Project/Juridiction proponent

Project/Juridiction Partners

Project characteristics

• ID-RECCO ID
  945
• Project status 2022
  Ongoing
• Project name
  CORAZÓN VERDE DEL CHACO PROJECT
• Secondary name
  ND
• Country
  Paraguay
• Last IDRECCO update year
  2022
• Size (in hectare)
  31858
• Start year
  ND
• End year
  2050
• Duration
  30
• Project description
  uadriz Paraguay S.A. is teaming with Atenil S.A., a large landowner in the Paraguayan Chaco to undertaking a Verified Carbon Standard and Climate, Community & Biodiversity Standards (VCS – CCBS) avoided planned deforestation project, known as the Corazón Verde del Chaco (“Green Heart of the Chaco”) Project. While the initial project instance is approximately 32,000 hectares (ha), it is the intention to scale this grouped project to over 200,000 ha of privately owned land. By undertaking this conservation initiatives Quadriz Paraguay S.A. and Atenil S.A. will alleviate pressure on natural forest habitat in the Chaco Region in Paraguay. The Corazón Verde del Chaco Project will mitigate deforestation pressures in the region by using a combination of environmental programs and social programs which are intended to improve the livelihoods of community members living in the vicinity of the Project Area. Social projects and programs for the local communities, will not only generate sustainable economic opportunities, but will also result in a reduction in deforestation in the region and help in the preservation of biodiversity. Over the Project Lifetime, the Corazón Verde del Chaco Project will implement the following project activities: • Forego Clearing and Conversion of the Project Area to Pasture; • Provide Healthcare Services; • Raise Project Awareness; • Patrol and Monitor Deforestation; • Establish a Project Headquarters; and • Monitor Biodiversity and Wildlife in the Area. The project is the first large-scale carbon project in the Chaco region, which conserves tropical forest under immediate threat of deforestation. The Chaco is one of the largest carbon sinks; nonetheless, it ranks as one of the most deforested forested forest areas in the world. The area covered by the Corazón Verde del Chaco Project contains vital wildlife corridors, and has been described by Sir David Attenborough as “one of the last great wilderness areas in the world.”
• Objective 1
  Climate
• Objective 2
  biodiversity conservation
• Objective 3
  social development
• Deforestation drivers
  Industrial agriculture |cattle ranching|charcoal production|Local livelihood
• Type of forest
  humid
• Project activity
  REDD
• Project Type
  REDD
• Details for Afforestation/Reforestation activity
  NA
• Multiple locations?
  Yes
• Jurisdiction level 1
  Departments: Presidente Hayes, Alto Paraguay, and Boquerón
• Jurisdiction level 2
  District of Puerto Pinasco

Carbon accounting

• Crediting period
  2020 - 2050
• Period to calculate annual carbon credits
• Annual carbon credits
• Total carbon credits
  5593638
• Leakage is expected?
  no
• Carbon pools included
  Above ground biomass | Below ground biomass | Dead wood
• Gasses included
  CH4 | CO2 | N2O
• Reference period start year
  2000
• Reference period end year
  2012
• Carbon standard 1
  VCS

Carbon certification

• Carbon standard 1 Progress
  In process
• Carbon standard 1 Publication date
  ND
• Carbon standard 1 Weblinks
  https://registry.verra.org/app/projectDetail/VCS/2611
• Carbon standard 1 Expiry date
  ND
• Carbon standard 2
  CCB
• Carbon standard 2 Progress
  In process
• Carbon standard 2 Publication date
  ND
• Carbon standard 2 Weblinks
  https://registry.verra.org/app/projectDetail/VCS/2611
• 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
  https://registry.verra.org/app/projectDetail/VCS/2611

Community level intervention

• Any monetary benefits?
  Yes
• Monetary benefit type
  Non-conditional
• Monetary benefit detail
  The Project is working to increase the communities’ incomes by providing access to good paying jobs, such as local forest monitors (i.e., forest guards or rangers), both women and men shall be employed
• Provides employment?
  Yes
• Are there non-cash benefits?
  Yes
• Economic activities - type
  ND
• 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?
  Yes
• Is there other community benefits?
  Yes