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CommuniTree Community Carbon Programme (Nicaragua)

Nicaragua · Estelí · See the Nicaragua profile

Plan Vivo–certified community reforestation with 4,000+ smallholder families across 17,000+ ha in Estelí highlands. All 2015–2021 credits independently verified; US$3.1M paid to communities in 2021 — Nicaragua's largest reforestation initiative.

4,000+
Smallholder families
17,000+ ha
Area reforested
US$3.1M
Paid to communities (2021)
CommuniTree Community Carbon Programme (Nicaragua)

Details

Maturity
Scaling
Promoter
Taking Root / CommuniTree
Period
2014–present
Keywords
Civil Society, Agroforestry, Reforestation, Community Development, Plan Vivo

Context

The CommuniTree Community Carbon Programme is a Plan Vivo–certified community reforestation scheme in Nicaragua's Estelí highlands and the country's largest reforestation initiative.

Results

It engages more than 4,000 smallholder families across over 17,000 ha; all 2015–2021 credits were independently verified, and US$3.1 million was paid to communities in 2021.

Implementation

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