Gabon CAFI Forest Carbon Agreement
Gabon
Gabon's 23.6M-ha Congo Basin rainforest (88 % of territory, deforestation <0.08 %/yr since 1990) earns results-based CAFI payments: US$17M received …
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GuateCarbon — Community REDD+ in the Maya Biosphere Reserve (Guatemala)
Guatemala · Flores · See the Guatemala profile
VCS/CCB-certified REDD+ project covering 660,000 ha in Petén's Maya Biosphere Reserve; 12 community concessions managed by ACOFOP and CONAP project 38 million VCUs over 30 years, with near-zero deforestation versus 1.2% annual loss in the broader reserve.
660,000 ha
Area covered
38M VCUs
Projected credits over 30 years
near-zero vs 1.2%/yr
Deforestation in concessions vs reserve
Details
- Maturity
- Established
- Promoter
- ACOFOP / CONAP / Rainforest Alliance
- Period
- 2012–2042
- Keywords
- community forestry, REDD+, carbon markets, biodiversity, tropical forest
Context
GuateCarbon is a Verra VCS/CCB-certified REDD+ project covering 660,000 ha in Peten's Maya Biosphere Reserve, where 12 community concessions are managed by ACOFOP and CONAP.
Results
The concessions project 38M VCUs over 30 years and report near-zero deforestation compared with 1.2% annual loss across the wider reserve.
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 2026-06-22
- ACOFOP / CONAP / Rainforest Alliance — accessed 2026-06-22
- Rainforest Alliance Project Profile — accessed 2026-06-22
- Verra: Multiple Uses and Benefits in the Guatemalan Rainforest — accessed 2026-06-22
- Ecosystem Marketplace: How Guatemala Blended REDD+ Projects — accessed 2026-06-22
- World Bank FCPF Guatemala Benefit Sharing Plan — accessed 2026-06-22
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