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Live · 04 projects · 1.6M+ hectares · Vintage 2027

From the frontier of the Amazon,to your balance sheet.

Fronterra develops forest carbon and biodiversity projects in Peru's Amazon and Andes. We originate, engineer and operate every project in-house, building the supply buyers need for long-term carbon and biodiversity agreements.

Methodologies certified to the highest global standards (VERRA VM0047 & VM0048, ICVCM- and CCP-approved). Endorsed by Peru's national carbon registry. Cross-border supply enabled through bilateral agreement with Peru & Singapore.

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Product
Carbon & biodiversity credits
Horizons
40-year concessions
Theatre
Peru · Andes & Amazon
Status
Offtake open · 2026

The pipeline · Current & 2033

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tCO₂ installed capacity per year 2026 ex-ante estimate for current pipeline
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Long-term credit potential by 2033 · 14 projects, 3.4M hectares
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Founding-team credit contracts prior Althelia, Mirova & TotalEnergies work, 2014–2025
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Projects in Peru 4 in development · 1.6M+ hectares

The discipline · How we work

Forty-year forests.
Engineered, not sourced.

Buyers do not just need credits; they need confidence in the chain of delivery. Fronterra starts before inventory exists: securing community agreements, technical design, MRV, registration pathways and long-term operations. The result is supply with a clear line from land to buyer.

In-house, on the land

We build every project ourselves.

Forest engineers, sociologists and ESG specialists who live where they work. 90% of our staff are in-country. We follow IFC Performance Standards and Peru's national framework for indigenous consultation. No subcontractors, no remote management.

Audited science

Every tree measured. Every change tracked.

Satellite-based Geo-MRV on every site using Esri, Google Earth Engine and TerrSet. Both methodologies (VM0047 and VM0048) approved by the ICVCM and the Core Carbon Principles. Built in close coordination with Peruvian regulators through the Peruvian carbon market association, the EU Commission, RESTORE and the Field Museum's Rapid Biological Inventories.

Communities as principals

Carbon rights stay with the people who live there.

Our partners are Ashéninka and Quechua, Shipibo-Conibo and Capanahua communities, plus the buffer zones around the territory of uncontacted Isconahua peoples. Free, Prior and Informed Consent is the foundation, not a checkbox. Cocoa, coffee, mushrooms, timber and non-timber forest products run alongside carbon revenue. Distributed to communities, not extracted from them.

Network · Partners

The company we keep tells you who we are.

Fronterra is built on a decade of founding-team transaction experience at Althelia, Mirova, and TotalEnergies. That experience now informs independently originated projects in Peru.

Founding-team prior offtake

  • TotalEnergies$105M in credit contracts · 2021
  • Althelia Climate Fund7 transactions · 2014–2023
  • Mirova Natural CapitalSuccessor to Althelia · since 2017
  • BID Lab · IDBBrazil restoration · 2016

Today's operating partners

  • ECOM AgroindustrialFunding & marketing partner · Sierra del Divisor
  • EU Commission & RESTOREBiodiversity-credit pilot · Sierra del Divisor flagship
  • Nouvelle Planète FoundationSeed funding · Gran Pajonal
  • CyklosR&D partner · methane abatement

Peruvian government agencies we work with

  • SERFORNational Forestry Service
  • SERNANPNational Protected Areas Agency
  • MINAMMinistry of Environment
  • INIANational Institute for Agricultural Innovation

Cross-border routes (Paris Agreement, Article 6)

  • SingaporeAuthorisation pathway established
  • JapanUnder negotiation
  • Republic of KoreaUnder negotiation
RESTORE RESTORE ECOM ECOM IUCN IUCN European Commission European Commission UNEP UNEP VERRA VERRA ICVCM / CCP ICVCM / CCP MINAM MINAM SERNANP SERNANP SERFOR SERFOR CEDIA CEDIA OBC OBC LITA LITA WRI WRI

Prior counterparties, current operating partners, and bilateral frameworks under which Fronterra credits can cross borders. Details on any specific structure on request.

Community field team, Santo Domingo, Cusco Field team · Santo Domingo, Cusco

Active operations · Peru · 2026

Four sites. One country. Offtake open.

Four projects across the Peruvian Amazon and Andes. Long-term concessions, 40-year horizons, direct community partnerships at every site.

República del Perú · 1 : 8,000,000

i.

Sierra del Divisor

Avoided deforestation + biodiversity

LORETO–UCAYALI · 7.62°S 73.83°W1.6 million hectares across 5 concession areasListed on VERRA · VCS / 5369
Issuing 2027~200k tCO₂/yr
ii.

