Cáceres and Cravo Norte Land Restoration

Cáceres and Cravo Norte Land Restoration

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Cáceres and Cravo Norte Land Restoration

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Healing the Colombian rainforest after the gold rush
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Project Overview

Devastated by years of open-cast alluvial gold mining and destructive livestock farming practices, the survival of the natural capital and biodiversity of two Colombian tropical forest regions (Cáceres, and Cravo Norte) was severely threatened.

Solution Description

This project restores a natural forest, with a focus on re-establishing its rich ecosystem. This project aims to restore a real forest, with a focus on re-establishing its rich ecosystem. More than twenty native tree species have been planted to create a thriving forest covering 1,116 hectares of land in Cáceres. While a further 9,640 hectares have been surveyed and mapped in Cravo Norte.

Sustainable Development Goals

8 - Decent Work and Economic Growth

152 new jobs

created to establish the project, injecting money into the local economy

13 - Climate Action

80,000 tonnes of CO2e

sequestered on average annually

15 - Life on Land

1,116 hectares

of forest restored with 20 native tree species reintroduced, creating a biodiverse habitat for wildlife

Impact

The project focuses on generating outstanding biodiversity benefits and integrating local communities into the project. A multitude of endangered animals have found a safe haven in the forest: with new habitat for jaguars, neotropical otters and various types of monkeys, among others.  The project has also created about 150 jobs to establish the forest, and a further two have received permanent jobs; a vital employment opportunity in a region that has long depended on illegal and heavily destructive activities. 

Project Information

Project Name
Restoration of degraded areas and reforestation in Cáceres and Cravo Norte, Colombia
City
Cáceres and Cravo Norte
Country
Colombia
Solution Type
Afforestation, Reforestation Revegetation (ARR)
Methodologies
AR-ACM0003
Project Partner
Asorpar Ltda.
Scale
Large scale
Grouping
Single Project
Sectoral Scope
Agriculture Forestry and Other Land Use (AFOLU)
Standard
VERIFIED CARBON UNITS UNDER THE CLIMATE, COMMUNITY & BIODIVERSITY STANDARDS
Registries

Vintage

In carbon credits, a "vintage" indicates the year a specific amount of CO2 (measured in tonnes) was successfully reduced or removed from the atmosphere.
2021

608 tCO2e