Forestry and Land Use

 
Afforestation Reforestation and Revegetation (ARR)
Forestry and Land Use India

Sundari – Mangrove restoration project 

   The Sundarbans are the world’s largest mangrove ecosystem, covering an area of 10,000 km² over West Bengal in India and Southern Bangladesh. The Indian Sundarbans are home to 4.5 million inhabitants, and the majority relies on mangroves for a living.  The aim of the Sundari project is to restore 4,000 hectares of urban degraded mangroves in the Indian Sundarbans by planting ...
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Afforestation Reforestation and Revegetation (ARR)
Forestry and Land Use India

Asha: reforestation project in India

The northern districts of West Bengal have advantageous sub-tropical climatic conditions, making it an ideal location to develop a reforestation project that will help regenerate the land and preserve biodiversity in the area.  EcoAct, in partnership with its local partner Tomorrow’s Foundation, is developing the Asha reforestation project, which aims to revitalise unproductive ...
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Improved Forest Management (IFM)
Forestry and Land Use United States

Cherokee Forest

In 2010, the United States had 252 Mha of natural forest, extending over 29% of its land area. In 2020, it lost 1.59 Mha of natural forest, equivalent to 683 MtCO2e. This improved forest management project is located on 4,300 acres of mixed hardwoods, oak-hickory, cove forest, and oak-pine in northeast Tennessee. This ...
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Improved Forest Management (IFM)
Forestry and Land Use Minnesota, USA

Native American Hardwoods Project

UPM Blandin Paper Company is conducting improved forest management practices on 187,876 acres of land in northern Minnesota, initiated in part to mitigate climate change. 173,386 acres of this land are forested acres meeting American Carbon Registry (ACR) standard methodology and requirements. The Blandin forest has historically faced various acquisitions resulting in large-scale ...
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Afforestation Reforestation and Revegetation (ARR)
Forestry and Land Use Kenya

Kitalu Project

Kitalu is the Kenyan branch of the International Small Group and Tree Planting Programme (TIST), a combined tree planting, development and carbon programme. Smallholder and subsistence farmers organize themselves into community groups to plant trees on their degraded land to improve their livelihoods and address local, regional and global environmental issues such as ...
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REDD+
Forestry and Land Use Ethiopia

Yedeni Forest Conservation Project

Located in the Bale eco-region in Ethiopia, which has approximately 500,000 ha of high forest, this REDD+ project is helping to reduce deforestation and develop more sustainable agricultural practices. The area is home to Africa’s largest alpine forest and an area of high biodiversity and significant ecological importance. However, poverty levels among communities ...
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