Taab Ché: Regional Blue Carbon strategy in the Yucatan Peninsula

Project/Juridiction proponent

NameWebsiteLocation of headquartersOrganization type

Project/Juridiction Partners

NameWebsiteLocation of headquartersOrganization type
FMCNNDMexicoPrivate for profit
MAR FundNDMexicoPrivate for profit
PMC- CINVESTAVNDMexicoResearch/academic institute
Resiliencia AzulNDMexicoNGO/private non for profit
Casa WayuuNDMexicolocal communities/landowners/cooperatives
Comisión Nacional de Áreas Naturales Protegidas / National Commission for Protected Areas(CONANP)NDMexicoPublic

Project characteristics

  • ID-RECCO ID
    938
  • Project status 2022
    Ongoing
  • Project name
    Taab Ché: Regional Blue Carbon strategy in the Yucatan Peninsula
  • Secondary name
    ND
  • Country
    Mexico
  • Last IDRECCO update year
    2022
  • Size (in hectare)
    460
  • Start year
    ND
  • End year
    ND
  • Duration
    20
  • Project description
    Prevention of ecosystem conversion or degradation through local conservation and restoration of the Yucatan Peninsula´s blue carbon ecosystems.
  • Objective 1
    other-ecosystem restoration
  • Objective 2
    social development
  • Objective 3
    ND
  • Deforestation drivers
    ND
  • Type of forest
    wetland
  • Project activity
    ARR
  • Project Type
    ARR
  • Details for Afforestation/Reforestation activity
    Ecosystem restoration
  • Multiple locations?
    Yes
  • Jurisdiction level 1
    state: Quintana Roo
  • Jurisdiction level 2
    municipality of Lázaro Cárdenas

Carbon accounting

  • Crediting period
    ND
  • Period to calculate annual carbon credits
  • Annual carbon credits
  • Total carbon credits
    6923195
  • Leakage is expected?
    yes
  • Carbon pools included
    Below ground biomass
  • Gasses included
    CO2
  • Reference period start year
    2003
  • Reference period end year
    2017
  • Carbon standard 1
    Plan Vivo

Carbon certification

  • Carbon standard 1 Progress
    in process
  • Carbon standard 1 Publication date
    ND
  • Carbon standard 1 Weblinks
    https://www.planvivo.org/Handlers/Download.ashx?IDMF=f040f8e8-4120-40f0-ad6c-9eba1995f285
  • Carbon standard 1 Expiry date
    ND
  • Carbon standard 2
    none
  • Carbon standard 2 Progress
    ND
  • Carbon standard 2 Publication date
    ND
  • Carbon standard 2 Weblinks
    ND
  • 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
    https://www.planvivo.org/pipeline

Community level intervention

  • Any monetary benefits?
    Yes
  • Monetary benefit type
    Conditional
  • Monetary benefit detail
    The owners of the territory (private and social) will be the holders of the carbon rights. Each of the owners can propose to include their carbon credit rights to the project coordinating entity (Resiliencia Azul A.C.) and receive direct incentives that will be reinvested in the conservation and restoration of ecosystems
  • Provides employment?
    Check
  • Are there non-cash benefits?
    Yes
  • Economic activities - type
    ecotourism|fishing|NTFP
  • Is there tenure clarification?
    Yes
  • 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?
    ND
  • Is there other community benefits?
    ND