Project/Juridiction proponent

Project/Juridiction Partners

Project characteristics

• ID-RECCO ID
  165
• Project status 2022
  Ongoing
• Project name
  Posco Uruguay: afforestation on degraded extensive grazing land
• Secondary name
• Country
  Uruguay
• Last IDRECCO update year
  2020
• Size (in hectare)
  820
• Start year
  ND
• End year
  2039
• Duration
  30
• Project description
  The project will comprise a total of 820 ha of land that is currently, as it has been for centuries, under extensive grazing by beef cattle. The land cover prior to project implementation consists in native grasses kept short by grazing, and virtually no trees. Forest plantations for obtaining high-value timber products and for sequestering carbon dioxide from the atmosphere, will be established by Posco Uruguay S.A. Forests will be based on Eucalyptus grandis and Eucalyptus dunnii (both non-native) plantations in 30 year rotation. The objectives of the project activity are to obtain knot-free, high-diameter logs suitable for sawmilling or veneering and to sequester CO2 through afforestation. Rotation length will be 30 years, a practice very unusual in Uruguay, where eucalypts are normally grown for only 10 to 15 years. Trees will be replanted after clear-cut harvest. An Environmental Management System will be implemented by the project participant, and practices will be compatible with FSC standard.
• Objective 1
  timber production
• Objective 2
  climate
• Objective 3
  ND
• Deforestation drivers
  industrial agriculture or cattle ranching
• Type of forest
  dry|humid
• Project activity
  ARR
• Project Type
  ARR
• Details for Afforestation/Reforestation activity
  agroforestry, plantation
• Multiple locations?
  No
• Jurisdiction level 1
  Department : Cerro Largo
• Jurisdiction level 2
  Municipality : Tupambaé, Arévalo and Tres Islas

Carbon accounting

• Crediting period
  2009-2039
• Period to calculate annual carbon credits
• Annual carbon credits
• Total carbon credits
  658714
• Leakage is expected?
  yes
• Carbon pools included
  Above ground biomass | Below ground biomass | Dead wood | Litter
• Gasses included
  ND
• Reference period start year
  ND
• Reference period end year
  ND
• Carbon standard 1
  CDM

Carbon certification

• Carbon standard 1 Progress
  certified
• Carbon standard 1 Publication date
  40515
• Carbon standard 1 Weblinks
  http://cdm.unfccc.int/Projects/DB/BVQI1278956093.58/view
• 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://cdm.unfccc.int/Projects/DB/BVQI1278956093.58/view; https://cdm.unfccc.int/filestorage/O/D/N/ODNJGRI5LV3CTH2XPYB819FM70EQU6/Validation%20Report%20Posco_Final%20Version.pdf?t=M218cWhrOWVlfDDA3CHpYVr-5d0djN3OyvXY; http://www.posco.com/homepage/docs/eng6/jsp/s91a0000001i.jsp

Community level intervention

• Any monetary benefits?
  Yes
• Monetary benefit type
  Non-conditional
• Monetary benefit detail
  The forestry activity provides increased jobopportunities for womenas compared to the pre-project situation
• Provides employment?
  Yes
• Are there non-cash benefits?
  ND
• Economic activities - type
  plantation forestry | tree planting
• Is there tenure clarification?
  No
• Is there environmental education?
  No
• Is there forest access restriction or control/monitoring of deforestation?
  No
• Is there forest enhancement?
  Yes
• Is there community infrastracture improvement?
  No
• Is there other community benefits?
  Yes