Sumaq Allpa

Reforestation · Andean highlands

CUSCO · 13.55°S 71.96°W17,000 hectares of grouped reforestationListed on VERRA · VCS / 5360
First credit issuance post 2030~175k tCO₂/yr
iii.

Gran Pajonal

Avoided deforestation + community partnership

PASCO–UCAYALI · 10.58°S 74.37°W198,033 hectares, 30 Ashéninka communitiesListed on VERRA · VCS / 5949
In community consultation~129K tCO₂/yr
iv.

Selva Central

Reforestation + agroforestry

PASCO–JUNÍN · 10.68°S 75.36°W10,080 ha native reforestation + 1,120 ha agroforestryVERRA listing in process
Pre community consultation~137K tCO₂/yr

Founding team track record · 2014–2025

$166M+ in credit contracts before Fronterra.
Including $105M with TotalEnergies.

A decade of forest-carbon contract origination by members of the founding team whilst at Althelia, Mirova and TotalEnergies. This is not Fronterra revenue; it is the commercial experience behind Fronterra's current model. The ledger below shows every deal: those that delivered, those that are running, and those that did not work out.

YearProjectBuyer / InvestorSizeStatus
2014 Tambopata Reserve REDD+ & agroforestry ALTHELIA CLIMATE FUND · PE $7.0M Fully repaid
2015 Reform of degraded pastures, Amazon ALTHELIA CLIMATE FUND · BR $15.0M Write-off
2016 Naranjillo cocoa cooperative restructuring ALTHELIA CLIMATE FUND · PE $7.0M Partially repaid
2016 Macauba palm pastureland restoration ALTHELIA + BID LAB · BR $1.5M Active
2016 REDD+ Project with Shipibo-Conibo Communities ALTHELIA CLIMATE FUND · PE $5.0M Fully repaid
2021 Cordillera Azul conservation trust fund TOTALENERGIES · PE $85.0M Ongoing
2021 Group REDD+ & agroforestry, smallholders TOTALENERGIES · GT $20.0M Ongoing
2023 Conservation Coast REDD+ & agroforestry ALTHELIA CLIMATE FUND · GT $13.0M Fully repaid
2025 Sierra del Divisor carbon & biodiversity RESTORE · PE $13.0M Originating
EU Commission Visit over Sierra del Divisor EU Commission Visit · Sierra del Divisor

Originate. Engineer. Operate.

Fronterra SAS · Marseille · Cusco · Pucallpa

Discuss future supply →

Secure future supply. Directly.

Whether you’re locking in supply, financing growth, or meeting a regulatory target, here’s how to work with us.

  • Long-term credit purchase agreements (ERPAs) Commit to buying credits at a fixed price over multiple years from our portfolio.
  • Multi-year, multi-vintage commitments A defined volume of credits across a 5- to 20-year delivery window.
  • Advance market commitments Commit to buying future supply at a guaranteed price, helping finance new projects.
  • Biodiversity-certificate partnerships Prefinance new biodiversity-credit product with us on Sierra del Divisor, one of the first commercial biodiversity pilots in the world.
  • Cross-border, government-authorised credits Credits that count toward your home country’s national climate target under Paris Agreement Article 6.

About FronterraEst. 2024SAS · Marseille

A Franco-Peruvian developer,built for the long haul.

Fronterra is a forest-carbon and biodiversity developer working across Peru. Founded in 2024, we build, finance and operate projects directly with communities, public institutions and commercial partners. Twenty+ people now work across Marseille, Lima, Cusco and Pucallpa.

Community members loading tree seedlings, Santo Domingo Community seedling dispatch · Santo Domingo, Cusco

§01 · Origin

Built to operate.
Not just originate.

Before Fronterra, the team spent a decade at the Althelia Climate Fund (now part of Mirova / Natixis Investment Managers) and at TotalEnergies' Nature-Based Solutions business, structuring conservation and restoration projects across Peru, Brazil and Guatemala. $166M+ in credit contracts across nine transactions.

That work was done before Fronterra as fund managers and institutional buyers. Fronterra is the principal operating vehicle built from that experience.

§02 · Identity

A principal operator.
Built close to the ground.

We stay close to the ground.

Project development happens through field teams, community agreements, public-sector coordination and long-term monitoring. The work does not stop when a project is listed or a contract is signed.

We build the supply ourselves.

Fronterra develops its own portfolio rather than sourcing credits from third parties. That gives buyers clearer visibility into project design, delivery risk, safeguards and long-term accountability.

We work through local legitimacy.

