Recovery of Degraded Areas with Agroforestry Systems in Colombia

Project/Juridiction proponent

NameWebsiteLocation of headquartersOrganization type
AgrofuturoNDColombiaNGO/private non for profit
Compania de Profesionales de Bolsa S.A#http://www.profesionalesdebolsa.com/#Colombiaprivate for-profit
Fundación Natura Colombia#http://www.natura.org.co/#ColombiaNGO/private non for profit

Project/Juridiction Partners

NameWebsiteLocation of headquartersOrganization type
South Pole Carbon Asset Management Ltd. (South Pole)#http://www.southpolecarbon.com# #https://www.southpole.com/#ColombiaPrivate for profit
Swiss Carbon Value LTDNDColombiaPrivate for profit
Centro de Investigación Carbono y Bosques (C&B)NDColombiaResearch/academic institute
Instituto Interamericano para la Cooperación en Agricultura (IICA)NDColombiaResearch/academic institute
Ministry of Foreign Affairs of FinlandNDColombiaPublic

Project characteristics

  • ID-RECCO ID
    192
  • Project status 2022
    TBC
  • Project name
    Recovery of Degraded Areas with Agroforestry Systems in Colombia
  • Secondary name
    Recuperation of degraded areas with agroforestry systems in Colombia
  • Country
    Colombia
  • Last IDRECCO update year
    2020
  • Size (in hectare)
    219
  • Start year
    ND
  • End year
    2112
  • Duration
    100
  • Project description
    This is a grouped agroforestry project under the VCS methodology. The objective of this initiative is to support the development and economic growth of the impacted regions, considering sustainability criteria such as diversification of goods and services, increasing the incomes of the small and medium farmers, generation of value added to forest products, generation of technical skills in the cycle of forestry carbon projects, carbon dioxide sequestration and subsequent sale of carbon credits and participation in the voluntary carbon market, as well as the generation of information regarding the management of native species in degraded ecosystems.
  • Objective 1
    development, social development
  • Objective 2
    climate
  • Objective 3
    biodiversity conservation
  • Deforestation drivers
    cattle grazing, illegal logging, industrial agriculture or cattle ranching, local livelihoods
  • Type of forest
    humid
  • Project activity
    ARR
  • Project Type
    ARR
  • Details for Afforestation/Reforestation activity
    agroforestry
  • Multiple locations?
    Yes
  • Jurisdiction level 1
    Department : Antioquia
  • Jurisdiction level 2
    Municipality : El Retiro

Carbon accounting

  • Crediting period
    2012-2112
  • Period to calculate annual carbon credits
  • Annual carbon credits
  • Total carbon credits
    74554
  • Leakage is expected?
    ND
  • Carbon pools included
    ND
  • Gasses included
    ND
  • Reference period start year
    ND
  • Reference period end year
    ND
  • Carbon standard 1
    VCS

Carbon certification

  • Carbon standard 1 Progress
    certified
  • Carbon standard 1 Publication date
    42200
  • Carbon standard 1 Weblinks
    https://registry.verra.org/app/projectDetail/VCS/1429
  • Carbon standard 1 Expiry date
    44298
  • Carbon standard 2
    CCB
  • Carbon standard 2 Progress
    certified
  • Carbon standard 2 Publication date
    42107
  • Carbon standard 2 Weblinks
    http://www.vcsprojectdatabase.org/
  • Carbon standard 2 Expiry date
    44298
  • 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
    http://www.forestcarbonportal.com/project/Recuperation-of-degraded-areas-with-agroforestry-systems-in-Colombia; https://registry.verra.org/app/projectDetail/VCS/1429; http://www.climate-standards.org/2015/04/20/recovery-of-degraded-areas-with-agroforestry-systems-in-colombia/

Community level intervention

  • Any monetary benefits?
    Yes
  • Monetary benefit type
    Non-conditional
  • Monetary benefit detail
    landowners receive a monthly lease payment of their land
  • Provides employment?
    Yes
  • Are there non-cash benefits?
    Yes
  • Economic activities - type
    agroforestry | plantation forestry | 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?
    ND
  • Is there other community benefits?
    ND