Project Mapiripan
REDD+ & ARR
Nature & biodiversity conservation project Mapiripan
Summary
Location
Type
Registry
Standard
Meta, Colombia
REDD+ & ARR
VERRA – VCS
VM0047 & VM0048
The project area is located in Mapiripán, a municipality located in the Meta department of Colombia, which sprawls majestically over approximately 1.194.905 hectares, harboring exceptional natural wealth with diverse ecosystems and unique biodiversity but having the third highest national deforestation rate.
The project, consisting of 3 lands, El Paraiso, San Carlos and San Gabriel, with a combined area of 83.608 ha seeks to protect 78.370 hectares of primary rainforest from deforestation and additionally to start an ARR initiative on approximately 4.000 ha, spread across the lands El Paraiso and to a lesser extent San Carlos.
VERRA REDD+ VMOO48 PROJECT
Project Area | 78.370 ha |
Annual CC average | 3,636 Credits / Ha / Year (20% buffer, 10% leakage) |
Project lifetime | 30 years |
Project type | REDD+ VM0048 |
Standard | VERRA VCS + CCB |
1st issuance | End of 2025 |
Land tenure | Owned by Preserving.earth - possession rights |
VERRA ARR VMOO47 PROJECT
Project Area | Approx. 5.000 ha (deforested & degraded land) |
Annual CC average | To be released by Allcot |
Project lifetime | 30 years (Native reforestation starting in 2024) |
Project type | ARR VM0047 |
Standard | VERRA VCS + CCB (+ ABACUS) |
1st issuance | 2029 – 2030 |
Land tenure | Owned by Preserving.earth – possession rights |
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Social impact
We are working closely with the community to empower them and to achieve our conservation and reforestation targets.
