Lacandón – Forests for Life

Project/Juridiction proponent

NameWebsiteLocation of headquartersOrganization type
Unión Maya Itzá CooperativNDGuatemalalocal communities/landowners/cooperatives
Defensores de la Naturaleza Foundationwww.defensores.org.gt#http://www.defensores.org.gt#GuatemalaNGO/private non for profit
Defensores de la Naturaleza Foundationwww.defensores.org.gt#http://www.defensores.org.gt#GuatemalaNGO/private non for profit
La Lucha CooperativeNDGuatemalalocal communities/landowners/cooperatives
La Técnica Agropecuaria CooperativeNDGuatemalalocal communities/landowners/cooperatives
OroVerdewww.oroverde.de#http://www.oroverde.de#GuatemalaNGO/private non for profit
South Pole Carbon Asset Management Ltd. (South Pole)#http://www.southpolecarbon.com# #https://www.southpole.com/#GuatemalaPrivate for profit

Project/Juridiction Partners

NameWebsiteLocation of headquartersOrganization type
Guatemalan National Council of Protected Areas (CONAP)NDGuatemalaPublic

Project characteristics

  • ID-RECCO ID
    180
  • Project status 2022
  • Project name
    Lacandón – Forests for Life
  • Secondary name
  • Country
  • Last IDRECCO update year
  • Size (in hectare)
  • Start year
  • End year
  • Duration
  • Project description
  • Objective 1
  • Objective 2
  • Objective 3
  • Deforestation drivers
  • Type of forest
  • Project activity
  • Project Type
  • Details for Afforestation/Reforestation activity
  • Multiple locations?
  • Jurisdiction level 1
  • Jurisdiction level 2

Carbon accounting

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

Carbon certification

  • Carbon standard 1 Progress
  • Carbon standard 1 Publication date
  • Carbon standard 1 Weblinks
  • Carbon standard 1 Expiry date
  • Carbon standard 2
  • Carbon standard 2 Progress
  • Carbon standard 2 Publication date
  • Carbon standard 2 Weblinks
  • Carbon standard 2 Expiry date
  • Carbon standard 3
  • Carbon standard 3 Progress
  • Carbon standard 3 Publication date
  • Carbon standard 3 Weblinks
  • Carbon standard 3 Expiry date
  • Source of information

Community level intervention

  • Any monetary benefits?
  • Monetary benefit type
  • Monetary benefit detail
  • Provides employment?
  • Are there non-cash benefits?
  • Economic activities - type
  • Is there tenure clarification?
  • Is there environmental education?
  • Is there forest access restriction or control/monitoring of deforestation?
  • Is there forest enhancement?
  • Is there community infrastracture improvement?
  • Is there other community benefits?