Planting for the Future: Financially Sustainable Agroforestry Systems in the Peruvian Amazon

Project/Juridiction proponent

NameWebsiteLocation of headquartersOrganization type
Plant Your Future#http://www.plantyourfuture.org.uk/#PeruNGO/private non for profit
ProNaturaleza#http://www.pronaturaleza.org/#PeruNGO/private non for profit

Project/Juridiction Partners

NameWebsiteLocation of headquartersOrganization type
Associacion Civil Planta tu FuturoNDPeruNGO/private non for profit
Bosques Amazonicos (BAM)NDPeruPrivate for profit

Project characteristics

  • ID-RECCO ID
    209
  • Project status 2022
    Ongoing
  • Project name
    Planting for the Future: Financially Sustainable Agroforestry Systems in the Peruvian Amazon
  • Secondary name
    Planting for the Future: Financially sustainable agroforestry systems and payments for ecosystem services
  • Country
    Peru
  • Last IDRECCO update year
    2020
  • Size (in hectare)
    ND
  • Start year
    ND
  • End year
    2042
  • Duration
    30
  • Project description
    The project will work around 3 focal issues: 1. Sustainable agriculture: Building a sustainable agroforestry model for smallholder farmers, to restore deforested lands with native crops and trees. 2. Access to formal markets for smallholder farmers: Strengthening the social structure between farmers, enhancing their capacity to profit from natural resource‐based enterprises. 3. Biodiversity conservation: increase of forest cover.
  • Objective 1
    development, social development
  • Objective 2
    non timber production
  • Objective 3
    climate
  • Deforestation drivers
    cattle grazing, industrial agriculture or cattle ranching, local livelihoods
  • Type of forest
    humid
  • Project activity
    ARR
  • Project Type
    ARR
  • Details for Afforestation/Reforestation activity
    agroforestry
  • Multiple locations?
    Yes
  • Jurisdiction level 1
    Region : Loreto and Region : Ucayali
  • Jurisdiction level 2
    Provinces: Ucayali and Maynas

Carbon accounting

  • Crediting period
    2012-2042
  • Period to calculate annual carbon credits
  • Annual carbon credits
  • Total carbon credits
    21595.11
  • Leakage is expected?
    no
  • Carbon pools included
    Above ground biomass | Below ground biomass | Soil organic carbon
  • Gasses included
    CH4 | CO2 | N2O
  • Reference period start year
    1995
  • Reference period end year
    2006
  • Carbon standard 1
    VCS

Carbon certification

  • Carbon standard 1 Progress
    certified
  • Carbon standard 1 Publication date
    42080
  • Carbon standard 1 Weblinks
    https://registry.verra.org/mymodule/ProjectDoc/Project_ViewFile.asp?FileID=15958&IDKEY=ulksjoiuwqowrnoiuomnckjashoufifmln902309ksdflku098n22006082
  • Carbon standard 1 Expiry date
    43913
  • Carbon standard 2
    CCB
  • Carbon standard 2 Progress
    expired
  • Carbon standard 2 Publication date
    42086
  • Carbon standard 2 Weblinks
    https://s3.amazonaws.com/CCBA/Projects/Planting_for_the_Future/PUBLIC+COMMENT+CCB+PDD+PYF.pdf
  • Carbon standard 2 Expiry date
    43913
  • 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://theredddesk.org/countries/initiatives/planting-future-financially-sustainable-agroforestry-systems-peruvian-amazon (authorization is needed to access the website as of September 2020) http://www.plantyourfuture.org.uk/#!our-project http://www.climate-standards.org/2014/07/11/planting-for-the-future-financially-sustainable-agroforestry-systems-and-payments-for-ecosystem-services/ https://s3.amazonaws.com/CCBA/Projects/Planting_for_the_Future/PUBLIC+COMMENT+CCB+PDD+PYF.pdf

Community level intervention

  • Any monetary benefits?
    Yes
  • Monetary benefit type
    Conditional
  • Monetary benefit detail
    payments for ecosystem services (namely carbon)
  • Provides employment?
    ND
  • Are there non-cash benefits?
    Yes
  • Economic activities - type
    agroforestry | processing and commercialization
  • Is there tenure clarification?
    No
  • Is there environmental education?
    No
  • Is there forest access restriction or control/monitoring of deforestation?
    ND
  • Is there forest enhancement?
    Yes
  • Is there community infrastracture improvement?
    ND
  • Is there other community benefits?
    ND