Project/Juridiction proponent

Project/Juridiction Partners

Project characteristics

• ID-RECCO ID
  891
• Project status 2022
  Ongoing
• Project name
  HIWI REDD+ PROJECT
• Secondary name
• Country
  Brazil
• Last IDRECCO update year
  2022
• Size (in hectare)
  20505
• Start year
  ND
• End year
  2049
• Duration
  20
• Project description
  The Hiwi REDD+ Project is a 20,505,00 hectare area of tropical rainforest located close to the municipalities of Bujari, Rio Branco and Porto Acre, in the state of Acre, Northern Brazil. The project will promote forest conservation and, consequently, reduce greenhouse gas emission that would occur due to illegal deforestation. A consortium of 4 rural properties comprises the Hiwi REDD+ Project Area.The project’s climate, community and biodiversity objectives are summarized as follows: Avoid and prevent unplanned deforestation of the tropical rainforest in the region, thus avoiding the mission of 2,642,522 tCO2e through a period of 30 years of the Project’s crediting period (annual average of 88,084.07 tCO2e); Protection and maintenance of 20,505,00 ha of forest; Monitoring of fauna and flora present in the project area, included endangered species; Trainings on fire brigade, and others related to the communities’ sustainable development Increase in the community's life quality through the offer of trainings, employments.
• Objective 1
  social development
• Objective 2
  biodiversity conservation
• Objective 3
  climate
• Deforestation drivers
  cattle grazing
• Type of forest
  humid
• Project activity
  REDD
• Project Type
  REDD
• Details for Afforestation/Reforestation activity
  Agroforestry
• Multiple locations?
  yes
• Jurisdiction level 1
  State: Acre
• Jurisdiction level 2
  Municipalities of Bujari, Rio Branco and Porto Acre

Carbon accounting

• Crediting period
  2019-2049
• Period to calculate annual carbon credits
  2019-2049
• Annual carbon credits
  76603.290322581
• Total carbon credits
  2374702
• Leakage is expected?
  yes
• Carbon pools included
  Above ground biomass | Below ground biomass
• Gasses included
  CH4 | CO2 | N2O
• Reference period start year
  2009
• Reference period end year
  2019
• Carbon standard 1
  CCB

Carbon certification

• Carbon standard 1 Progress
  in process
• Carbon standard 1 Publication date
  ND
• Carbon standard 1 Weblinks
  https://registry.verra.org/mymodule/ProjectDoc/Project_ViewFile.asp?FileID=69740&IDKEY=f98klasmf8jflkasf8098afnasfkj98f0a9sfsakjflsakjf8dk96171460
• Carbon standard 1 Expiry date
  ND
• Carbon standard 2
  VCS
• Carbon standard 2 Progress
  in process
• Carbon standard 2 Publication date
  ND
• Carbon standard 2 Weblinks
  https://registry.verra.org/mymodule/ProjectDoc/Project_ViewFile.asp?FileID=69740&IDKEY=f98klasmf8jflkasf8098afnasfkj98f0a9sfsakjflsakjf8dk96171460
• Carbon standard 2 Expiry date
  ND
• Carbon standard 3
  none
• Carbon standard 3 Progress
  NA
• Carbon standard 3 Publication date
  ND
• Carbon standard 3 Weblinks
  ND
• Carbon standard 3 Expiry date
  ND
• Source of information
  VCS PD (https://registry.verra.org/mymodule/ProjectDoc/Project_ViewFile.asp?FileID=69740&IDKEY=f98klasmf8jflkasf8098afnasfkj98f0a9sfsakjflsakjf8dk96171460)

Community level intervention

• Any monetary benefits?
  Yes
• Monetary benefit type
  Both conditional and non-conditional
• Monetary benefit detail
  Conditional: Payment from carbon credits captured, conditions are set in the project description document | Non-conditional: Hiring the community members and local people to work in the project
• Provides employment?
  Yes
• Are there non-cash benefits?
  Yes
• Economic activities - type
  NTFP
• Is there tenure clarification?
  Yes
• Is there environmental education?
  Yes
• Is there forest access restriction or control/monitoring of deforestation?
  Yes
• Is there forest enhancement?
  Yes
• Is there community infrastracture improvement?
  No
• Is there other community benefits?
  Yes