Project/Juridiction proponent

Project/Juridiction Partners

Project characteristics

• ID-RECCO ID
  231
• Project status 2022
  Ongoing
• Project name
  Yacumama Forest Carbon Project
• Secondary name
• Country
  Peru
• Last IDRECCO update year
  2020
• Size (in hectare)
  3202
• Start year
  ND
• End year
  2041
• Duration
  30
• Project description
  The overall goal of the Project is to protect and conserve the tropical lowland floodplain forest on Yacumama, a privately held lodge, research, education, and conservation area, in the Amazon Basin of Peru, for long-term carbon sequestration. There are three explicit Project objectives: - to avoid emissions from land clearing and conversion to agriculture. - to increase economic opportunities for local villagers through employment and increased access to health care. - to protect and maintain the native biodiversity.
• Objective 1
  climate
• Objective 2
  social development
• Objective 3
  biodiversity conservation
• Deforestation drivers
  illegal logging
• Type of forest
  humid
• Project activity
  REDD
• Project Type
  REDD
• Details for Afforestation/Reforestation activity
  NA
• Multiple locations?
  No
• Jurisdiction level 1
  Region : Ucayali
• Jurisdiction level 2
  Province : Atalaya

Carbon accounting

• Crediting period
  2012-2041
• Period to calculate annual carbon credits
• Annual carbon credits
• Total carbon credits
  2189460
• Leakage is expected?
  yes
• Carbon pools included
  Above ground biomass | Below ground biomass
• Gasses included
  CH4 | CO2 | N2O
• Reference period start year
  1992
• Reference period end year
  2012
• Carbon standard 1
  CCB

Carbon certification

• Carbon standard 1 Progress
  withdrawn
• Carbon standard 1 Publication date
  42309
• Carbon standard 1 Weblinks
  http://www.climate-standards.org/2013/09/18/yacumama-forest-carbon-project/
• Carbon standard 1 Expiry date
  ND
• Carbon standard 2
  VCS
• Carbon standard 2 Progress
  certified
• Carbon standard 2 Publication date
  42828
• Carbon standard 2 Weblinks
  https://registry.verra.org/mymodule/ProjectDoc/Project_ViewFile.asp?FileID=45596&IDKEY=f097809fdslkjf09rndasfufd098asodfjlkduf09nm23mrn87962876884
• 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://www.climate-standards.org/2013/09/18/yacumama-forest-carbon-project/; http://mer.markit.com/br-reg/public/index.jsp?entity=project&sort=project_name&dir=ASC&start=0&acronym=&limit=15&name=yacumama&standardId=

Community level intervention

• Any monetary benefits?
  Yes
• Monetary benefit type
  Non-conditional
• Monetary benefit detail
  Timely payment to staff
• Provides employment?
  Yes
• Are there non-cash benefits?
  Yes
• Economic activities - type
  ecotourism
• 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?
  No
• Is there community infrastracture improvement?
  No
• Is there other community benefits?
  Yes