AFFORESTATION OF DEGRADED GRASSLANDS IN VICHADA, COLOMBIA

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Municipality of Puerto Carreño and La Primavera, Vichada, Colombia

AFFORESTATION OF DEGRADED GRASSLANDS IN VICHADA, COLOMBIA

The grouped project aim is to recover degraded grasslands in Vichada, Colombia, through the establishment of timber plantations. The first instance consists of the afforestation of 30,605 ha of low-fertility grasslands that have been degraded by livestock in the municipalities of Puerto Carreño and La Primavera, it includes the planting of Eucalyptus (Eucalyptus pellita) and Acacia (Acacia mangium) as timber species. Through afforestation activities to recover degraded lands, the project aims to promote connectivity between ecosystems. In addition, this project is expected to provide more than 200 full-time employment opportunities (with equal access to women and men) in a zone historically affected by poverty. Furthermore, the increase in the forest cover and sequestration of carbon in living biomass will contribute to the reduction of GHG emissions by acting as sink that sequesters an average of 139,489 tCO2e per year.

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