Carbon Removals Project Reforesting Barren Lands

Large scale reforestation of native trees across China

Location: Hunan Province, China
Project type: ARR (Afforestation, Regeneration, Revegetation)
Project ID: VCS1896
Status: VCS Registered
Crediting period: 15/05/2017 – 14/05/2057
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)

Co-benefits

Climate benefits and community impact.

The project provides biodiversity benefits by reforesting barren land together with sustainable co-benefits for the local communities and includes, in addition to carbon removal:

Environment
Prior to the project initiation the lands under this project remained degraded and barren for decades. The project activity is aimed at improving this condition by planting native trees with over 3,000 species of plants identified, including Chinese fir, Masson pine and poplar as well as 396 woody plants species belonging to 82 families and 205 genera, 316 herb species belonging to 89 families and 258 genera, and 28 fungi species. 21 endangered species have also been identified and
Equal Opportunities & Employment
A particular focus of the project is to provide equal opportunities and employment for women, minority groups, and the least privileged individuals. Special efforts were made to ensure that women and vulnerable people from the poorest households were actively encouraged to participate in the project resulting in over 55% of those employed in planting activities by the project being women.
Socioeconomic Growth
The project will promote biodiversity conservation and climate change adaptation, improve soil and water conservation, and provide local communities with technical skills and training. This initiative will also create permanent job opportunities for local women and increase the overall income for the community.

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