Rainforest Alliance

This project, which is also certified to the Forest Stewardship Council standard for responsible forest management, is planting 40% teak (Tectona grandis) and 60% native species to reforest degraded pastureland. The project plans to use low-impact harvesting techniques when it harvests trees on a 25-year rotation in order to minimize impacts on biodiversity. 15% of the project’s area has been set aside for conservation and the project has established vegetative buffers around watercourses and conserved wetlands in the project area. The project, which estimates net CO₂ sequestration of 235-261 tCO₂e per hectare over the course of the 50 year project lifetime, has generated 200 jobs for local residents to date.