Forest Carbon Project – Cautín

Forest Carbon Project

CONVERSION OF LOGGED TO PROTECTED FOREST,

adding social and environmental co-benefits.

Cautín is a forest developer operating in Chile, that has traditionally operate a silvicultural model for commercial timber, and now, is expanding its business model to dedicate different areas of forest plantations to carbon sinks.

Social and environmental support for the Araucanía region.

An
AFOLU - IFM VCS Project

VM0010
Methodology

33-year
horizon

Total area: 7.500 ha.

Eucalyptus sp. and radiata pine plantations.

Araucanía region

Financial Contribution

Investment in community projects.

Climate change mitigation

5 million tons of CO2e estimated.

Co Benefits

Rural education projects, biodiversity conservation, and soil regeneration.

Use of LiDAR aerial imagery monitoring.
Ensuring complete sampling of the project area.

Validation and Verification Processes, audited by an external entity to VERRA.

Certification with sustainability principles (FSC™).

Time Line