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Alto Mayo Protected Forest REDD+ Project (Peru)

REDD+ project protecting 182,000 ha of Amazonian forest in San Martín, Peru. Between 2008–2020: 59% deforestation decline, 8.4M tCO2e prevented, 1,300+ conservation agreements with families, US$45M carbon revenue. Verified under VCS and CCB by Verra.

182,000 ha

Forest protected

59%

Deforestation decline (2008-2020)

8.4M tCO2e

Emissions prevented (2008-2020)

1,300+

Conservation agreements with families

US$45M

Carbon revenue

Alto Mayo Protected Forest REDD+ Project (Peru)

Details

Maturity: Established
Promoter: Conservation International / SERNANP (Peru)
Period: 2008-present
Keywords: Amazon forest, carbon, agroforestry, community

Context

The Alto Mayo Protected Forest REDD+ project conserves 182,000 ha of Amazonian forest in San Martín, Peru, verified under Verra VCS and CCB.

Results

Between 2008 and 2020 deforestation fell 59% and 8.4M tCO2e were prevented, supported by more than 1,300 conservation agreements with families and US$45M in carbon revenue.

Implementation

Implementation detail (cost, timeline, staffing, conditions for success) is not yet available for this practice.

Data sources

Where this practice's information was retrieved from, and when.

C-NAPSE web research — accessed 2026-06-20
Conservation International / SERNANP (Peru) — accessed 2026-06-20
Conservation International – Alto Mayo carbon project — accessed 2026-06-20
SCA – Alto Mayo REDD+ 2021 Sustainability Award winner — accessed 2026-06-20

Attachments

Quality score: 60/100

How is this calculated?

Evidence: Observational / pre–post

Top 16% in this catalogue (335 scored practices)

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Evaluation

Evaluated by C-NAPSE

Score profile — the dimensions behind the score — how it's computed

Carbon — sequestration / storage, evidenced3/3

8.4M tCO2e emissions prevented 2008–2020 verified under Verra VCS; 59% deforestation decline independently audited; US$45M carbon-credit revenue confirms real market demand.

Biodiversity — conservation / improvement, evidenced2/3

CCB certified; 1,200+ native plant species and 25 IUCN threatened species documented; but no published pre/post biodiversity trend metric.

Water & soil — retention, infiltration, erosion control1/3

Alto Mayo forms the headwaters of a key Amazon tributary; watershed protection is cited by CI but no quantified water-flow or erosion data are published for the project.

Fire resilience — risk reduction, evidenced0/3

Humid upper-Amazon forest; wildfire is not a material threat and fire resilience is not an objective of the project.

Governance, certification & transferability3/3

Dual VCS+CCB Verra verification; 1,300+ formal conservation agreements; SERNANP government partnership; California AB 1305 public disclosure compliance.

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Evidoria. Alto Mayo Protected Forest REDD+ Project (Peru). Persistent ID: 92e41324-2c74-4283-a731-55341b757fec.

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