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Improved Biodiversity & Mixed Reforestation, Costa Rica
Vital habitat restored for endangered wildlife
Spanning five sites, the project restores Atlantic lowland rainforest corridors for threatened species like Baird’s Tapir, Jaguar, and the Great Green Macaw, all listed on The International Union for Conservation of Nature's (IUCN) Red List.
Over 70 new species rediscovered
Biodiversity monitoring has confirmed the return of 70 amphibian and reptile species, alongside the revival of the threatened Dipteryx panamensis tree, highlighting the project's ecological value.
50,000+ tonnes of CO2 already removed
With over 50,000 tonnes of carbon sequestered so far—and double that projected—the project contributes significantly to both climate and conservation goals.
Improved Biodiversity & Mixed Reforestation is a leading project within the region, spread over five sites in the Central North of Costa Rica.
Planting native species on previously degraded farmland, the reforestation efforts will serve as habitat and biological corridors for many rare and endangered wildlife species of the diminishing Atlantic lowland rainforests in Central America. Wideranging mammals common to the area include oncilla, olingos, margay, geoffrey’s spider monkey, capuchin, mantled howler monkey, and the giant anteater, which will benefit from the project development.
In addition, Baird’s Tapir (Tapirus bairdii), Jaguar (Panthera onca) and the Great Green Macaw (Ara ambiguus) are just a few examples of species of the “IUCN Red List of Threatened Species”, which have already been sighted within the project area.
By constantly monitoring biodiversity, this project has discovered that 70 new species of amphibians and reptiles have resettled on its land. Benefits are also to the flora, and by using ‘dipteryx panamensis’ as one of the main tree species planted, the project contributes specifically to the survival of this threatened tree species of Costa Rica.
Since the project has begun, over 50,000 tonnes of carbon has been removed from the atmosphere, with double this amount expected to occur over the crediting period of the project.
UN Sustainable Development Goals met by this project:
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