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Alto Mayo
This partnership with Conservation International reaches deep into the Peruvian Andean Amazon, preserving the flora and fauna of this ecologically rich region.
Overview of the Alto Mayo Project
By providing essential funding for improved forest management, and through a unique community-based conservation and sustainable farming model involving more than 1,100 families, the project is effectively stemming some of the highest rates of deforestation in Peru’s protected areas. The sixth verification is underway for one of Peru’s first nested projects within Peru’s National REDD+ program. The Alto Mayo project conserves 182,000 hectares of ecologically rich fauna and flora in the Peruvian Andean Amazon.
- Type: REDD+, Carbon Reduction
- Partner: Conservation International
- Region/Country: Peru
- Standard: Verified Carbon Standard (VCS) and Climate, Community, & Biodiversity Standard (CCB)
8.4M
Metric tons of GHG emissions avoided from entering the atmosphere — equal to removing more than 150,000 cars off the road each year
500
Sustainable jobs have been created through this project along with other financial incentives for locals
250K+
People in the Alto Mayo basin have access to water via streams protected by the forest
Additional project specification information
Learn answers to several frequently asked questions about the Alto Mayo REDD+ project.
San Martin, Peru
The project crediting term is 20 years (06/15/2008 – 06/14/2028)
06/15/2008
All verification issuance reports and other published project information can be found here.
Project Type: Reduced Emissions from Deforestation and Degradation (REDD+)
VCS Methodology VM0015, version 1.1.
Climate, Community & Biodiversity (CCB) Alliance Standard: Gold
The duration of the VCS project crediting period is 20 years, June 15 2008 – June 14, 2028.
Yes. Third-party verification is completed every 1-2 years.
The project’s estimated annual emissions reductions are 515,268. For further detail please click here.
Details about accountability measures for reversals can be found in the VCS Standard v4.4, section 3.2.20.
Credits from VCS 944 are issued ex-post. This means credits are only issued after the reductions have been verified by an independent third party. If future emissions reductions do not materialize, credits will not be issued.
All calculation methods for the project and methodology are publicly available in the Project Design Document(s) and registry website, which can be found here.
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Photo credits: Conservation International Alto Mayo REDD+ project