Vichada Climate Reforestation Project
Degraded savanna in Colombia's Orinoco basin, planted back to forest, with the native vegetation along its rivers protected.
- Area managed
- 106,549 ha
- Planted
- 21,429 ha
- Removals
- ~214,925 t CO₂e a year
- 110 threatened species observed or monitored on the project
- 381 local jobs, paid above the minimum wage, 30% held by women
- Fire brigades, environmental education and year-round consultation with local communities
- Native vegetation protected along rivers, cutting erosion and improving water quality
- 8Decent Work
- 13Climate Action
- 15Life on Land