Carbon rights, benefit sharing, FPIC processes and implementation structures are built with the people and institutions connected to the land. The aim is not only credit issuance, but durable governance.

We stay accountable over time.

High-quality projects are built on difficult ground and held over decades. We prioritise long-term permanence, transparent safeguards and field-level delivery over short-term speed.

§03 · The team

A team built across fieldwork,
finance and delivery.

Juan Carlos González Aybar
Chairman & CEO

Juan Carlos González Aybar

MARSEILLE · CET

Juan Carlos González Aybar is Founder and General Manager of Fronterra. A Peruvian national with 15+ years across fieldwork, investment, corporate governance, and European private-sector climate finance, he has helped structure pioneering carbon and biodiversity finance platforms across Europe and Latin America. His career spans the Danone Fund for Nature, AIDER in Peru, Althelia Climate Fund, Mirova, and TotalEnergies Nature-Based Solutions, where he co-built the Nature-Based Solutions business unit as Senior Project Developer. He is also co-founder of The Shared Wood Company (JV with AXA & ENGIE).

Contact → LinkedIn →
Fronterra core team

People who can build and hold the work.

Fieldwork, finance, project delivery and international partnerships.

Daniel Jaramillo Vogel

Daniel Jaramillo Vogel

Chief Business Development Officer

Business development and investment professional with experience across Europe and Latin America, including roles at L’Oréal, Edeka and Particle Vision. MBA from IMD, investor in Fronterra and advisor to the platform’s commercial expansion.

Business developmentFundraising
Alejandra Manrique

Alejandra Manrique

ESG & Impact Value Creation Manager

Economist from the University of Bordeaux with a Master’s in Social Sciences from the University of Paris–Sorbonne, specialising in local economic analysis and socio-environmental conflict transformation.

ESGImpact
Lucio Villa Ramos

Lucio Villa Ramos

Senior Scientific Advisor

Fronterra’s geoscience and remote-sensing chief scientist. Former professor at Universidad Nacional Agraria La Molina, with 11+ years of experience in REDD+ development, Geo-MRV and forest operations.

Geo-MRVRemote sensingREDD+
Carlos Mogollón

Carlos Mogollón

Peru Country Chair

Engineer in tropical forest ecology, specialised in protected-area management, conservation planning and Amazonian forest governance. Former protected-areas management specialist at Peru’s national authority.

ConservationPeru operations
Valeria Santamaría Samaniego

Valeria Santamaría Samaniego

ESG Analyst

Anthropologist from Pontificia Universidad Católica del Perú, with experience in qualitative research, cultural dynamics, public engagement and socio-environmental analysis.

ESGAnthropology
Juan De la Cruz

Juan De la Cruz

Senior Social Conflict Resolution Specialist

Seasoned social scientist specialised in conflict resolution and social intervention with farmers and native communities across the Andes-Amazon. Experienced across natural-resource conflicts and development projects in Peru.

FPICCommunity relations
Rai Fajardo

Rai Fajardo

Geomatician

Renewable natural resources engineer from Universidad Nacional Agraria de la Selva, with specialisation in GIS, remote sensing and programming applied to conservation and carbon projects.

GISRemote sensing
Iris Cruz Romero

Iris Cruz Romero

Commercial & Administrative Assistant

Accounting student at Universidad Peruana de Ciencias Aplicadas with nearly a decade of commercial, accounting and administrative experience before joining Fronterra.

Operations
Flora Gutiérrez Mendoza

Flora Gutiérrez Mendoza

Community Engagement Specialist

Community management specialist with a background in primary education, municipal public management, educational psychology, governance and organisational development.

FPICCusco
Benito Pucho

Benito Pucho

Community Forestry & Value Chains Specialist

Sustainable agricultural development specialist with over a decade of hands-on experience in agroforestry, livestock management and rural entrepreneurship in Peru.

AgroforestryField operations
Isabella Molina

Isabella Molina

ESG Analyst

Environmental engineer from Universidad Nacional Agraria La Molina, with research experience in green infrastructure, climate change, territorial resilience and applied ecology.

ESGClimate planning
Maria Eduarda Martinez

Maria Eduarda Martinez

Carbon Analyst

Forestry engineer from the Federal University of Paraná with a Master’s in Wood, Forest and Sustainable Development from AgroParisTech. Focused on forest economics and operations.

Carbon accountingBrazil
Alonso Maradiegue

Alonso Maradiegue

Project Finance Analyst

Industrial engineer from Universidad San Ignacio de Loyola, with specialisation in private project evaluation and project finance from Pacífico Business School.

