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Proyecto REDD+ de Protección Forestal Makira (Madagascar)

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Proyecto REDD+ gestionado por WCS que protege 372.470 ha de bosque tropical primario y 73 bosques comunitarios en el NE de Madagascar. Certificado VCS + CCB Gold; 1,2 Mt CO2e evitadas/año; 90.000 personas en 120 aldeas reciben el 90% de los ingresos de carbono.

372,470 ha

Bosque tropical protegido

1.2M tCO2e/yr

Emisiones evitadas

90,000

Personas beneficiadas

Proyecto REDD+ de Protección Forestal Makira (Madagascar)

Details

Maturity: Established
Promoter: Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS)
Period: 2005-present
Keywords: Tropical rainforest, carbon, biodiversity, REDD+

Context

El Proyecto REDD+ de Protección del Bosque de Makira, gestionado por la Wildlife Conservation Society, protege bosque tropical primario y bosques comunitarios en el noreste de Madagascar, bajo las normas Verra VCS y CCB Gold.

Results

Protege 372.470 ha más 73 bosques comunitarios, evita unos 1,2 millones de tCO2e al año y canaliza el 90% de los ingresos de carbono a 90.000 personas en 120 aldeas.

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
Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS) — accessed 2026-06-21
WCS Makira REDD+ official site — accessed 2026-06-21
Mongabay: can REDD+ save Makira? — accessed 2026-06-21
Climate Impact Partners project page — accessed 2026-06-21

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Quality score: 67/100

How is this calculated?

Evidence: Observational / pre–post

Top 8% in this catalogue (335 scored practices)

Scores cluster high, so position within the catalogue is often more telling than the number alone.

Evaluation

Evaluated by C-NAPSE

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

Carbon — sequestration / storage, evidenced3/3

VCS-verified; 38 million tCO2e avoided over 30 years; ~1.2 million tCO2e per year; 1.8 million tCO2e to date.

Biodiversity — conservation / improvement, evidenced3/3

CCB Gold certified; Makira is Madagascar's largest intact lowland rainforest and a globally critical biodiversity hotspot; 73 community monitoring units active.

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

Forest cover maintenance protects watershed recharge in NE Madagascar, but water services are not independently quantified or paid for.

Fire resilience — risk reduction, evidenced0/3

Tropical humid rainforest; wildfire is not a relevant management concern in this ecosystem.

Governance, certification & transferability3/3

Dual VCS + CCB Gold certification with independent Verra audits; 120-village oversight structure; 90% of revenues directed to national/local stakeholders; buyers include Fortune 500 corporations.

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Evidoria. Proyecto REDD+ de Protección Forestal Makira (Madagascar). Persistent ID: 60a0cc7b-f92d-4327-842f-56c6ba41c1aa.

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