Project/Juridiction proponent

Project/Juridiction Partners

Project characteristics

• ID-RECCO ID
  146
• Project status 2022
  Ongoing
• Project name
  The Socio Bosque Program
• Secondary name
  The Socio Bosque Program
• Country
  Ecuador
• Last IDRECCO update year
  2020
• Size (in hectare)
  630000
• Start year
  ND
• End year
  2028
• Duration
  20
• Project description
  The Socio Bosque Program that began in Sept 2008 is an initiative of the Ministry of the Environment of Ecuador (MAE) that offers economic incentives to owners of land with native forests to guarantee its protection over the medium to long-term. The Program gives priority to areas with a rapid dynamic of land use change, areas that are critical for the maintenance of ecosystem processes that generate benefits for society and areas with a high incidence of poverty. The three objectives of the Program are: - Conserve native forests and other native ecosystems to protect their tremendous ecological, economic, cultural and spiritual values. The goal is to conserve 4 million ha of forest and other native ecosystems over the next seven years. - Significantly reduce deforestation and associated GHG emissions. - Improve the well-being of farmers, indigenous communities and other groups living in the country’s rural areas with the hope to benefit between 500,000 and one million people. The SBP consists of direct payments for each hectare of native forest or other native vegetation conserved per year; payments are made annually for a period of 20 years once a conservation agreement is signed between the owner and the MAE.
• Objective 1
  biodiversity conservation
• Objective 2
  climate
• Objective 3
  social development
• Deforestation drivers
  local livelihoods
• Type of forest
  humid
• Project activity
  REDD
• Project Type
  REDD
• Details for Afforestation/Reforestation activity
  NA
• Multiple locations?
  Non
• Jurisdiction level 1
  Multiple Provinces (countrywide)
• Jurisdiction level 2
  Multiple Cantons

Carbon accounting

• Crediting period
  ND
• Period to calculate annual carbon credits
• Annual carbon credits
• Total carbon credits
  ND
• 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
  https://www.ambiente.gob.ec/obligaciones-de-beneficiarios-del-proyecto-socio-bosque-monitoreo-legal-2022/ http://cdkn.org/resource/private-conservation-agreements-support-climate-action-ecuadors-socio-bosque-programme/; https://www.cbd.int/doc/meetings/im/rwim-sa-01/other/rwim-sa-01-socio-bosque-en.pdf; http://www.theredddesk.org/countries/ecuador/info/activity/the_socio_bosque_program (authorization is needed to access the website as of September 2020); http://theredddesk.org/resources/bridging-gap-between-forest-conservation-and-poverty-alleviation-ecuadorian-socio-bosque (authorization is needed to access the website as of September 2020;

Community level intervention

• Any monetary benefits?
  Yes
• Monetary benefit type
  Conditional
• Monetary benefit detail
  Maximum payment of US$30 per hectare per year to land owners who conserve native forest land. Payment per hectare decreases as total number of hectares increases.
• Provides employment?
  ND
• Are there non-cash benefits?
  Yes
• Economic activities - type
  economic interest groups
• Is there tenure clarification?
  ND
• Is there environmental education?
  ND
• Is there forest access restriction or control/monitoring of deforestation?
  Yes
• Is there forest enhancement?
  Yes
• Is there community infrastracture improvement?
  Yes
• Is there other community benefits?
  Yes