San Nicolas Carbon Sequestration Project
Project/Juridiction proponent
Name | Website | Location of headquarters | Organization type |
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Corporación para el manejo sostenible de los bosques | #http://www.masbosques.org.co/# | Colombia | NGO/private non for profit |
Project/Juridiction Partners
Name | Website | Location of headquarters | Organization type |
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CORNARE (coporacion autonoma regional de las cuencas de los rios negro y nare) | ND | Colombia | ND |
Government of Canada International Bank for Reconstruction and Development as a trustee of the Biocarbon Fund | ND | Colombia | Public |
Project characteristics
- ID-RECCO ID134
- Project status 2022Ended
- Project nameSan Nicolas Carbon Sequestration Project
- Secondary nameSan Nicolas CDM Reforestation Project
- CountryColombia
- Last IDRECCO update year2020
- Size (in hectare)1101
- Start year2008
- End year2027
- Duration20
- Project descriptionThe project development objective is to pioneer carbon sinks in Colombia, through reforestation, agroforestry , on about 2,500 ha of abandoned pastures and through avoided deforestation and induced regeneration in about 7,300 ha of remaining forest stands in the valley of San Nicolas. By the inclusion of 20 native species for the reforestation activities and a program aimed at the recovery of populations of 3 endangered species, the project will contribute to restore biodiversity in abandoned pastures. The Project has a number of sustainable development objectives: - Generation of financial resources and improvement of livelihoods of small-scale landholders; - Sustainable management of watersheds; - Conservation of biodiversity; - Active participation and involvement of local communities, NGOs, government and the private sector of the area.
- Objective 1development, social development
- Objective 2biodiversity conservation
- Objective 3timber production
- Deforestation driversND
- Type of foresthumid
- Project activityARR|IFM
- Project TypeARR
- Details for Afforestation/Reforestation activityagroforestry, plantation
- Multiple locations?Yes
- Jurisdiction level 1Department : Atioquia
- Jurisdiction level 2Municipality : Guarne, Rionegro, Marinilla, Carmen de Viboral, Santuario, El Retiro, San Vicente, La Ceja and La Unión
Carbon accounting
- Crediting period2008-2027
- Period to calculate annual carbon credits
- Annual carbon credits
- Total carbon credits122699
- Leakage is expected?ND
- Carbon pools includedND
- Gasses includedND
- Reference period start yearND
- Reference period end yearND
- Carbon standard 1CCB
Carbon certification
- Carbon standard 1 ProgressND
- Carbon standard 1 Publication dateND
- Carbon standard 1 WeblinksND
- Carbon standard 1 Expiry dateND
- Carbon standard 2CDM
- Carbon standard 2 Progresscertified
- Carbon standard 2 Publication date41271
- Carbon standard 2 Weblinkshttps://cdm.unfccc.int/filestorage/c/f/AS09C54JXOIKL6U38RT7EQHNWBY21Z.pdf/SAN%20NICOLAS%20Validation%20Report.pdf?t=MmZ8cWhrM29hfDCqaAXz1gdJ4zdGn_k5y5_M
- 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 informationhttps://cdm.unfccc.int/Projects/DB/ICONTEC1356728020.56/view; Accessed Jun 2023 https://masbosques.org/gestion-2022/; Accessed Jun 2023 http://www.forestcarbonportal.com/project/san-nicolas-carbon-sequestration-project; Not accessible Sep 2022 http://eco2data.com/project/San-Nicolas-CDM-Reforestation-Project-66853#tab_projectGeneral (not accessible as of September 2020); http://www.masbosques.org.co/index.php/download_file/view/57/106/ (not accessible as of sept. 2014);
Community level intervention
- Any monetary benefits?ND
- Monetary benefit typeND
- Monetary benefit detailND
- Provides employment?ND
- Are there non-cash benefits?Yes
- Economic activities - typeagroforestry
- Is there tenure clarification?Yes
- Is there environmental education?Yes
- Is there forest access restriction or control/monitoring of deforestation?No
- Is there forest enhancement?Yes
- Is there community infrastracture improvement?No
- Is there other community benefits?Yes