Ejido El Alamito Reforestation Project

Restoring Native Forests and Strengthening Land Stewardship in Northwest Mexico

Reforesting Ejido Lands with Long-Term Carbon and Biodiversity Benefits Located in the Sierra Madre Occidental in the municipality of Santiago Papasquiaro, this project spans nearly 5,000 hectares of community-managed ejido land (Mexico’s unique common land tenancy system) known […]

Location: Santiago Papasquiaro, Durango, Mexico
Project ID: CAR1911
Status: Project Registered
Annual reductions: 25,000 tCO2e
Crediting period: 2023–2053

Project type

Reforestation and Improved Forest Management (ARR / IFM)

Community impact

Sustainable land tenure, forest management training, local economic development

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What the project does.

Located in the Sierra Madre Occidental in the municipality of Santiago Papasquiaro, this project spans nearly 5,000 hectares of community-managed ejido land (Mexico’s unique common land tenancy system) known as El Alamito. Through active reforestation and improved forest management, it aims to regenerate native pine–oak forests, improve carbon stocks, and support biodiversity.

The project applies Climate Action Reserve’s Mexico Forest Protocol (v3.0) across three activity areas with distinct forest structures, ranging from managed stands to regenerating parcels and conservation zones. Native species like Pinus durangensis, Pinus cooperi, Pinus arizonica, and Juniperus deppeana dominate the site’s ecology, forming part of a high-altitude mixed forest system.

This initiative builds on over two decades of sustainable forestry practices under public programmes like PROFORES and promotes climate-resilient land management, empowering the ejido to implement long-term forest regeneration aligned with national and global climate goals.

Reforestation and Improved Forest Management (ARR / IFM)

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