FinanceProject evaluation
David Correa

David Correa

HSE / SSOMA Supervisor

Industrial and commercial engineer from ESAN University, with training in project management, integrated management systems, occupational health and safety, and process improvement.

HSEOperations
Aurélien Tanguy

Aurélien Tanguy

R&D Engineer

AgroParisTech engineer focused on natural habitat management, conservation planning for high-value ecosystems, species distribution modelling and quantitative data analysis.

R&DEcology
Luisa Lora Escalante

Luisa Lora Escalante

GIS & Remote Sensing Specialist

Natural resources engineer with expertise in GIS, remote sensing and geospatial analysis for environmental monitoring, forest-cover analysis, land-use classification and field mapping.

GISRemote sensing
Gustavo Gamio

Gustavo Gamio

Head of Communications

Strategic communications lead with experience in climate, carbon markets and community-based environmental projects, translating technical and field work into clear partner and investor narratives.

CommunicationsCarbon markets
Giuliana Becerra

Giuliana Becerra

R&D & Circular Economy Partner

Co-founder and CEO of Cyklos, Fronterra’s partner on F-Methane. Former Vice Minister of Environment of Peru, with senior experience in circular economy, waste management and environmental quality.

R&DCircular economy
Board & senior advisors

Independent governance
and senior guidance.

Natural-capital, investment and public-affairs expertise supporting Fronterra’s long-term platform.

Erick Decker

Erick Decker

Independent Board Member

Investor and board member with deep asset-management experience. Former Chief Investment Officer for Developing Markets at AXA, with board roles including Climate Seed and Baobab.

Investment strategyEmerging markets
Sylvain Goupille

Sylvain Goupille

Investor, Board Member

Natural-capital investor and biodiversity-market builder. Co-founder of RESTORE, founder and Managing Director of Octobre, and former Managing Director of Mirova Natural Capital / Althelia Funds.

Natural capitalBiodiversity
Patricia Fernandez-Davila

Patricia Fernandez-Davila

Senior Advisor - Public Affairs

One of Peru’s most accomplished conservation executives. Co-founder of Peru’s Ministry of Environment and former Chief of Staff to its first Minister, Antonio Brack Egg.

Senior advisorGovernment relations

§04 · What we believe

Three principles
we won't compromise on.

Forests are 40-year assets, not 12-month products.

Every project sits on a long-term concession. We measure success in decades of standing forest, not quarterly issuance volumes. Our investors and offtake partners commit on the same horizon.

The people who live there are the principal stewards.

Carbon rights stay with the Ashéninka, Quechua and other Indigenous and rural communities whose territory hosts our projects. Free, Prior and Informed Consent is foundational. Revenue is distributed, not extracted.

Engineering, not sourcing.

We originate, design and operate every project in-house. No subcontracting to local NGOs. Forest engineers, social scientists and ESG specialists live where they work. 90% of our staff are in-country.

Hand holding tree seedlings in a Cusco nursery Tree seedlings · Cusco nursery

§05 · Roadmap

641k tCO2/year in 2026.
2.5M by 2033.

The next phase is delivery. Fronterra’s current pipeline spans Sierra del Divisor, Sumaq Allpa, Selva Central and Gran Pajonal, forming the foundation for a wider platform of forest-carbon, biodiversity and restoration work across Peru and future regional hubs.

2026–2027

~641k tCO₂/yr

Current Peru portfolio under validation, consultation and offtake. Sierra del Divisor is targeted for 2027 issuance.

2028–2030

~1.3M tCO₂/yr

Sumaq Allpa prepares for first issuance post 2030. Selva Central and Gran Pajonal move through consultation, validation and early delivery. Central America & Brazil hubs launching.

2031–2033

~2.5M tCO₂/yr

14 projects across 3 regional hubs. 3.4M ha protected. 21,000 families directly impacted. 115,000 hectares under reforestation.

Work with us.
Directly.

For offtake conversations, partnerships, or press, write to the founding team.

contact@fronterra.eco →
Field nursery work in Peru Field nursery work · Peru
Sierra del Divisor National Park, Peruvian Amazon
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Project · 01

REDD+ & Biodiversity Issuing 2027

Sierra del Divisor

Sierra del Divisor Conservation Corridor · Peruvian Amazon

One of Peru's most important biodiversity strongholds, turned into high-integrity carbon and biodiversity credits. A grouped project linking the National Park with native and farming communities, and regional protected areas.

MethodologyVM0048 (REDD+)
Area1.35M ha (park) + 200k ha (grouped)
Annual volume~200,000 VCUs/yr
RegistryVERRA · VCS/5369
FrameworkMERESE (PES)
PartnersSERNANP · RESTORE · ECOM

§01 · The MERESE framework

A Peruvian mechanism
for ecosystem services.

