Location: Chontales Department

The Native Ecosystem Restoration in Nicaragua Project

Across central Nicaragua, hundreds of thousands of hectares of cattle pasture are lacking tree cover where forests once stood. These degraded landscapes can be restored to healthy functioning forest ecosystems for birds and local wildlife using a mix of native tree species financed by the sale of carbon credits on the voluntary market.
  • Started in: 2022
  • Status: Active
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PROJECT ACHIEVEMENTS

17M+
Trees to be planted

215K
Annual credits to be generated

20K
Hectares to be restored

8MT+
Emission reductions and removals to be generated

Biodiversity

The project will create valuable wildlife habitat corridors, reintroduce native pine forest, and restore dry tropical forest, which currently covers less than 2% of its original extent in Central America.
The project may also plant and propagate the following IUCN Red List Threatened trees:

  • Dalbergia retusa (critically endangered);
  • Ateleia herbert-smithii (endangered);
  • Pinus tecunumanii (vulnerable); and
  • Cedrela odorata (vulnerable).
The Native Ecosystem Restoration in Nicaragua Project - Biodiversity
The Native Ecosystem Restoration in Nicaragua Project - Community

COMMUNITY BENEFITS

The Native Ecosystem Restoration in Nicaragua Project will:

  • Promote sustainable and gender-equitable income generation for local farmers through employment in land management, nursery maintenance, and tree planting; and
  • Reforest the area, providing nearby communities with ecosystem services like restored watersheds, improved soils, and enhanced habitat.

LOCAL PARTNERS

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