Sierra Gorda Solidarity Carbon: Carbon Sequestration and Sustainable Forestry in Reforestations

Project/Juridiction proponent

NameWebsiteLocation of headquartersOrganization type
Alliance for Conservation of the Sierra Gorda#http://sierragorda.net/en/acerca-de/#MexicoNGO/private non for profit

Project/Juridiction Partners

NameWebsiteLocation of headquartersOrganization type
Bosque Sustentable A.C.#http://sierragorda.net/bosque/index.htm#MexicoNGO/private non for profit
Carbon Neutral PlanetNDMexicoPrivate for profit
Development MarketplaceNDMexicoND
Grupo Ecologico Sierra GordaNDMexicoND

Project characteristics

  • ID-RECCO ID
    287
  • Project status 2022
    TBC
  • Project name
    Sierra Gorda Solidarity Carbon: Carbon Sequestration and Sustainable Forestry in Reforestations
  • Secondary name
    ND
  • Country
    Mexico
  • Last IDRECCO update year
    2020
  • Size (in hectare)
    458
  • Start year
    ND
  • End year
    2043
  • Duration
    56
  • Project description
    This project sequesters carbon by reforesting lands previously converted to agricultural and livestock uses in the Sierra Gorda Biosphere Reserve of Queretaro and its area of influence. The project aims to make carbon benefits accessible to people living in remote areas in conditions of extreme poverty, involving small farmers with reforestations as small as 0.5 hectare in size. This carbon-sequestration project is a component of a broader strategy of the Sierra Gorda Alliance for Conservation, which includes other sustainable forestry projects, as well as environmental education, community improvement, productive diversification and n other programs.
  • Objective 1
    return on investment
  • Objective 2
    climate
  • Objective 3
    timber production
  • Deforestation drivers
    illegal logging, industrial agriculture or cattle ranching, local livelihoods
  • Type of forest
    other
  • Project activity
    ARR
  • Project Type
    ARR
  • Details for Afforestation/Reforestation activity
    plantation
  • Multiple locations?
    No
  • Jurisdiction level 1
    State : Querétaro
  • Jurisdiction level 2
    Municipality : Jalpan de Serra

Carbon accounting

  • Crediting period
    1987-2043
  • Period to calculate annual carbon credits
  • Annual carbon credits
  • Total carbon credits
    290000
  • Leakage is expected?
    ND
  • Carbon pools included
    ND
  • Gasses included
    ND
  • Reference period start year
    ND
  • Reference period end year
    ND
  • Carbon standard 1
    none

Carbon certification

  • Carbon standard 1 Progress
    ND
  • Carbon standard 1 Publication date
    ND
  • Carbon standard 1 Weblinks
    ND
  • 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
    http://www.forestcarbonportal.com/project/sierra-solidarity-carbon; http://www.carbonneutralplanet.org/projects.php; http://sierragorda.net/reserva-de-la-biosfera-sierra-gorda/; http://vivasierragorda.wordpress.com/tag/carbon-offset/;

Community level intervention

  • Any monetary benefits?
    Check
  • Monetary benefit type
    ND
  • Monetary benefit detail
    ND
  • Provides employment?
    ND
  • Are there non-cash benefits?
    ND
  • Economic activities - type
    ND
  • Is there tenure clarification?
    ND
  • Is there environmental education?
    ND
  • Is there forest access restriction or control/monitoring of deforestation?
    ND
  • Is there forest enhancement?
    ND
  • Is there community infrastracture improvement?
    ND
  • Is there other community benefits?
    ND