JARI AMAPÁ
REDD+
PROJECT
12 years of acting and conserving the Amazon, developing a project that values the forest.
JARI AMAPÁ
REDD+
PROJECT
12 years of acting and conserving the Amazon, developing a project that values the forest.
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PROPONENTS
• Biofílica Ambipar Environment
• Fundação Jari and Jari Celulose
LOCATION
Laranjal do Jari
and Vitória do Jari (AP)
STATUS
CHECK: VCS + CCBS
Credits Available for Sale
START DATE
February 14th,
2011
JARI AMAPÁ
REDD+
Project
The Jari Amapá REDD+ Project aims to generate carbon credits from the REDD+ mechanism for promoting forest conservation in order to generate benefits for the climate, biodiversity and communities in the region of Laranjal do Jari and Vitória do Jari in Amapá, in the Brazilian Amazon. The Jari Amapá REDD+ Project is a partnership between Biofílica Investimentos Ambientais and the Jari Group (Jari Celulose and the Jari Foundation).
Based on an economic development model that values the forest, the project activities are viable because they combine low-impact forest management with the marketing of carbon credits.
Project
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in 30 years
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Families
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7 impacted communities
GOLD SEAL FOR BIODIVERSITY (CCBS)
Location and
importance of the project
The Project is located in the Jari Valley, in the municipalities of Laranjal do Jari and Vitória do Jari, in southern Amapá State, on the left bank of the Jari River, bordering Pará State.
Its surroundings are characterized by the presence of several Conservation Units (UCs), serving as an ecological corridor for preserved areas in the region. This connectivity between fragments constitutes a large and resilient conservation system, making significant improvements in the quality of life of local populations and functioning as a buffer zone from risks and threats to the mosaic of protected areas in the Jari Valley.
Certification Standards
The Jari Amapá REDD+ Project is validated and verified by the main international certification standards for forestry projects:
Biodiversity
The Jari Amapá REDD+ Project Zone has a very important role in biodiversity conservation, besides being the integrator of the Guiana Shield Endemic Area, the Project Area has occurrence of globally endangered species according to the IUCN Red List of Endangered Species that are protected thanks to the preservation of the area.
Community
Through technical training and capacity building in rural production, agriculture and forestry techniques according to the family’s interest, the project hopes to make producers capable of implementing adequate agriculture and forestry techniques, enabling constant production and income generation, producing food and generating income without the need to open new areas, perpetuating the benefits to themselves, the climate, and biodiversity.
Deforestation
In addition to monitoring deforestation remotely using satellite images, regular patrol actions are carried out on river and land routes in the Project Zone, with the aim of ensuring the protection of the property, preventing and identifying actions involving deforestation, illegal logging and exploitation of wood and forest products, among other illegal activities.
CO-BENEFITS
The Jari Amapá REDD+ Project contributes to the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) of the United Nations
The project helps in the fight against hunger by implementing sustainable food production systems, recovering previously degraded areas through the implementation of Agroforestry Systems, and diversifying agricultural production with the implementation of seedling nurseries.
303 families are benefited initially by courses focused on production, social organization, cooperativism, leadership, and financial management, developing skills that enable better employment conditions.
All project activities are open and encouraged for the participation of all residents of the acting communities, especially women, young people, and marginalized people.
The project fosters the conservation of natural resources allied to socioeconomic development, focusing on sustainable business chains to improve the welfare of local communities.
The Vale do Jari REDD+ Project has the potential to reduce 19,800,000 tCO2eq of GHG emissions over 30 years. Carbon credits are generated by preventing the total deforestation of 64,866 hectares of native forest.
The project protects High Conservation Value Areas (HCVAs) and serves as an ecological corridor for preserved areas in the region, protecting 133 threatened species of fauna and 54 species of flora, which include a portion of endemic species.
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We are a Brazilian company focused on the native forest conservation through the commercialization of environmental services.
