The Serra do Sudeste Landscape Restoration and Reforestation Project
Project/Juridiction proponent
Name | Website | Location of headquarters | Organization type |
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The Green Branch B.V. | www.thegreenbranch.nl | Brazil | Private for profit |
Project/Juridiction Partners
Name | Website | Location of headquarters | Organization type |
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Fazenda do Salsa Agricultura e Pecuaria LTDA | ND | Brazil | local communities/landowners/cooperatives |
PassiFlora Network VOF | ND | Brazil | Private for profit |
Project characteristics
- ID-RECCO ID902
- Project status 2022Ongoing
- Project nameThe Serra do Sudeste Landscape Restoration and Reforestation Project
- Secondary nameND
- CountryBrazil
- Last IDRECCO update year2022
- Size (in hectare)1037
- Start yearND
- End year2051
- Duration30
- Project descriptionThe project goal is the reforestation of degraded lands, which would continue to remain degraded, and would become increasingly more degraded, in absence of the project. The project aims to restore natural biodiverse forest and produce crops through agroforestry in other areas. This is done through Assisted Natural Regeneration (ANR). A secondary goal is to expand in the region. In this case, the first farm will serve as a hub to be able to scale to adjacent farms and acquire more land to add to the project. The farm has been used extensively for cattle ranching and has an average livestock load of 600 cows. As a result, the land has been rid of its vegetation and the soil quality is gradually decreasing. The environmental damage and the decline of economic viability of the business as usual, has caused the owner to consider a sustainable strategy. The project is located in Brazil – Municipality of Bagé, in the state of Rio Grande do Sul. The total area of the project is 1.037 hectares and is privately owned by the Titton family (‘Owner’). An estimated 458 ha is suitable for reforestation. The project is expected to generate GHG emissions reductions through reforestation of degraded grassland. Biomass growth in the project area is expected to sequester. Also, following out the strategy a total of 244.565 tonnes of CO2 is to be sequestered by reforestation of native forest. This results in an average annual amount of 8.152,2 tonnes of CO2. The crediting period lasts 30 years and runs from March 1, 2021 to February 28, 2051.
- Objective 1Other-ecosystem restoration
- Objective 2reduction of deforestation
- Objective 3Other-crop production
- Deforestation driversLocal livelihood|other-export|cattle grazing
- Type of foresthumid
- Project activityARR
- Project TypeARR
- Details for Afforestation/Reforestation activityAgroforestry
- Multiple locations?No
- Jurisdiction level 1State: Rio Grande do Sul
- Jurisdiction level 2Municipality of Bagé
Carbon accounting
- Crediting period2021 - 2051
- Period to calculate annual carbon credits
- Annual carbon credits
- Total carbon credits256313
- Leakage is expected?no
- Carbon pools includedAbove ground biomass | Below ground biomass
- Gasses includedCO2
- Reference period start year2005
- Reference period end year2019
- Carbon standard 1VCS
Carbon certification
- Carbon standard 1 ProgressIn process
- Carbon standard 1 Publication dateND
- Carbon standard 1 Weblinkshttps://registry.verra.org/app/projectDetail/VCS/2359
- Carbon standard 1 Expiry dateND
- Carbon standard 2none
- Carbon standard 2 ProgressND
- Carbon standard 2 Publication dateND
- Carbon standard 2 WeblinksND
- Carbon standard 2 Expiry dateND
- Carbon standard 3none
- Carbon standard 3 ProgressND
- Carbon standard 3 Publication dateND
- Carbon standard 3 WeblinksND
- Carbon standard 3 Expiry dateND
- Source of informationhttps://registry.verra.org/app/projectDetail/VCS/2359
Community level intervention
- Any monetary benefits?Yes
- Monetary benefit typeConditional
- Monetary benefit detailFinancial compensation and income generation through employment will be made to Farmers that make the transition to nature-inclusive agriculture
- Provides employment?ND
- Are there non-cash benefits?Yes
- Economic activities - typetree planting | agroforestry |agriculture
- Is there tenure clarification?ND
- Is there environmental education?Yes
- Is there forest access restriction or control/monitoring of deforestation?ND
- Is there forest enhancement?Yes
- Is there community infrastracture improvement?ND
- Is there other community benefits?ND