Project/Juridiction proponent

Project/Juridiction Partners

Project characteristics

• ID-RECCO ID
  237
• Project status 2022
  Ongoing
• Project name
  The Purus Project
• Secondary name
  The Purus Project- A Tropical Forest Conservation Project in Acre, Brazil
• Country
  Brazil
• Last IDRECCO update year
  2020
• Size (in hectare)
  34702
• Start year
  ND
• End year
  2041
• Duration
  40
• Project description
  The Purus Project seeks to help protect and conserve tropical forest by providing payments for ecosystem services. The Purus Project will mitigate deforestation pressures using a combination of contractual obligations, environmental programs, and social programs intended to improve the livelihoods of community members living in the vicinity of the project area.
• Objective 1
  development, social development
• Objective 2
  biodiversity conservation
• Objective 3
  ND
• Deforestation drivers
  fire, local livelihoods, slash and burn agriculture
• Type of forest
  humid
• Project activity
  ARR|REDD
• Project Type
  REDD
• Details for Afforestation/Reforestation activity
  ND
• Multiple locations?
  No
• Jurisdiction level 1
  State : Acre
• Jurisdiction level 2
  Municipality : Manoel Urbana

Carbon accounting

• Crediting period
  2011 - 2041
• Period to calculate annual carbon credits
  2018-2020
• Annual carbon credits
  94005.666666667
• Total carbon credits
  282017
• Leakage is expected?
  yes
• Carbon pools included
  Above ground biomass | Below ground biomass
• Gasses included
  CH4 | CO2 | N2O
• Reference period start year
  2018
• Reference period end year
  2022
• Carbon standard 1
  CCB

Carbon certification

• Carbon standard 1 Progress
  on process
• Carbon standard 1 Publication date
  ND
• Carbon standard 1 Weblinks
  https://registry.verra.org/app/projectDetail/CCB/963
• Carbon standard 1 Expiry date
  ND
• Carbon standard 2
  VCS
• Carbon standard 2 Progress
  Registered
• Carbon standard 2 Publication date
  42917
• Carbon standard 2 Weblinks
  https://registry.verra.org/mymodule/ProjectDoc/Project_ViewFile.asp?FileID=68626&IDKEY=alksjoiuwqowrnoiuomnckjashoufifmln902309ksdflku098o94635254
• 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
  https://vcsprojectdatabase2.apx.com/myModule/Interactive.asp?Tab=Projects&a=2&i=963&lat=-8%2E994141&lon=-69%2E451007&bp=1 (not accessible as of September 2020); https://vcsprojectdatabase2.apx.com/myModule/ProjectDoc/Project_ViewFile.asp?FileID=11441&IDKEY=aq934lkmsad39asjdkfj90qlkalsdkngaf98ulkandDfdvDdfhk15777139 (not accessible as of September 2020); http://carbonfund.org/reforestation-and-avoided-deforestation/item/2743-purus-protection-tropical-rainforest-biodiversity-conservation-project (not accessible as of September 2020); http://www.ecosystemmarketplace.com/pages/dynamic/article.page.php?page_id=9564§ion=news_articles&eod=1 http://www.climate-standards.org/2012/10/20/the-purus-project-a-tropical-forest-conservation-project-in-acre-brazil/; https://registry.verra.org/app/projectDetail/VCS/963

Community level intervention

• Any monetary benefits?
  Yes
• Monetary benefit type
  Conditional
• Monetary benefit detail
  After 5 years, the revenue from carbon will be shared with the communities who voluntarily joined the project and avoided deforestation on 100ha. Other criteria : Children must attend school, preserve forests outside, no burning, training participation
• Provides employment?
  Yes
• Are there non-cash benefits?
  Yes
• Economic activities - type
  ecotourism
• Is there tenure clarification?
  Yes
• 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?
  Yes
• Is there other community benefits?
  Yes