Project/Juridiction proponent

Project/Juridiction Partners

Project characteristics

• ID-RECCO ID
  136
• Project status 2022
  Ongoing
• Project name
  Forestry Project for the Basin of the Chinchina River, an Environmental and Productive Alternative for the City and the Region
• Secondary name
  PROCUENCA-FAO
• Country
  Colombia
• Last IDRECCO update year
  2020
• Size (in hectare)
  4539
• Start year
  2002
• End year
  2022
• Duration
  20
• Project description
  The forestry project designed to restore the Chinchiná River watershed is an environmental, productive and social alternative for the region. The primary objective of this project is to regulate and improve the quantity and quality of fresh water for the region's communities by restoring the watersheds. In addition to improving the regulation of fresh water supplies, the Procuenca project seeks to slow erosion of the rich volcanic soils, mitigate the sedimentation of rivers, lakes and seas, promote the increase of biodiversity, improve the connectivity of strategic ecosystems and capture large quantities of atmospheric CO2.
• Objective 1
  biodiversity conservation
• Objective 2
  climate
• Objective 3
  social development
• Deforestation drivers
  industrial agriculture or cattle ranching, local livelihoods
• Type of forest
  humid
• Project activity
  ARR
• Project Type
  ARR
• Details for Afforestation/Reforestation activity
  agroforestry, ecosystem restoration, plantation
• Multiple locations?
  No
• Jurisdiction level 1
  Department : Tolima
• Jurisdiction level 2
  Municipality : Armero

Carbon accounting

• Crediting period
  2002-2022
• Period to calculate annual carbon credits
• Annual carbon credits
• Total carbon credits
  755678
• Leakage is expected?
  yes
• Carbon pools included
  Above ground biomass | Below ground biomass
• Gasses included
  CH4 | CO2 | N2O
• Reference period start year
  ND
• Reference period end year
  ND
• Carbon standard 1
  VCS

Carbon certification

• Carbon standard 1 Progress
  expired
• Carbon standard 1 Publication date
  40269
• Carbon standard 1 Weblinks
  https://registry.verra.org/app/projectDetail/VCS/1378
• Carbon standard 1 Expiry date
  ND
• Carbon standard 2
  CDM
• Carbon standard 2 Progress
  certified
• Carbon standard 2 Publication date
  40284
• Carbon standard 2 Weblinks
  https://cdm.unfccc.int/filestorage/S/5/I/S5I04ZMWCJRD3GQ2N6AYUEHVX7LK9F/Validation%20Report.pdf?t=cHh8cWhrNGRnfDD7F-FUp-l7V91vQbbMoede
• 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://cdm.unfccc.int/Projects/DB/TUEV-SUED1253788401.27/view; Accessed Jun 2023 https://registry.verra.org/app/projectDetail/VCS/1378; Accessed Jun 2023 http://www.ipsnews.net/2010/05/climate-change-colombian-forest-project-reaps-credits-and-criticism/; Accessed Jun 2023 http://www.forestcarbonportal.com/project/forestry-project-basin-chinchina-river-environmental-and-productive-alternative-city-and-reg (not functionning as of 18/07/2014); http://cdm.unfccc.int/filestorage/W/C/0/WC0PZFQE3BLX46M9TNYI17HKA5UGRO/PDD.pdf?t=dWx8bXRhM2I3fDBuTnkU2arCRTK4lM-Q45iI (not accessible as of sept. 2014);

Community level intervention

• Any monetary benefits?
  Yes
• Monetary benefit type
  Both conditional and non-conditional
• Monetary benefit detail
  40% of the revenue from tCERs will be distributed as cash flow for the owners involved in the CDM. See Employment
• Provides employment?
  Yes
• Are there non-cash benefits?
  Yes
• Economic activities - type
  agroforestry | processing and commercialization
• 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?
  Yes