Fronterra

Social business for community-based reforestation

Introduction

A social business for large scale community based afforestation in the Andes highlands of South America, this programme starts with a 12,000 ha afforestation effort of severe degraded lands of peasant communities living in severe poverty in the Peruvian highlands (>3,000 m.a.s.l).

Starting in Cusco department, the legendary Peruvian region home to the Incas and cradle of Peruvian culture and ancient civilisation, this programme targets the creation and development of a rural forestry economy for these communities, creating jobs and a local economy from forestry and environmental services activities.

The Project

The main activities are:

Organisational strengthening and quality of life plans of communities.
Afforestation with pine in severely degraded non-occupied land for carbon capture and development of a forestry (timber & non-timber) economy.
Reforestation with native species of riparian areas and restoration and protection of highlands wetlands.
Small animals (guinea pigs) and llamas breeding.
Development of sustainable value chains related to timber and non-timber forestry products (mushrooms, round wood, sawn wood, pine resin, etc.) and route-to-market.
Rural access to energy for clean cooking and connectivity (cookstoves and off-grid solar systems and devices).
Environmental Services Scheme (carbon and biodiversity).

This grouped project has a triple objective:

Improve the quality of life of local communities through forestry value chains,
Afforest large areas of degraded communities' land to restore land and preserve water resources, helping communities adapt to the severe effects of climate change,
Generate biodiversity and climate outcomes, monetised through carbon and biodiversity credits, to generate investment in communities.

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Fact sheet:

Developer: Fronterra.
Host country:Peru.
Landscape:Andes highlands.
Land classification: community land.
Total intervention area: 80,000 ha.
Plantation Area: 12,000 ha.
Co-development partners: still confidential.
Authority:Peru's forestry service (SERFOR), Ministry of Environment (MINAM), Ministry of Agriculture (MIDAGRI) and local governments.
Project Duration: 100-years.
Removals:3.47m VCUs (40-years).
Certification:VERRA New ARR Methodology - VM0047.
Status:Prefeasibility executed, full feasibility under development.
Host country approval: yes.
National Registry: applicable. To be registered upon RENAMI (Registro Nacional de Mitigacion - Peru) entering operational phase.
Biodiversity credits: under piloting, currently selecting most suitable standard.

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Sustainable Development Goals to be developed by the project

No Poverty

The project promotes and development of sustainable and new economic activities in project area that will generate alternative sources of income and improve populations' quality of life. The community based "No Poverty" target aims to generate increased and sustainable sources of revenue for the population involved in the project activities.

Zero Hunger

Through the ARR activities as well as the community based additional alternative economic activities generated by the project, we aim to improve levels of malnutrition in communities by improving agricultural productivity and quality, as well as facilitate financial access to quality nutritional goods.

Good Health and Well Being

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Gender equality

Ensuring women’s participation in the governance of the project and its activities. The project includes women in the decision-making process, especially throughout the co-design of project activities.

Special support to handicraft made by women.

Clean Water and Sanitation

ARR activities through pine trees will contribute to water quality improvements, water regulation, flood prevention and mitigation as well as natural wastewater treatments. Plantation of pine trees will for example reduce water pollution by trapping sediments, absorbing excess nutrients, and preventing harmful runoff of entering water bodies.

Decent work and economic growth

Implementation of best Health, Safety, and Environmental practices to ensure that project stakeholders work under good working conditions (ESS2) and that all necessary safeguards are considered and included.

Promotion of economic activities managed by local communities to ensure proper and sustainable economic growth.

Industry, Innovation, and Infrastructure

ARR activities of pine trees will support communities’ management of nursery plantations and will include plantation management and appropriate infrastructure for successful plantation. This will always be done in a sustainable way to ensure intergenerational use and climate-friendly construction for community empowerment.

Climate Action

Certified emissions absorption and reduction is expected from ARR activities using the latest methodological framework (VERRA & UNFCCC).

Partnerships for the Goals

The project encompasses cross-sectorial stakeholders for successful long-term activities. Community based stakeholders include all communities involved in the project, public instances such as the MINAM and local regional authorities in Cusco.

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