Scolel 'te
Project/Juridiction proponent
| Name | Website | Location of headquarters | Organization type |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cooperativa AMBIO S.C. de R.L. | #http://ambio.org.mx/# | Mexico | NGO/private non for profit |
Project/Juridiction Partners
| Name | Website | Location of headquarters | Organization type |
|---|---|---|---|
| UK Department for International Development (DFID) | ND | Mexico | Public |
| University of Edinburgh | ND | Mexico | Research/academic institute |
| Bioclimatic Fund Trust (FBC) | ND | Mexico | ND |
| Comisión Nacional de Ãreas Naturales Protegidas / National Commission for Protected Areas(CONANP) | ND | Mexico | Public |
| Comisión Nacional Forestal (National Forestry Commission) | ND | Mexico | Public |
| Edinburgh Centre of Carbon Management (ECCM, now a Camco company) | ND | Mexico | ND |
| El Colegio de la Frontera Sur (Ecosur) | ND | Mexico | Public |
Project characteristics
- ID-RECCO ID102
- Project status 2022Ongoing
- Project nameScolel 'te
- Secondary nameScolel té Natural Resources Management and Carbon Sequestration Project
- CountryMexico
- Last IDRECCO update year2020
- Size (in hectare)9049
- Start year1997
- End yearND
- DurationND
- Project descriptionScolel Té is a project that assists farmers and communities in southern Mexico to develop more sustainable land management and better livelihoods through the provision of carbon services.
- Objective 1climate
- Objective 2biodiversity conservation
- Objective 3social development
- Deforestation driversfire, illegal logging, infrastructure, population increase, Transient agriculture
- Type of foresthumid
- Project activityARR|REDD
- Project TypeARR
- Details for Afforestation/Reforestation activityagroforestry, ecosystem restoration
- Multiple locations?Yes
- Jurisdiction level 1State : Chiapas and State : Oaxaca
- Jurisdiction level 2Municipality : Tuxtla Gutiérrez
Carbon accounting
- Crediting period2018-9999
- Period to calculate annual carbon credits
- Annual carbon credits
- Total carbon credits13766.74
- Leakage is expected?No
- Carbon pools includedAbove ground biomass | Below ground biomass
- Gasses includedCO2
- Reference period start year1997
- Reference period end year2017
- Carbon standard 1Plan vivo
Carbon certification
- Carbon standard 1 Progresscertified
- Carbon standard 1 Publication date35431
- Carbon standard 1 Weblinkshttps://mer.markit.com/br-reg/public/project.jsp?project_id=100000000000170
- Carbon standard 1 Expiry date44078
- Carbon standard 2ECCM
- Carbon standard 2 Progresscan't confirm
- Carbon standard 2 Publication date37298
- Carbon standard 2 Weblinkshttp://planvivo.org/docs/2002_SGS_Verification_Report.pdf
- Carbon standard 2 Expiry date44078
- Carbon standard 3Rainforest Smartwood
- Carbon standard 3 Progresscan't confirm
- Carbon standard 3 Publication date41298
- Carbon standard 3 Weblinkshttp://planvivo.org/docs/Auditoria-Scolel-te-09-VP_borrador_.pdf/ http://planvivo.org/docs/Verification-Report_2013_Public.pdf
- Carbon standard 3 Expiry date44078
- Source of informationhttps://mer.markit.com/br-reg/public/project.jsp?project_id=100000000000170
Community level intervention
- Any monetary benefits?Yes
- Monetary benefit typeConditional
- Monetary benefit detailProducers (farmers) are accountable for their performance under their management plans and only receive payments when targets are met.Payment for the results of the actions taken by the participants, because of good management of the forests. These payments are made once the actions and the results of the actions have been monitored in the field.
- Provides employment?Yes
- Are there non-cash benefits?Yes
- Economic activities - typeagriculture | agroforestry | other
- 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?Yes
- Is there other community benefits?Yes