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Projeto REDD+ de Proteção Florestal Makira (Madagáscar)

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Projeto REDD+ gerido pela WCS protegendo 372.470 ha de floresta tropical primária e 73 florestas comunitárias no NE de Madagáscar. Certificado VCS + CCB Gold; 1,2 Mt CO2e evitadas/ano; 90.000 pessoas em 120 aldeias recebem 90% das receitas de carbono.

372,470 ha

Floresta tropical protegida

1.2M tCO2e/yr

Emissões evitadas

90,000

Pessoas beneficiadas

Projeto REDD+ de Proteção Florestal Makira (Madagáscar)

Details

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

Context

O Projeto REDD+ de Proteção da Floresta de Makira, gerido pela Wildlife Conservation Society, protege floresta tropical primária e florestas comunitárias no nordeste de Madagáscar, ao abrigo das normas Verra VCS e CCB Gold.

Results

Protege 372.470 ha mais 73 florestas comunitárias, evita cerca de 1,2 milhões de tCO2e por ano e canaliza 90% das receitas de carbono para 90.000 pessoas em 120 aldeias.

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. Projeto REDD+ de Proteção Florestal Makira (Madagáscar). Persistent ID: 60a0cc7b-f92d-4327-842f-56c6ba41c1aa.

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