Pamoja DMRV
Journal

Field notes, methodology,
and voices from the work.

Notes from our projects, our partners, and our communities — on the work of measuring, restoring, and verifying climate impact.

Stacks of finished plastic poles at the Silverlink facility, each cross-section showing the reclaimed plastic from which it was pressed.
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Inside Silverlink: turning plastic waste into climate solutions.

Charles Cardovillis visits Silverlink, where plastic waste is becoming the durable poles that fence our farms. Every four poles purchased saves one tree.

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UVA interns Samuel, Jake, and Camper on a dirt path in Wamunyu.
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Ground-truthing in Wamunyu: three days with the UVA interns.

Samuel, Jake, and Camper spent three days walking the cooperative's land with Charles Cardovillis, ground-truthing the next phase of our work in Wamunyu.

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The Kontiki biochar kiln burning woody feedstock in Wamunyu, active flames visible at the kiln rim.
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Artisan biochar in Wamunyu: a July 2025 field pilot.

The team built a Kontiki-style kiln in Wamunyu, fired it with locally sourced feedstock, and applied the first biochar to the founder's own farmland.

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Sunlight filtering through a mature bamboo stand at the EcoGreen project in Busia.
Field Notes ·

Under the bamboo canopy: a visit to EcoGreen in Busia.

A field visit with Charles Cardovillis to the project where 3,000 smallholder farmers have spent a decade turning marginal land into a managed carbon sink.

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