Tengchong Conservation Carbon Project
Location: Tengchong County and Yunnan Province of Southwestern China
Project type: Reforestation Project
Standard: Climate, Community and Biodiversity Standards with Gold Distinction
Verification: TÜV SÜD
Environmental Benefits
- Mitigate climate change
- Suppression of invasive weed, Eupatorium
- Provide habitat for about 400 bird species and more than 150 mammals including the Leopard, Malayan Sun Bear and China’s only remaining population of Bengal Tiger
- Improve water quality and erosion control
Community Benefits
- Poverty alleviation through alternative economic livelihoods
- Technical training opportunities
- Sustainable fuel wood supplies
Project Description
The Tengchong Conservation Carbon Project is reforesting over 1,093 acres at the south end of the Gaoligongshan Nature Reserve in southwestern China. Carbonfund.org supports this project which will ultimately sequester nearly 170,000 metric tons carbon dioxide from our atmosphere.
Forest-based projects are beneficial not only for their carbon sequestration, but also for their positive impacts on the local farming communities and the variety of ecosystem services they provide. In addition, the Tengchong Project is the first forest-based project to be validated to the Climate, Community and Biodiversity Standards with Gold Distinction.
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