Project/Juridiction proponent

Project/Juridiction Partners

Project characteristics

• ID-RECCO ID
  116
• Project status 2022
  Ongoing
• Project name
  Boden Creek Ecological Preserve Forest Carbon Project
• Secondary name
  BCEP
• Country
  Belize
• Last IDRECCO update year
  2020
• Size (in hectare)
  3980
• Start year
  2005
• End year
  2029
• Duration
  30
• Project description
  The core objective of this project is to commercialize the forest carbon offsets at the Boden Creek Ecological Preserve near Punta Gorda, Belize, Central America. This property has been the site of a groundbreaking effort to use ecotourism as a funding source for land preservation. Before project implementation, the land was under immediate threat of land conversion for agriculture, containing internationally protected biodiversity. The Boden Creek Ecological Preserve (BCEP) is a private preserve that owns the project site, leased to Belize Lodge and Excursions (BLE). BLE is an ecotourism enterprise with four eco-lodges and tourism packages that promote conservation, community development and the use of sustainable practices within BCEP.
• Objective 1
  biodiversity conservation
• Objective 2
  climate
• Objective 3
  return on investment
• Deforestation drivers
  industrial agriculture or cattle ranching, industrial wood exploitation, Natural Disaster
• Type of forest
  humid
• Project activity
  REDD
• Project Type
  REDD
• Details for Afforestation/Reforestation activity
  NA
• Multiple locations?
  Yes
• Jurisdiction level 1
  Dictrict : Toledo
• Jurisdiction level 2
  Villages: Indian Creek, Golden Stream

Carbon accounting

• Crediting period
  2005-2029
• Period to calculate annual carbon credits
• Annual carbon credits
• Total carbon credits
  1442957
• Leakage is expected?
  yes
• Carbon pools included
  Above ground biomass | Below ground biomass
• Gasses included
  CH4 | CO2 | N2O
• Reference period start year
  1995
• Reference period end year
  2004
• Carbon standard 1
  VCS

Carbon certification

• Carbon standard 1 Progress
  certified
• Carbon standard 1 Publication date
  40718
• Carbon standard 1 Weblinks
  http://vcsprojectdatabase.org/
• Carbon standard 1 Expiry date
  ND
• Carbon standard 2
  CCB
• Carbon standard 2 Progress
  expired
• Carbon standard 2 Publication date
  40343
• Carbon standard 2 Weblinks
  http://www.climate-standards.org/2010/02/10/boden-creek-ecological-preserve-project/
• 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
  Accessible by Jun 2023 Verra project website: https://registry.verra.org/#/project_details/647 Verra PDD: https://registry.verra.org/mymodule/ProjectDoc/Project_ViewFile.asp?FileID=14514&IDKEY=8903q4jsafkasjfu90amnmasdfkaidflnmdf9348r09dmfasdfk20014806 http://www.climate-standards.org/2010/02/10/boden-creek-ecological-preserve-project/; Not accessible by Sep 2020 http://www.forestcarbonportal.com/project/boden-creek-ecological-preserve-forest-carbon-project; https://vcsprojectdatabase2.apx.com/myModule/Interactive.asp?Tab=Projects&a=2&i=647&lat=16.2825159162&lon=-88.806873074&bp=1; http://mer.markit.com/br-reg/public/project.jsp?project_id=100000000000717;

Community level intervention

• Any monetary benefits?
  Yes
• Monetary benefit type
  Non-conditional
• Monetary benefit detail
  The Project will employ individuals from the local communities patrolling and monitoring the Project Area.
• Provides employment?
  Yes
• Are there non-cash benefits?
  Yes
• Economic activities - type
  ecotourism
• 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?
  No
• Is there community infrastracture improvement?
  Yes
• Is there other community benefits?
  Yes