Scolel Te

Project Type: 

Reforestation

Area: 

2,500 acres (1,000 hectares) 

Location(s): 

Mexico -- Central and Northern Chiapas and Northeast Oaxaca 

Developer(s): 

AMBIO 

Report: 
Rainforest Alliance Evaluation: 

Verified conformance with Plan Vivo Monitoring Protocols, April 2007 – 2008; Verified conformance with Plan Vivo Monitoring Protocols, May 2008- 2009.

Scolel Te is a project to sequester carbon within restoration forests and improved agroforestry systems, which will enhance the livelihoods for rural farming communities in Mexico. This is a registered Plan Vivo project involving hundreds of producers implementing Plan Vivo technical specifications on small landholdings. The reforestation and agroforestry systems implemented by the project are designed to capture more carbon than the baseline conditions of pastureland, scrubland, degraded forests or traditional cropping of corn and beans.