Katingan Mentaya REDD+ Peatland Conservation Project (Indonesia)
Indonesia
World's largest forest-based avoided-emissions project: 157,875 ha of tropical peatland in Central Kalimantan verified at 7.5M tCO2e/yr under Verra VCS+CCB …
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Proyecto de Carbono del Bosque Lluvioso Great Bear (Columbia Británica, Canadá)
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26 Primeras Naciones protegen 7 M ha de bosque lluvioso templado antiguo en la costa norte y central de Columbia Británica, generando más de 1 M tCO2e/año bajo BC FCOP + Verra VCS. Más de 85 M USD en ingresos de carbono devueltos a comunidades indígenas desde 2009.
7M ha
Bosque protegido
>1M tCO2e/yr
Reducciones anuales de emisiones
>US$85M
Ingresos de carbono para comunidades indígenas (since 2009)
Details
- Maturity
- Established
- Promoter
- Coastal First Nations / Great Bear Carbon
- Period
- 2009-present
- Keywords
- Temperate rainforest, carbon, Indigenous stewardship, biodiversity
Context
En el Bosque del Gran Oso, 26 Primeras Naciones protegen 7M ha de selva templada antigua en la costa norte y central de Columbia Británica, bajo el Protocolo de Compensación de Carbono Forestal de BC y Verra VCS.
Results
El proyecto genera más de 1M tCO2e/año y ha devuelto más de US$85M en ingresos de carbono a comunidades indígenas desde 2009.
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 2026-06-21
- Coastal First Nations / Great Bear Carbon — accessed 2026-06-21
- Great Bear Carbon – official project site — accessed 2026-06-21
- BC Government – Great Bear Rainforest co-management (2023) — accessed 2026-06-21
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