PALAMEKU KUWEI REDD+
Project/Juridiction proponent
| Name | Website | Location of headquarters | Organization type |
|---|---|---|---|
| Indigenous Reservation Ríos Muco and Guarrojo | ND | Colombia | Local communities/landowners/cooperatives |
Project/Juridiction Partners
| Name | Website | Location of headquarters | Organization type |
|---|---|---|---|
| La Esmeralda Indigenous Reservation | ND | Colombia | local communities/landowners/cooperatives |
| Punta Bandera Indigenous Reservation | ND | Colombia | local communities/landowners/cooperatives |
| San Luis del Tomo Indigenous Reservation | ND | Colombia | local communities/landowners/cooperatives |
| Tomo and Weberi Rivers Indigenous Reservation | ND | Colombia | local communities/landowners/cooperatives |
| Valdivia Indigenous Reservation | ND | Colombia | local communities/landowners/cooperatives |
Project characteristics
- ID-RECCO ID910
- Project status 2022Ongoing
- Project namePALAMEKU KUWEI REDD+
- Secondary name
- CountryColombia
- Last IDRECCO update year2022
- Size (in hectare)32629
- Start yearND
- End yearND
- DurationND
- Project descriptionSix indigenous reserves make up this project that seeks the conservation of 32,629 hectares of tropical rainforest. This project seeks to carry out initiatives that tend to reduce deforestation and improve the living conditions of their communities, through lines of action that guarantee the conservation of biodiversity, food sovereignty. Its name 'PALAMEKU KUWEI' was assigned by the communities that make up the project, whose meaning has to do with the Creator God of the tools to be able to work the tree of life. PALAMEKU, was the one who made the axe, which is the symbol of all tools. And KUWEI means: Creator God of the earth, water and the entire worldview of Sikuani Piapoco.
- Objective 1Reduce of deforestation
- Objective 2Social development
- Objective 3Biodiversity conservation
- Deforestation driversIndustrial agriculture and cattle ranching
- Type of forestHumid
- Project activityREDD
- Project TypeREDD
- Details for Afforestation/Reforestation activityNA
- Multiple locations?ND
- Jurisdiction level 1Department: Vichada
- Jurisdiction level 2Munacipility of Cumaribo
Carbon accounting
- Crediting period2010-9999
- Period to calculate annual carbon credits
- Annual carbon credits
- Total carbon credits33281
- Leakage is expected?ND
- Carbon pools includedND
- Gasses includedND
- Reference period start yearND
- Reference period end yearND
- Carbon standard 1Cercarbono
Carbon certification
- Carbon standard 1 ProgressYes
- 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 informationAll info based on website portfolio and youtube video of the project accessed at https://biofix.co/portafolio/palameku-kuwei-redd/
Community level intervention
- Any monetary benefits?Yes
- Monetary benefit typeConditional
- Monetary benefit detailPayment through commercialization of carbon credit
- Provides employment?Yes
- Are there non-cash benefits?Yes
- Economic activities - typeOther-silvopastoral
- 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?Yes
- Is there other community benefits?Yes