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Amazon
Area: 5888268 km2
Countries:
Brazil; Peru; Suriname; France; Colombia; Guyana; Bolivia; Venezuela; Ecuador
Cities:
Santa Cruz; Manaus; La Paz
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Countries: Peru
Regions: Amazonas
Project SDGs:
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Protect and Restore Ecosystems (SDG 6.6)
Climate Resilience and Adaptation (SDG 13.1)
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Nature-Based Solutions
Progress to Date: Total emissions reduction: 660.000t CO2 p.a. Total emission reductions
Services Needed: Monitoring & evaluation
Desired Partner: Other
Language: English
Start & End Dates: Jan. 2009  »  Ongoing
Project Website: www.firstclimate.com/en/our-carbon-offset-projects/peru-sust...
Contextual Condition(s): PHYSICAL: Water scarcity or drought, PHYSICAL: Ecosystem vulnerability or degradation, REGULATORY: Inadequate river basin management
Additional Benefits: Basin stakeholder mapping
Beneficiaries: Ecosystems, Environmental users (e.g., fishers, recreational users)
Planning & Implementation Time: More than 3 years
Primary Funding Source: pool
Project Challenges: Other
Project Source: User
Profile Completion: 87%

Project Overview

The Amazon basin stretches over 8 million square kilometers. Inaccessibility provides effective protection for invaluable habitats for animals and plants. Madre de Dios province in the East of Peru is a prime example of this remoteness. Scientists estimate that 10% of the animal species in the area are still unknown.

Since August 2011, the Interoceanic Highway cuts through the region. It is more than 2,600 kilometres long and connects the Brazilian part of the Amazon to the …

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The Amazon basin stretches over 8 million square kilometers. Inaccessibility provides effective protection for invaluable habitats for animals and plants. Madre de Dios province in the East of Peru is a prime example of this remoteness. Scientists estimate that 10% of the animal species in the area are still unknown.

Since August 2011, the Interoceanic Highway cuts through the region. It is more than 2,600 kilometres long and connects the Brazilian part of the Amazon to the Pacific coast. Experience in past decades shows that with improved accessibility, deforestation for agriculture and illegal logging will follow suit. The concessions stretch over 100,000 hectares covered by dense rainforest. Effective surveillance of this area to prevent illegal dwelling and destructive forest use is only possible with the support of carbon certificate revenues.

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Basin and/or Contextual Conditions: PHYSICAL: Water scarcity or drought, PHYSICAL: Ecosystem vulnerability or degradation, REGULATORY: Inadequate river basin management
Project Benefits: Basin stakeholder mapping
Indirect or Direct Beneficiaries: Ecosystems, Environmental users (e.g., fishers, recreational users)
Months & Implementing: More than 3 years
Primary Funding Source: Pool funding (i.e., joint funding of several partners)
Challenges: Other

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While focusing on reducing greenhouse gas emissions, all our projects also generate multiple co-benefits. These are supportive of the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals.

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First Climate is a globally leading provider of water project development and carbon offset services. We help our corporate clients across Europe, Asia-Pacific and the US to get engaged in water stewardship activities and manage and compensate their carbon emissions. … Learn More

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