Owners of Chiriquí and Bocas del Toro forests prepare project to obtain carbon credits.

Four carbon inventories have been carried out in Chiriquí and Bocas del Toro using 20 x 50 m plots. The inventories allow us to know how much carbon these forests store. Carbon that, in case of being released into the atmosphere (by deforestation, fires), would merge with Oxygen, resulting in the fearsome CO2 (carbon dioxide), one of the main Greenhouse Gases (GHG), one of the main causes of Climate Change.

To prevent this from happening, large companies, international financial agencies, and international foundations are willing to "compensate" the efforts of forest owners who are committed to their conservation, with the delivery of carbon credits which are sold in the Voluntary Market of Carbon, a totally private compensation mechanism.

This requires the rigorous preparation of a carbon project, which will be audited by an international company, which will be responsible for accepting (or rejecting) the study carried out. If the internal auditor gives the "go", then the owners can receive the bonds, and not before.

The owners who participate in Chiriqui and Bocas del Toro, now add an extension of 1,241 hectares. and 2, 048.94 Mts. of reductase of primary and secondary forests in a zone of life characterized by the Very Humid Tropical Forest (bmh-T), with an average annual precipitation of 4,000 mm. and heights higher than 1,900 meters. These are primary forests, with huge trees in a habitat rich in flora and fauna.

The samplings were carried out in 4 sites (see attached map):

One in the Province of Bocas del Toro, Admiral District, Corregimiento de Nance de Riscó, Community of Uri, on the property of Paulino Castrillón,

Two in the Province of Chiriquí, District of Bugaba, Corregimiento de Volcán, Community of Cotito, in the properties of Cruz Mojica, and Gabriel Mojica.

Finally, another in the Province of Chiriqui, District of Boquete, Los Naranjos Township, a community of Bajo Mono on the property of Ronnie Pitti.

The technical file is currently prepared so that the Spanish validation company AENOR, proceed to the corresponding certification.

Do you want to participate as a partner in this project? Communicate to the email erasmo.proyectocarbono@gmail.com