Project/Juridiction proponent

Project/Juridiction Partners

Project characteristics

• ID-RECCO ID
  113
• Project status 2022
  Ongoing
• Project name
  Promoting sustainable development through plantations of natural rubber trees in Guatemala
• Secondary name
  Promoting Sustainable Development through Natural Rubber Tree Plantations in Guatemala
• Country
  Guatemala
• Last IDRECCO update year
  2020
• Size (in hectare)
  2366
• Start year
  2007
• End year
  2049
• Duration
  42
• Project description
  This project is designed to promote sustainable development through the establishment of natural rubber tree plantations in two distinct regions of Guatemala. The proposed project activities involve certifying the proposed project areas under the Forest Stewardship Council (FSC) forest management certification, in addition to the validation and verification of the project as an Afforestation, Reforestation, and Revegetation (ARR) project with the VCS. The project involves the reforestation of 2,366 hectares of degraded pastureland, with a variety of clones of Hevea brasiliensis. This project aims to be the first FSC certified rubber tree plantation in Guatemala. The project intends to diversify investment opportunities for businesses in Guatemala interested in investing in sustainable rubber production. The project area includes 7 different farms, divided geographically in both the north (3 farms) and the south (4 farms) of Guatemala. The project asserts that without the sale of carbon credits, it would not be able to meet the minimum investment return threshold.
• Objective 1
  non timber production
• Objective 2
  return on investment
• Objective 3
  climate
• Deforestation drivers
  industrial agriculture or cattle ranching
• Type of forest
  humid
• Project activity
  ARR
• Project Type
  ARR
• Details for Afforestation/Reforestation activity
  plantation
• Multiple locations?
  Yes
• Jurisdiction level 1
  Department : Izabal, Alta Verapaz and Suchitepequez
• Jurisdiction level 2
  Municipalities: Santa Bárbara, Rio Brava, Livingston, Patulul, Santo Domingo, and Cubilguitz

Carbon accounting

• Crediting period
  2007-2049
• Period to calculate annual carbon credits
• Annual carbon credits
• Total carbon credits
  3900439
• Leakage is expected?
  no
• Carbon pools included
  Above ground biomass | Below ground biomass | Dead wood | Litter | Soil organic carbon
• Gasses included
  CO2
• Reference period start year
  2013
• Reference period end year
  2016
• Carbon standard 1
  VCS

Carbon certification

• Carbon standard 1 Progress
  certified
• Carbon standard 1 Publication date
  40477
• Carbon standard 1 Weblinks
  https://registry.verra.org/mymodule/ProjectDoc/Project_ViewFile.asp?FileID=13578&IDKEY=2iofj09234rm9oq4jndsma80vcalksdjf98cxkjaf90823nmq3018724062
• Carbon standard 1 Expiry date
  ND
• Carbon standard 2
  CCB
• Carbon standard 2 Progress
  expired
• Carbon standard 2 Publication date
  44652
• Carbon standard 2 Weblinks
  https://registry.verra.org/mymodule/ProjectDoc/Project_ViewFile.asp?FileID=67530&IDKEY=dq934lkmsad39asjdkfj90qlkalsdkngaf98ulkandDfdvDdfhs93123870
• Carbon standard 2 Expiry date
  ND
• Carbon standard 3
  FSC
• Carbon standard 3 Progress
  expired
• Carbon standard 3 Publication date
  40179
• Carbon standard 3 Weblinks
  ND
• Carbon standard 3 Expiry date
  42005
• Source of information
  Update 2020: https://registry.verra.org/app/projectDetail/CCB/514 VCS-CCBA project implementation report (2016) https://verra.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/CCB_IMP_REP_514_01SEP2013_31AUG2014.pdf https://www.climate-standards.org/?s=Natural+Rubber+Tree project implementation report VCS-CCBA 2016: https://verra.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/CCB_IMP_REP_514_01SEP2013_31AUG2014.pdf; Not accessible by Jun 2023 http://www.forestcarbonportal.com/project/promoting-sustainable-development-through-plantations-natural-rubber-trees-guatemala; https://vcsprojectdatabase2.apx.com/myModule/Interactive.asp?Tab=Projects&a=2&i=514&lat=14.435594&lon=-91.290772&bp=1 (not accessible as of September 2020); http://www.climate-standards.org/2013/11/26/promoting-sustainable-development-through-natural-rubber-tree-plantations-in-guatemala/; http://www.rainforest-alliance.org/climate/projects/pica-project (not accessible as of September 2020);

Community level intervention

• Any monetary benefits?
  Yes
• Monetary benefit type
  Unclear
• Monetary benefit detail
  The main net positive impacts in the community are those related to economic issues, as due to plantations and their management many and different jobs were created comparing with baseline scenario.
• Provides employment?
  Yes
• Are there non-cash benefits?
  Yes
• Economic activities - type
  agroforestry | tree planting
• 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?
  Yes
• Is there community infrastracture improvement?
  No
• Is there other community benefits?
  Yes