Carbon Removals Project Reforesting Barren Lands

Large scale reforestation of native trees across China

Generating GHG emission removals and enhancing biodiversity conservation by planting over 3000 species of native trees The project’s implementation aims to transform large-scale land degradation by planting over 3,000 species of native trees, flora and fauna and improve local […]

Location: Hunan Province, China
Project ID: VCS1896
Status: VCS Registered
Crediting period: 15/05/2017 – 14/05/2057

Project type

ARR (Afforestation, Regeneration, Revegetation)

Community impact

Poverty reduction and sustainable livelihoods for over 6,000 local peoples

Verified carbon projects sit alongside reduction. They do not make a venue or event carbon neutral or net zero.

What the project does.

The project’s implementation aims to transform large-scale land degradation by planting over 3,000 species of native trees, flora and fauna and improve local environmental and socio economic conditions. The afforestation project area is expected to remove 9,109,113 tCO2e of greenhouse gases over 40 years, averaging 227,728 tCO2e annually.

Before the project began, a baseline survey revealed that the area had been barren since 1989 and was primarily covered with scattered shrubs and grasslands. This barrenness led to significant soil and water erosion, loss of biodiversity, climate change impacts, and perpetuated low income and poor living conditions for local communities.

The project zone stretches across a vast area covering Guzhang County, Dingcheng District, Jinshi County, Shimen County, Hanshou County, Xiangyin County, Ziyang District, Heshan District, Yuanjiang County and Wangcheng District. It covers 37 sub-district offices, 99 towns and 822 villages

ARR (Afforestation, Regeneration, Revegetation)

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