MERESE, Mecanismo de Retribución por Servicios Ecosistémicos, is one of Peru's mechanisms to finance management and conservation of natural protected areas through payments for ecosystem services. Sierra del Divisor's design uses MERESE to channel conservation finance and technical resources directly into the Park's protection and active management, in partnership with neighbouring communities.

Under the project's contractual architecture, SERNANP acts as the public partner responsible for Park management and on-the-ground conservation. RESTORE is the anchor financier and final beneficiary in biodiversity outcomes. Fronterra acts as structuring and implementing party, coordinating finance, technical design, buffer-zone activities and market engagement. Organised communities participate as local partners through their communal organisations or federations, delivering services with local knowledge.

§02 · Carbon project design

High-integrity carbon,
across a 40-year horizon.

The Sierra del Divisor carbon work combines protected-area conservation (avoided emissions / avoided degradation) with targeted restoration in influence zones. Methodology applies VERRA VM0048, fully approved by Peru's Environment Ministry, with country alignment.

Carbon accounting integrates advanced GIS and remote sensing to define activity areas and baselines, complemented by extensive field carbon inventories and monitoring plots. Credits are issued every year, with conservative baselines emphasising historical land-use analysis and additionality. Independent third-party validation and verification ensure buyer confidence.

§03 · Grouped project structure

Three territorial categories,
one unified framework.

1. National Park (inside the Park): activities financed through MERESE and delivered with SERNANP, RESTORE and local communities, park protection, ranger capacity, rewilding, biological monitoring and restoration.

2. Native and farming communities (buffer & influence zones): participatory restoration and sustainable production interventions, community forest management, livelihood diversification and participatory monitoring.

3. Regional protected areas and corridors: coordinated management actions to secure landscape connectivity and ecological integrity.

§04 · Impact & safeguards

Free, Prior and
Informed Consent.

Robust FPIC processes with indigenous and rural communities in the buffer and influence areas, implemented to international best practice and Peruvian law. Full IFC Performance Standards ESG due diligence. Community-led implementation through capacity building, local employment and co-management agreements.

70% of annual revenues are reinvested in conservation, local livelihoods and forest management, for direct benefit of communities and biodiversity. Transparent benefit-sharing under applicable Peruvian law.

Impact at a glance: 1.35M ha protected in the Park; 200k ha in the grouped project area; 10+ indigenous and farming communities engaged through FPIC; 8,000,000 estimated carbon credits over 40 years.

§05 · Partners & roles

The operating partnership.

SERNANP, Public partner and Park manager (implementing conservation inside Sierra del Divisor National Park).

MINAM, Ministry of Environment of Peru, regulatory authority for carbon and biodiversity certification.

RESTORE, anchor investor for biodiversity outcomes.

Fronterra, project design, development and co-implementation, market access, and financing structuring.

Join the movement.

Sierra del Divisor represents high-integrity nature-based climate investment: measurable mitigation, irreplaceable biodiversity and genuine community benefit. We welcome partners for credit purchase, investment, technical collaboration and community partnerships.

Speak to the team → VERRA Registry · VCS 5369 →
Sumaq Allpa, Andean highlands of Cusco, Peru
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Project · 02

ARR · Afforestation Under validation

Sumaq Allpa

Andes Highlands · Cusco Region · Peru · beyond 3,800 m a.s.l.

"Beautiful land" in Quechua. Large-scale, community-based afforestation and reforestation across the high Andes of Cusco. Sustainable pine forestry and native-species restoration, paired with mushroom cultivation and community value chains. Designed to scale into neighbouring regions.

MethodologyVM0047 (ARR) + CCB
Area17,000 ha across ~60 communities
Lifetime volume7M tCO₂e / 40 years
RegistryVERRA · VCS/5360
First credit issuancePost 2030
RegionCusco highlands · Puna ecoregion
SpeciesPinus radiata · Polylepis · Buddleja · Escallonia · Alnus

§01 · The landscape

A degraded land,
restored to forest.

The high Andes of Cusco form part of the Puna ecoregion, a cold, windswept mountain landscape beyond 3,800 m a.s.l., with around 700mm of rainfall per year and naturally thin, fragile soils. Most of this land is today a mosaic of degraded high-Andean grasslands (pajonal andino) and shrublands, with only small relic patches of Polylepis forest and wetlands remaining.

