Tropical Forest Project
Description: Carbon sequestration projects are aimed at reforesting pasture land and joining forest fragments.
The Buenaventura reserve is managed by Fundación Jocotoco. It is located in an area of low-altitude cloud forest in south-western Ecuador. Buenaventura is the only protected area with a population of the endangered El Oro Parakeet Aratinga orcesii. There are also large numbers of endemic and endangered plant species present.
| Project Type: |
Forestation |
| Location: |
Buenaventura Reserve, El Oro Province, Ecuador and 2 other locations |
| Quantity: |
- |
| Accounting period: |
From 1999 |
| Operator: |
Fundación Jocotoco
Av. Los Shyris N37-146 y
El Comercio
Quito |
| Standard: |
- |
| Supported by: |
Carbon Balanced (UK)
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| Entry created: |
5th September 2007 |
| Last updated: |
15th August 2010 |
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