Project/Juridiction proponent

Project/Juridiction Partners

Project characteristics

• ID-RECCO ID
  180
• Project status 2022
  Ongoing
• Project name
  Lacandón – Forest for life REDD+ Project
• Secondary name
  Lacandón REDD+ Project
• Country
  Guatemala
• Last IDRECCO update year
  2023
• Size (in hectare)
  206268.71
• Start year
  ND
• End year
  2042
• Duration
  30
• Project description
  The project activities have been designed as part of the REDD+ project with the intention ofreducing CO2 emissions from deforestation and degradation compared to baseline levels. The major goal of the project is to slow down the rate of forest loss together with the comunities, and forested land are converted to farmland and cattle ranches. Other specific threats have included petroleum exploration and associated road building, as well as organized illegal colonization other local partners. The project zone is current affected by deforestation, where large areas of
• Objective 1
  Climate
• Objective 2
  social development
• Objective 3
  biodiversity conservation
• Deforestation drivers
  slash and burn agriculture |industrial agriculture or cattle ranching | illegal logging | illegal settlements | overextraction of resources natural resources
• Type of forest
  humid
• Project activity
  ARR|REDD
• Project Type
  REDD
• Details for Afforestation/Reforestation activity
  Tree planting
• Multiple locations?
  No
• Jurisdiction level 1
  Department : Petén
• Jurisdiction level 2
  Municipality : La Libertad and Las Cruces

Carbon accounting

• Crediting period
  2012-2042
• Period to calculate annual carbon credits
• Annual carbon credits
• Total carbon credits
  7166267
• Leakage is expected?
  yes
• Carbon pools included
  Above ground biomass | Below ground biomass | Other
• Gasses included
  CO2
• Reference period start year
  2000
• Reference period end year
  2010
• Carbon standard 1
  VCS

Carbon certification

• Carbon standard 1 Progress
  certified
• Carbon standard 1 Publication date
  42565
• Carbon standard 1 Weblinks
  #http://www.vcsprojectdatabase.org/#/project_details/1541#
• Carbon standard 1 Expiry date
  ND
• Carbon standard 2
  CCB
• Carbon standard 2 Progress
  certified
• Carbon standard 2 Publication date
  42529
• Carbon standard 2 Weblinks
  http://www.vcsprojectdatabase.org/
• Carbon standard 2 Expiry date
  ND
• Carbon standard 3
  none
• Carbon standard 3 Progress
  ND
• Carbon standard 3 Publication date
  ND
• Carbon standard 3 Weblinks
  ND
• Carbon standard 3 Expiry date
  ND
• Source of information
  Updated using PDD from Verra https://registry.verra.org/mymodule/ProjectDoc/Project_ViewFile.asp?FileID=45694&IDKEY=alksjoiuwqowrnoiuomnckjashoufifmln902309ksdflku098o63012026 | http://theredddesk.org/countries/initiatives/lacand%C3%B3n-forests-life; http://www.bosques-lacandon.org/en/the-pilot-project-in-guatemala.html; http://www.bosques-lacandon.org/fileadmin/user_upload/Newsletter/Newsletter_II_en_small.pdf; About financing: http://www.international-climate-initiative.com/fileadmin/Dokumente/201308-project_list-biodiversity.pdf; About cooperation agreements: http://www.bosques-lacandon.org/en/strengthening-development.html; http://www.climate-standards.org/2015/12/28/lacandon-forest-for-life-redd-project/

Community level intervention

• Any monetary benefits?
  Check
• Monetary benefit type
  Unclear
• Monetary benefit detail
  Incentive payments (including cash, planting materials, and technical assistance) to communities living in national park to conserve and recover 700 ha of forest |
• Provides employment?
  Yes
• Are there non-cash benefits?
  Yes
• Economic activities - type
  agriculture | micro-credits | tree planting
• Is there tenure clarification?
  No
• Is there environmental education?
  Yes
• Is there forest access restriction or control/monitoring of deforestation?
  Yes
• Is there forest enhancement?
  Yes
• Is there community infrastracture improvement?
  No
• Is there other community benefits?
  Yes