National erosion mapping by Peru's Ministry of Environment (MINAM) and SENAMHI shows that close to 90% of the Andean region is under moderate to severe erosion, and Sumaq Allpa falls squarely in these categories. Centuries of overgrazing, recurrent anthropogenic burning and fuelwood extraction have turned once-deep, fertile soils into compacted, nutrient-poor, almost impermeable substrates. Degraded high-Andean puna landscapes expose rural communities and downstream valleys to increasing climate-adaptation risks: erosion, landslides, erratic water flows, frost damage to agriculture and declining pasture productivity. These impacts compound harsh social conditions in communities whose natural capital has been depleted. Sumaq Allpa is designed as an adaptation-oriented restoration programme: rebuilding vegetation cover, stabilising soils, improving water regulation and creating long-term community value chains from restored natural capital.

§02 · Reforestation design

A landscape mosaic.
Not a monoculture.

Mixed forestry systems combining ~70% Pinus radiata (Pine) with a minimum of 30% native high-Andean trees, prioritising Polylepis spp. (queñual), Buddleja coriacea (qolle/colle), Escallonia resinosa (chachacomo), and Alnus acuminata (aliso), positively impacting riparian buffers, ecological corridors, biodiversity refugia and other suitable restoration zones, in line with VERRA ARR eligibility criteria.

Radiata pine acts as a structural component: its shallow, widely spreading root system binds topsoil, reduces surface erosion and small landslides, and protects fragile slopes and communal infrastructure.

Decentralised community nurseries produce high-quality pine and native seedlings using local genetic material. Seedlings are inoculated with ectomycorrhizal fungi that improve nutrient uptake and soil structure, while also producing edible mushrooms as a non-timber forest product and early income stream for communities.

§03 · Carbon & biodiversity

7 million tonnes,
over 40 years.

Average carbon removals estimated at c.175,000 tCO₂e per year over 40 years, for a total of c.7 million tCO₂e, certified under VERRA's VM0047 ARR methodology (project VCS 5360).

A dedicated CCB-compliant biodiversity baseline was conducted for flora, birds and mammals. Key findings: 79 plant species across 32 botanical families, 18 bird species from 11 families, two mammal species. Several species of conservation concern are present, including Ephedra rupestris (nationally Critically Endangered), Escallonia myrtilloides (Vulnerable), and CITES Appendix II Cactaceae. Puma concolor has been reported by local populations and Fronterra nursery workers.

§04 · Communities & governance

Co-managed.
Not extracted.

Communities are partners, not beneficiaries. We co-design project activities, planting areas and benefit-sharing arrangements with communal authorities and assemblies. Transparent frameworks govern the allocation of carbon revenues, timber income and value chain benefits. Communities receive senior revenue-sharing and retain full revenue from timber extraction and non-carbon activities in the long term.

We respect communal decision-making and protect culturally important landscapes. Wetlands, relic Polylepis patches and archaeological sites are mapped, excluded from planting and treated as conservation zones. Free, Prior and Informed Consent processes are robust and ongoing. All safeguards align with IFC Performance Standards.

Key outcomes: 17,000 ha rehabilitated across ~60 communities; thousands of seasonal jobs in nurseries, planting and forest management; biodiversity enhancement via Polylepis restoration and wetland protection; climate adaptation through reduced erosion and improved water retention.

§05 · On the ground

Watch the
programme overview.

Filmed in the Cusco highlands. Hosted on Vimeo. Open on Vimeo →

Get involved.

We welcome partners for carbon credit offtake, impact investment, blended finance, technical collaboration and community partnerships. High-integrity, nature-based climate solutions in the Andes.

Speak to the team → VERRA Registry · VCS 5360 →
Andean-Amazon transition forest canopy, Peru
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Project · 03

ARR · Reforestation & Agroforestry Pre community consultation

Selva Central

Andean–Amazon Transition · Peru

Restoring 10,080 hectares of degraded Andean-Amazon transition forest through native reforestation, alongside 1,120 hectares of income-generating agroforestry. Degraded land becomes resilient forest mosaic: carbon sequestration, habitat reconnection, and sustained local livelihoods.

MethodologyVM0047 (ARR)
Area10,080 ha native reforestation + 1,120 ha agroforestry
Lifetime volume5.5M tCO₂e / 40 years
RegistryVERRA listing in process
RegionPasco-Junín · Andean-Amazon transition
SpeciesTornillo · Shihuahuaco · Capirona

§01 · Restoration at scale

Where the Andes
meets the Amazon.

Selva Central spans the Andean-Amazon transition zone, where cloud forest meets lowland rainforest. One of the most biodiverse ecological gradients in South America. Centuries of smallholder clearing left degraded pastureland across the slopes. We convert that land back into resilient forest mosaics.

