The REDD+ (Reducing Emissions from Deforestation and Forest Degradation) framework was created by the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) to reduce deforestation in developing countries.

By supporting this project mix, you’ll be contributing to the following projects:

1. Matavén

2. Corazón

3. Katingan

Matavén

The Matavén REDD+ project addresses these environmental and social issues by safeguarding the tropical forest within the Indigenous Reservation of the Matavén Forest, covering 1,150,212 hectares.

Before the REDD+ Matavén Project, the Indigenous communities of Matavén faced significant challenges. Despite being exceptional guardians of their forests, they lacked access to essential resources like education, healthcare, and markets. With few alternatives, mining, livestock expansion, and illegal activities became some of the only viable income sources, leading to deforestation and threatening their lands, culture, and livelihoods.

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Corazón

The Gran Chaco is South America’s second-largest forest, spanning more than twice the size of California. It is one of the most ecologically diverse regions on Earth, home to a vast range of species and landscapes, including savannahs, rainforests, and wetlands. Despite its global significance, Gran Chaco is facing rapid deforestation, with Paraguay suffering the most severe losses. Data collected from WRI’s Global Forest Watch showed deforestation increased by 78% in 2019, with a football pitch of forest being destroyed every two minutes in the Paraguayan Chaco. The primary drivers of this destruction are cattle ranching and soybean cultivation, which have led to the clearing of millions of hectares of land.

The Corazón Verde del Chaco Project, a REDD+ initiative, aims to halt deforestation and reduce greenhouse gas emissions by conserving at-risk forest areas. By maintaining these carbon-rich ecosystems, the project supports global climate stability.

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Katingan

The Katingan Mentaya Project (KMP) is a tropical peatland forest protection and restoration project in Central Kalimantan Province of Indonesia, on the island of Borneo. The project was enacted to prevent the planned conversion of the forest area to industrial-scale acacia plantations, preventing the release of greenhouse gas emissions that would have occurred had the project not intervened.

The project area covers 157,875 hectares of land, divided into two ecosystem restoration concession licences. The wider project zone represents the extent of the area in which the project activities are implemented.

The Katingan Project’s goal is to protect and restore the peatland ecosystem; to offer local people sustainable sources of income; and to tackle global climate change.

You’ll be able to read more about the project here.