CONDOTO REDD+

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Department of Chocó and the Municipality of Condoto, Colombia

CONDOTO REDD+

The CONDOTO REDD+ Project seeks the conservation of forests located in the territories of the afro communities organized as the Major Community Council of Condoto and Iró, located within the municipalities of Condoto and Río Iró, in the department of Chocó. The project zone has a total area of 65.026 ha, out of which 46.191 ha were forest in 2015. The area is characterized for its high biodiversity and rain tropical forests, but also for the presence of deforestation activities and social conflicts. Deforestation drivers include mining activities, subsistence agriculture, and activities of illegal use. Social issues include absence of the state and lack of sanitation, education and health infrastructure and lack of technical guidance regarding sustainable production models. The project aims to mitigate the effects caused by climate change by reducing CO2 emissions derived from deforestation and forest degradation, restore degraded forest lands, promote sustainable management of forests and develop productive activities to improve community welfare. The project also seeks to protect biodiversity and high conservation values, enhance ecological connectivity and secure natural habitats of vulnerable species (including those within some category of threat and those that represent ecological interest.

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