Project/Juridiction proponent

Project/Juridiction Partners

Project characteristics

• ID-RECCO ID
  172
• Project status 2022
  Ongoing
• Project name
  Forteko Afforestation on degraded grasslands under extensive grazing
• Secondary name
• Country
  Uruguay
• Last IDRECCO update year
  2020
• Size (in hectare)
  16928
• Start year
  ND
• End year
  2107
• Duration
  100
• Project description
  The project comprises a total of 16,928 ha of land previously under extensive grazing by beef cattle, on which forest plantations for obtaining high-value, long-lived timber products and for sequestering large amounts of carbon dioxide from the atmosphere will be established. Forests is based on 22-25 year rotation Pinus taeda plantations, managed with pruning (to a height of 5.6 m) and two thinning operations, to obtain knot-free, high-diameter logs suitable for saw-milling. Plantation will be completed by year 5 of project and forests will be replanted after clear-cut harvest. Practices are certified with FSC standard.
• Objective 1
  timber production
• Objective 2
  climate
• Objective 3
  biodiversity conservation
• 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?
  Yes
• Jurisdiction level 1
  Departments : Treinta y Tres and Melo
• Jurisdiction level 2
  Multiple locations

Carbon accounting

• Crediting period
  2007-2107
• Period to calculate annual carbon credits
• Annual carbon credits
• Total carbon credits
  5596531
• Leakage is expected?
  no
• Carbon pools included
  Above ground biomass | Below ground biomass | Dead wood | Litter | Soil organic carbon
• Gasses included
  Other
• Reference period start year
  ND
• Reference period end year
  ND
• Carbon standard 1
  VCS

Carbon certification

• Carbon standard 1 Progress
  certified
• Carbon standard 1 Publication date
  41288
• Carbon standard 1 Weblinks
  https://registry.verra.org/mymodule/ProjectDoc/Project_ViewFile.asp?FileID=40646&IDKEY=j0e98hfalksuf098fnsdalfkjfoijmn4309JLKJFjlaksjfla9f56050834
• 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://registry.verra.org/app/projectDetail/VCS/962; https://vcsprojectdatabase2.apx.com/myModule/Interactive.asp?Tab=Projects&a=2&i=962&lat=-33.1084837039113&lon=-54.9949017988476&bp=1 (not accessible as of September 2020);

Community level intervention

• Any monetary benefits?
  Yes
• Monetary benefit type
  Non-conditional
• Monetary benefit detail
  As it was mentioned above, ‘Forteko’ project activity will generate several job opportunities, creating nearly 260 job positions during the agrarian phase, while the amount of workers would increase during the industrial phase to nearly 420 job positions
• Provides employment?
  Yes
• Are there non-cash benefits?
  Yes
• Economic activities - type
  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?
  ND
• Is there other community benefits?
  ND