Grouped project for commercial forest plantations initiatives in the department of Vichada

Project/Juridiction proponent

NameWebsiteLocation of headquartersOrganization type
Fundación Natura Colombia#http://www.natura.org.co/#ColombiaNGO/private non for profit

Project/Juridiction Partners

NameWebsiteLocation of headquartersOrganization type
Cooperativa Casa Nacional del Profesor-CANAPRONDColombialocal communities/landowners/cooperatives
Ecoforestal de ColombiaNDColombiaND
Plantación Amazonia El Vita S.A.S.NDColombiaPrivate for profit
Reforestadora El Toro S.A.S.NDColombiaND
Unión Temporal Agroindustria Horizonte VerdeNDColombiaND

Project characteristics

  • ID-RECCO ID
    801
  • Project status 2022
    Ongoing
  • Project name
    Grouped project for commercial forest plantations initiatives in the department of Vichada
  • Secondary name
  • Country
    Colombia
  • Last IDRECCO update year
    2020
  • Size (in hectare)
    30000
  • Start year
    ND
  • End year
    2041
  • Duration
    30
  • Project description
    The project aims to promote investments in new sustainable commercial forest plantations in Puerto Carreño’s Municipality. The project is based on changing the land use from extensive cattle ranching to sustainable forest productive systems, restoring natural forest covers, and creating a landscape of biological and productive corridors that produce financial, social and environmental services for the region
  • Objective 1
    biodiversity conservation
  • Objective 2
    climate
  • Objective 3
    social development
  • Deforestation drivers
    cattle grazing, industrial agriculture or cattle ranching
  • Type of forest
    dry|humid
  • Project activity
    REDD
  • Project Type
    REDD
  • Details for Afforestation/Reforestation activity
    NA
  • Multiple locations?
    Yes
  • Jurisdiction level 1
    Department : Vichada
  • Jurisdiction level 2
    Municipality : Puerto Carreño

Carbon accounting

  • Crediting period
    2011-2041
  • Period to calculate annual carbon credits
  • Annual carbon credits
  • Total carbon credits
    972417
  • Leakage is expected?
    no
  • Carbon pools included
    Above ground biomass | Below ground biomass | Dead wood | Litter | Soil organic carbon
  • Gasses included
    CH4 | CO2
  • Reference period start year
    2001
  • Reference period end year
    2011
  • Carbon standard 1
    CCB

Carbon certification

  • Carbon standard 1 Progress
    certified
  • Carbon standard 1 Publication date
    42602
  • Carbon standard 1 Weblinks
    https://registry.verra.org/mymodule/ProjectDoc/Project_ViewFile.asp?FileID=51736&IDKEY=f8723kjnf7kjandsaslmdv09887vaksmrmnwqkjoiuanfnfuq0u71343944
  • Carbon standard 1 Expiry date
    ND
  • Carbon standard 2
    VCS
  • Carbon standard 2 Progress
    certified
  • Carbon standard 2 Publication date
    42521
  • Carbon standard 2 Weblinks
    https://registry.verra.org/mymodule/ProjectDoc/Project_ViewFile.asp?FileID=42449&IDKEY=siquwesdfmnk0iei23nnm435oiojnc909dsflk9809adlkmlkfi58537171
  • 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
    http://database.v-c-s.org/sites/v-c-s.org/files/CCB_PROJ_DESC_C0065_01MAR2016.pdf; http://database.v-c-s.org/sites/v-c-s.org/files/VCS_PROJ_DESC_DRAFT_C0065_01MAR2016.pdf

Community level intervention

  • Any monetary benefits?
    Yes
  • Monetary benefit type
    Non-conditional
  • Monetary benefit detail
    Locally, the benefits for the community include the direct and indirect generation of employment, and technology transfer through technical training in forestry topics, resulting in around 80 people permanently employed in technical activities.
  • Provides employment?
    Yes
  • Are there non-cash benefits?
    Yes
  • Economic activities - type
    tree planting
  • Is there tenure clarification?
    No
  • 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?
    Yes
  • Is there other community benefits?
    Yes