Forestry Project "More Forests for Medellin"

Project/Juridiction proponent

NameWebsiteLocation of headquartersOrganization type
Secretaría del Medio Ambiente del Municipio de MedellínNDColombiaPublic

Project/Juridiction Partners

NameWebsiteLocation of headquartersOrganization type
South Pole Carbon Asset Management Ltd. (South Pole)NDColombiaPrivate for profit
Centro de Investigación Carbono y Bosques (C&B)NDColombiaResearch/academic institute
Corporación Autónoma Regional del Regional del río Negro – Nare(CORNARE)NDColombiaND
Corporación Centro de Investigación en Ecosistemas y CambioNDColombiaResearch/academic institute
Corporación para el Manejo Sostenible MASBOSQUESNDColombiaND
Reforestadora Integral de AntioquiaNDColombiaND

Project characteristics

  • ID-RECCO ID
    294
  • Project status 2022
    TBC
  • Project name
    Forestry Project "More Forests for Medellin"
  • Secondary name
  • Country
    Colombia
  • Last IDRECCO update year
    2020
  • Size (in hectare)
    681
  • Start year
    ND
  • End year
    2110
  • Duration
    100
  • Project description
    The Project activities involve: commercial reforestation with commercial species; silvopastoral system and forest restoration through Assisted Natural Reforestation (ANR) activities. Species used for the commercial reforestation activities are: Pinus patula Schltdl; species used for the silvopastoril activities are: Eucalyptus grandis W. Hill ex Maiden., and Pinus patula Schltdl. & Cham and species used in ANR activities correspond to suitable species for the live zones of the project.
  • Objective 1
    climate
  • Objective 2
    biodiversity conservation
  • Objective 3
  • Deforestation drivers
    local livelihoods
  • Type of forest
    humid
  • Project activity
    ARR
  • Project Type
    ARR
  • Details for Afforestation/Reforestation activity
    ecosystem restoration, plantation
  • Multiple locations?
    No
  • Jurisdiction level 1
    Department : Antioquia
  • Jurisdiction level 2
    Municipality : Medellin

Carbon accounting

  • Crediting period
    2011-2110
  • Period to calculate annual carbon credits
  • Annual carbon credits
  • Total carbon credits
    178068
  • Leakage is expected?
    ND
  • Carbon pools included
    ND
  • Gasses included
    ND
  • 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
    42117
  • Carbon standard 1 Weblinks
    https://registry.verra.org/mymodule/ProjectDoc/Project_ViewFile.asp?FileID=42316&IDKEY=898klasmf8jflkasf8098afnasfkj98f0a9sfsakjflsakjf8d958353764
  • 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/1434

Community level intervention

  • Any monetary benefits?
    ND
  • Monetary benefit type
    ND
  • Monetary benefit detail
    ND
  • Provides employment?
    Yes
  • Are there non-cash benefits?
    Yes
  • 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?
    No