Program for Environmental Services through Carbon Sequestration in the Sierra de las Minas Biosphere Reserve
Project/Juridiction proponent
Name | Website | Location of headquarters | Organization type |
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Project/Juridiction Partners
Name | Website | Location of headquarters | Organization type |
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University of the Valley of Guatemala | ND | Guatemala | Research/academic institute |
Defenders of Nature | ND | Guatemala | NGO/private non for profit |
National Council of Protected Areas, Guatemala | ND | Guatemala | Public |
Rainforest Alliance | ND | Guatemala | NGO/private non for profit |
Sandia Labs Solar Foundation | ND | Guatemala | NGO/private non for profit |
The Nature Conservancy | ND | Guatemala | NGO/private non for profit |
Project characteristics
- ID-RECCO ID147
- Project status 2022Ended
- Project nameProgram for Environmental Services through Carbon Sequestration in the Sierra de las Minas Biosphere Reserve
- Secondary nameSierra de la Minas
- CountryGuatemala
- Last IDRECCO update year2020
- Size (in hectare)102939
- Start yearND
- End year2028
- Duration20
- Project descriptionThe project’s objective is to generate resources to guarantee the effective implementation of a part of the reserve that is currently under great deforestation pressure. The project is located in an area of natural forests and foresees, along with forest conservation, the recovery of deforested areas, reforestation, measures to control forest fires and the implementation of other sources of sustainable income generation for the surrounding populations.
- Objective 1biodiversity conservation
- Objective 2social development
- Objective 3climate
- Deforestation driversfire, industrial agriculture or cattle ranching, local livelihoods
- Type of forestdry|humid
- Project activityREDD
- Project TypeREDD
- Details for Afforestation/Reforestation activityNA
- Multiple locations?Yes
- Jurisdiction level 1Departments : Alta Verapaz, Baja Verapaz, El Progreso Department, Zacapa, Izabal
- Jurisdiction level 2Multiple jurisdictions
Carbon accounting
- Crediting period2009-2029
- Period to calculate annual carbon credits
- Annual carbon credits
- Total carbon credits1911610
- Leakage is expected?ND
- Carbon pools includedND
- Gasses includedND
- Reference period start yearND
- Reference period end yearND
- Carbon standard 1CCB
Carbon certification
- Carbon standard 1 ProgressND
- Carbon standard 1 Publication dateND
- Carbon standard 1 WeblinksND
- Carbon standard 1 Expiry dateND
- Carbon standard 2none
- Carbon standard 2 ProgressND
- Carbon standard 2 Publication dateND
- Carbon standard 2 WeblinksND
- Carbon standard 2 Expiry dateND
- Carbon standard 3none
- Carbon standard 3 ProgressND
- Carbon standard 3 Publication dateND
- Carbon standard 3 WeblinksND
- Carbon standard 3 Expiry dateND
- Source of informationhttp://www.forestcarbonportal.com/project-list; http://theredddesk.org/countries/initiatives/sierra-de-las-minas (as of 2020, authorization is neededto access the website); http://www.marn.gob.gt/Multimedios/549.pdf (not accessible as of Aug 2023)
Community level intervention
- Any monetary benefits?ND
- Monetary benefit typeND
- Monetary benefit detailND
- Provides employment?ND
- Are there non-cash benefits?ND
- Economic activities - typeND
- 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