Cool Earth Awacachi Project
Project/Juridiction proponent
| Name | Website | Location of headquarters | Organization type |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cool Earth | #http://www.coolearth.org/# | Ecuador | NGO/private non for profit |
| Flora and Fauna International | #http://www.fauna-flora.org/# | Ecuador | NGO/private non for profit |
Project/Juridiction Partners
| Name | Website | Location of headquarters | Organization type |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sirua Foundation | ND | Ecuador | NGO/private non for profit |
Project characteristics
- ID-RECCO ID141
- Project status 2022TBC
- Project nameCool Earth Awacachi Project
- Secondary name
- CountryEcuador
- Last IDRECCO update year2020
- Size (in hectare)ND
- Start yearND
- End yearND
- DurationND
- Project descriptionThe Awacachi project is protecting a key tract of forest between two national parks, creating a biological corridor for the region’s outstanding biodiversity. The Awacachi Corridor is a key strategic site that along with adjoining areas reinforces the conservation of over 350,000 hectares of unique rainforest. Working with local partners, Cool Earth is helping to secure this corridor of land by investing in its protection system and in local community development that values forest conservation above forest destruction.
- Objective 1biodiversity conservation
- Objective 2social development
- Objective 3climate
- Deforestation driversindustrial agriculture or cattle ranching
- Type of foresthumid
- Project activityIFM
- Project TypeIFM
- Details for Afforestation/Reforestation activityNA
- Multiple locations?Non
- Jurisdiction level 1Province : Esmeraldas
- Jurisdiction level 2Canton : San Lorenzo
Carbon accounting
- Crediting periodND
- Period to calculate annual carbon credits
- Annual carbon credits
- Total carbon creditsND
- Leakage is expected?ND
- Carbon pools includedND
- Gasses includedND
- Reference period start yearND
- Reference period end yearND
- Carbon standard 1none
Carbon certification
- Carbon standard 1 ProgressND
- Carbon standard 1 Publication dateND
- Carbon standard 1 WeblinksND
- Carbon standard 1 Expiry dateND
- Carbon standard 2none
- Carbon standard 2 ProgressND
- Carbon standard 2 Publication dateND
- Carbon standard 2 WeblinksND
- Carbon standard 2 Expiry dateND
- Carbon standard 3none
- Carbon standard 3 ProgressND
- Carbon standard 3 Publication dateND
- Carbon standard 3 WeblinksND
- Carbon standard 3 Expiry dateND
- Source of informationhttp://www.forestcarbonportal.com/project/cool-earth-awacachi-project (no longer accessible as of July 2016) ; http://www.coolearth.org/409/what-we-do-38/our-projects-187/awacachi-1041.html (no longer accessible as of August, 2014) ; http://www.givingwhatwecan.org/sites/givingwhatwecan.org/files/attachments/coolearthreport.pdf (no longer accessible as of August, 2014); https://www.coolearth.org/2015/07/completed-project-awacachi-project-ecuador/
Community level intervention
- Any monetary benefits?Yes
- Monetary benefit typeNon-conditional
- Monetary benefit detailAssistance and payments are not linked to performance, but rather appear to be in the form of aid/development/charity.
- Provides employment?ND
- Are there non-cash benefits?Yes
- Economic activities - typeagroforestry | microenterprise
- Is there tenure clarification?ND
- Is there environmental education?Yes
- Is there forest access restriction or control/monitoring of deforestation?ND
- Is there forest enhancement?ND
- Is there community infrastracture improvement?ND
- Is there other community benefits?ND