Project/Juridiction proponent

Project/Juridiction Partners

Project characteristics

• ID-RECCO ID
  271
• Project status 2022
  Ongoing
• Project name
  Maísa REDD+ Project
• Secondary name
• Country
  Brazil
• Last IDRECCO update year
  2020
• Size (in hectare)
  28752
• Start year
  ND
• End year
  2042
• Duration
  30
• Project description
  The Maísa REDD+ Project is a partnership between Biofílica, Fazenda Maísa and Sipasa-Moju to promote forest conservation and reduction of emissions from unplanned deforestation and forest degradation, through the valuation of the "standing forest" by integrating Sustainable Forest Stewardship activities and marketing environmental services. The Project is located in the State of Pará, Brazil, in the Lower Tocantins, and there are eight surrounding communities that are directly or indirectly affected by the project, either by being geographically downstream of the Project Area or providing manpower to Fazenda Maísa, with no communities residing within the Project Area or depending on its natural resources. Within a context of relevance for the Biodiversity, the Project Zone is in the midst of Belém's Center of Endemism, one of the eight Amazonian centers of endemism and the most degraded of all, with 76.4% of its forest cover compromised. A flora survey conducted identified a total of 128 tree species in the Project Area, and among these species, 8 are listed as endangered species at national and state level. As for fauna, a survey was conducted and at least 29 of the species identified are at some level and threat of extinction. Despite being in a context of major deforestation pressures and within a region of considerable historical degradation, the Maísa REDD+ Project has incredible potential to set up a regional model to be followed, demonstrating that sustainable practices and businesses implemented based on maintaining the "standing forest" can be economically feasible and still generate numerous benefits to the local biodiversity and socioeconomics.
• Objective 1
  climate
• Objective 2
  biodiversity conservation
• Objective 3
  social development
• Deforestation drivers
  cattle grazing, illegal logging, industrial agriculture or cattle ranching, local livelihoods
• Type of forest
  humid
• Project activity
  REDD
• Project Type
  REDD
• Details for Afforestation/Reforestation activity
  NA
• Multiple locations?
  No
• Jurisdiction level 1
  State : Pará
• Jurisdiction level 2
  Municipality : Moju

Carbon accounting

• Crediting period
  2012-2041
• Period to calculate annual carbon credits
  2012-2041
• Annual carbon credits
  53817.966666667
• Total carbon credits
  1614539
• Leakage is expected?
  yes
• Carbon pools included
  Above ground biomass | Below ground biomass | Other
• Gasses included
  CO2
• Reference period start year
  2000
• Reference period end year
  2011
• Carbon standard 1
  VCS

Carbon certification

• Carbon standard 1 Progress
  certified
• Carbon standard 1 Publication date
  42002
• Carbon standard 1 Weblinks
  https://registry.verra.org/mymodule/ProjectDoc/Project_ViewFile.asp?FileID=45543&IDKEY=sq934lkmsad39asjdkfj90qlkalsdkngaf98ulkandDfdvDdfhq62803797
• Carbon standard 1 Expiry date
  43827
• Carbon standard 2
  CCB
• Carbon standard 2 Progress
  certified
• Carbon standard 2 Publication date
  42002
• Carbon standard 2 Weblinks
  https://registry.verra.org/mymodule/ProjectDoc/Project_ViewFile.asp?FileID=45543&IDKEY=sq934lkmsad39asjdkfj90qlkalsdkngaf98ulkandDfdvDdfhq62803797
• Carbon standard 2 Expiry date
  43827
• 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://www.biofilica.com.br/web/index.php?lang=en; http://mer.markit.com/br-reg/public/project.jsp?project_id=103000000006590; http://www.climate-standards.org/2014/04/30/maisa-redd-project/; https://registry.verra.org/app/projectDetail/VCS/1329; http://www.climate-standards.org/2014/04/30/maisa-redd-project/

Community level intervention

• Any monetary benefits?
  Yes
• Monetary benefit type
  Non-conditional
• Monetary benefit detail
  The project provide income generation through employment
• Provides employment?
  Yes
• Are there non-cash benefits?
  Yes
• Economic activities - type
  processing and commercialization
• Is there tenure clarification?
  ND
• Is there environmental education?
  No
• Is there forest access restriction or control/monitoring of deforestation?
  Yes
• Is there forest enhancement?
  No
• Is there community infrastracture improvement?
  No
• Is there other community benefits?
  No