We combine rigorous silviculture, satellite-based MRV and participatory community governance to deliver verifiable outcomes at scale.

§02 · Technical design & silviculture

Native reforestation,
at 10,080 hectares.

Native reforestation (c.90% of planted area) uses primary species including Cedrelinga cateniformis (Tornillo), Dipteryx ferrea (Shihuahuaco), a complementary mix of locally adapted long-term hardwoods and Calycophyllum spruceanum (Capirona), a strong pioneer hardwood with rapid growth to accelerate canopy closure and soil recovery.

Planting densities range 625–1,100 trees/ha depending on species and planting system, for a weighted average c.800 trees/ha, selected per micro-site using site-specific edaphic and hydrological data. Silvicultural program includes degraded pastureland restoration and early weed control through agro-ecological practices, mixed-row and nurse-species planting strategies, staged thinning and pruning to optimise growth, carbon uptake and timber/non-timber value. Nursery and outplanting protocols target survival rates >80% at Year 2.

Agroforestry systems (c.10% of area, 1,120 ha) integrate cocoa- and coffee-based shade-agroforestry mosaics with native canopy species. Shade tree selection prioritises native timber and multipurpose species for long-term ecological and economic co-benefits.

§03 · Carbon, MRV & permanence

VM0047.
40-year crediting.

The project follows VERRA VM0047 with a 40-year crediting lifetime and five-year verification cycles. MRV uses a hybrid approach: permanent field inventory plots combined with annual remote sensing and GIS change detection to quantify carbon stock changes and baseline dynamics.

Dynamic baseline modelling, conservative buffers and reversal risk mitigation are applied to protect permanence. Expected removal: c.5.5 million tCO₂e over 40 years (conservative estimate, subject to final verification).

§04 · Communities & safeguards

600+ green jobs.
Co-designed.

Full FPIC procedures and community co-design are central to project development. Communities participate in land use zoning, benefit-sharing design and social investment planning. The scaled project is projected to create >600 green jobs across nursery operations, planting, agroforestry services, monitoring and forest management.

Revenue streams (carbon credits, sustainable timber and non-timber harvests, agroforestry crop sales) flow through transparent benefit-sharing agreements. Governance includes community councils, co-management agreements and grievance mechanisms aligned with IFC Performance Standards.

Biodiversity, hydrology and ecosystem services: restoration emphasises structural complexity and species diversity to accelerate habitat recovery, with riparian buffer restoration, erosion control and connectivity corridors.

Restoration at scale.
Open for partners.

Rigorous science, strong community partnerships, market instruments. For investors, corporate buyers and partners seeking high-integrity carbon removal with biodiversity co-benefits and durable social impact.

Speak to the team →
Gran Pajonal Ashéninka territories, Pasco–Ucayali, Peruvian Amazon
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Project · 04

REDD+ & Agroforestry In community consultation

Gran Pajonal

Ashéninka territories · Pasco–Ucayali · Peruvian Amazon

A high-integrity community REDD+ and agroforestry project in one of Peru’s most remote Indigenous forest landscapes. Gran Pajonal links Ashéninka territorial governance, forest protection, deforestation-free coffee & cocoa agroforestry, biological monitoring and carbon finance into a single grouped project across titled native community lands.

MethodologyVM0048 / (REDD+ AUDD)
Area198,033 ha
Communities30 Ashéninka native communities
Annual volume~129,000 VCUs/yr
Total volume~5.17M VCUs / 40 years
RegistryListed on VERRA · VCS / 5949
FrameworkVCS Peru REDD+ / RENAMI alignment
PartnersOAGP · Nouvelle Planète

§01 · The Gran Pajonal landscape

Where the Andes fall
into the Amazon.

Gran Pajonal is a remote high plateau in Peru’s Selva Central, located mainly in Ucayali, with territories extending into Pasco. It is a rugged transition zone between the eastern Andes and the Amazon basin: humid forests, steep hills, deep ravines, grassland openings and dispersed Ashéninka settlements connected by tracks, rivers and long journeys from Oventeni.

For generations, Ashéninka communities have managed these forests under customary and communal tenure systems. Today, those territories face rising pressure from shifting agriculture, informal timber extraction, pasture expansion, external encroachment and the absence of reliable public services.

The project turns this frontier of vulnerability into a platform for community-led forest protection, climate finance and long-term livelihood resilience.

§02 · Carbon project design

High-integrity REDD+,
built with Indigenous governance.

