder agricultural improvement, road infrastructure, and community development fund.
Durability defaultedtrue
Pathway noterecoded from other-emerging on 2026-09-01, the source describes nature-based removals from reforestation, agroforestry or forest restoration
Previous durabilityconventional
Previous durability basispathway-default
Durability notePathway default removed; duration requires source evidence
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