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1% for ERA Brazil
1% of everything you buy at Lessons in Live goes to ERA Brazil. Every course, every plug-in, every sample pack. Here’s why, and what it does.
Why I give back
I’m so blessed that I can live from music and teach people to make their own, wherever they are in the world. So every year I want part of what Lessons in Live earns to go to a good cause that actually helps the planet. I met Hannah from ERA Brazil in 2020, and we’ve worked together ever since. That’s why 1% of Lessons in Live’s yearly revenue goes to ERA Brazil.
— Camiel Daamen
What ERA Brazil does
ERA Brazil (Ecosystem Regeneration Associates) is a women-led company in Brazil that develops projects to protect and restore nature.
CarbonBiodiversityWomen’s empowerment
Protecting the Cerrado
Carbon credits from avoided deforestation in the Cerrado, Brazil’s tropical savanna and one of the most threatened biomes on Earth. Native trees like the baru are grown from seed and planted back.
Jaguar, sloth and golden parakeet
Biodiversity credits that protect the habitat of three special animals: the jaguar in the Pantanal, the sloth in the Atlantic Forest and the golden parakeet in the Amazon. The jaguars are followed with camera traps across 50,000 hectares of protected land.
Women and regenerative farming
Agroforestry workshops and training sessions for women, to grow their knowledge of regenerative agriculture: farming that feeds families and brings the land back to life at the same time, with crops like turmeric and bananas growing between native trees. These projects are certified with W+ credits under the W+ Standard.
Our contribution for 2026
20 credits
For 2026, ERA Brazil retired 20 credits on behalf of Lessons in Live: 1% of our 2026 revenue. So everyone who took a course, bought a plug-in or downloaded a sample pack this year helped make that happen. Thank you!
The certificate
The 20 credits come from ERA Brazil’s W+ Pollen Program: agroforestry training for rural women in the Cerrado (Tocantins) and the Atlantic Forest (Bahia). They’re certified under the W+ Standard for Women’s Empowerment and retired in the S&P Global Environmental Registry on 10 November 2026, with Lessons in Live as the owner. And 25% of every W+ credit sale goes straight to the women’s groups, who decide how to spend it.
Camiel and Hannah
How it works
You don’t need to do anything: 1% of every purchase in the Lessons in Live shop and every course goes to ERA Brazil’s projects. Learn, make music, and help protect nature at the same time.
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