The Gran Pajonal REDD+ and Agroforestry Project is designed as an Avoided Unplanned Deforestation and Degradation project under VERRA’s VM0048 methodology. It protects forest carbon stocks by reducing the conversion of titled Indigenous communal forests, while strengthening the local institutions that make long-term conservation possible.

The carbon architecture combines satellite-based monitoring, GIS analysis, risk-map allocation, community surveillance, safeguards and field implementation. Historical forest-loss dynamics are assessed using national and remote-sensing data, while project performance is tracked through a transparent MRV system aligned with VCS requirements and Peru’s evolving REDD+ accounting framework.

The project is structured across a 40-year crediting period. Final crediting volumes will depend on validation, Verra allocation tools, leakage deductions, buffer requirements and monitored performance.

§03 · Grouped project structure

Thirty communities,
one shared framework.

The project is designed as a grouped REDD+ project across 30 Ashéninka native communities affiliated with the Organización Ashéninka del Gran Pajonal, OAGP. The grouped design allows communities to join progressively under a common technical, legal and safeguards framework.

Pilot communities begin with community agreements, FPIC implementation, baseline consolidation, initial surveillance brigades, agroforestry pilots and MRV onboarding.

Progressive inclusion allows additional communities to join once technical, legal and social eligibility conditions are met, including land-rights review, governance readiness and community consent.

Unified MRV and safeguards keep all participating communities under the same Internal Control System, including eligibility screening, FPIC documentation, safeguards monitoring, training, QA/QC and recordkeeping.

§04 · Intervention model

Forest protection with
livelihoods that hold.

The project focuses on the drivers of unplanned deforestation and degradation. It does not treat communities as passive beneficiaries, but as territorial partners.

  • Community surveillance and control: training and equipment for community brigades, patrol protocols, early-warning systems, GPS/mobile monitoring, incident reporting and coordination with competent authorities.
  • Biological monitoring and research: community-based monitoring of priority species, habitat condition and forest health, integrating local ecological knowledge with scientific protocols.
  • Deforestation-free coffee & cocoa agroforestry: support for coffee & cocoa-based agroforestry on degraded lands and existing productive areas, with technical assistance, post-harvest improvements, market access and zero-deforestation value-chain alignment.
  • Sustainable forest and ecosystem-service management: territorial planning, sustainable use of timber and non-timber forest products, environmental education and community capacity to manage forest resources without expanding pressure on primary forest.
  • Governance strengthening: support to OAGP and community institutions, including board registration, statutes, administrative systems, benefit-sharing governance, accountability and participation of women and youth.

§05 · FPIC, safeguards & benefit sharing

Consent first.
Benefits that stay local.

Gran Pajonal is built on Free, Prior and Informed Consent. The FPIC process is designed as a long-term partnership mechanism, not a one-off consultation. Communities receive project information in accessible formats, deliberate through their assemblies, define conditions for participation and formalise decisions through community agreements.

The process is aligned with Peruvian legal principles, IFC Performance Standards and Verra safeguards. It includes preparation, design, co-construction, implementation and monitoring.

The benefit-sharing model combines early carbon finance for project implementation with long-term revenues from VCU commercialisation. Resources support surveillance, monitoring, sustainable livelihoods, certification and management, while creating community benefit flows and a dedicated community trust fund for health, education, livelihoods and territorial governance.

§06 · Impact at a glance

Measurable climate mitigation.
Local governance.

  • Community surveillance brigades trained to reduce illegal logging, encroachment and forest loss.
  • Coffee & cocoa agroforestry developed as a deforestation-free livelihood pathway.
  • OAGP governance strengthened as the central Indigenous coordination structure.
  • CEDIA and Nouvelle Planète provide long-standing field legitimacy and social-development foundations.
  • Fronterra structures carbon engineering, MRV, safeguards, finance and market access.

§07 · Partners & roles

The operating
partnership.

OAGP is the Indigenous governance counterpart representing Ashéninka communities, coordinating inter-community decision-making, FPIC, local implementation and benefit-sharing oversight.

MINAM, SERFOR and OSINFOR are relevant public authorities for national REDD+ alignment, forest governance, compliance and environmental oversight.

A new generation
of community REDD+.

From Oventeni to the most remote Ashéninka settlements, Gran Pajonal is built where public services rarely arrive, and where community stewardship remains the strongest line of defence for the forest.

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Direct to Juan Carlos González Aybar. For institutional investors, prospective operating partners, strategic partnerships and matters that warrant founder-level attention.

We work in English, Spanish and French. Time zones spanning CET and PET. Typical reply within 48 hours on weekdays; faster for active deal conversations.

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