The Genesis Forest Project
Location: Tocantins, Brazil
Project type: Avoided Deforestation & Reforestation Project
Standard: Climate, Community and Biodiversity Standards with Social Carbon Methodology
Verification: To be verified by Rainforest Alliance/Imaflora
Environmental Benefits
- Mitigate climate change
- Restore and preserve a biological hotspot
- Revitalize endangered/threatened species such as Giant Anteater, Giant Armadillo, Jaguar, and Maned Wolf
- Improve local water quality
- Retain topsoil and control erosion
Community Benefits
- Provide alternative sources of income and employment opportunities
- Establishment of the Center for Biodiversity Learning and Climate Change
- Increased awareness and assistance with fire suppression
Project Description
The Genesis Forest Project was established with a generous contribution by Hyundai Motor America and is an avoided deforestation and reforestation project of more than 3,000 acres in Brazil. While conserving one of the world’s biological hotspots, this Project also incorporates reforestation activities which will ultimately sequester about 93,000 metric tons of carbon dioxide.
With less than two percent of the region protected in national parks and conservation areas, this area is threatened by the expansion of agriculture for soy and corn as well as cattle ranching. Hence the avoided deforestation aspect of this project is critical.
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