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Purus Project

LOCATION

  • Near city of Manoel Urbano in the State of Acre, Brazil 


PROJECT TYPE

  • Forest Conservation / Avoided Deforestation  


TOTAL SIZE

  • 34,702 hectares (85,714 acres)  


STANDARD

  • Climate, Community and Biodiversity Standard (CCBS), Gold Distinction  
  • Verified Carbon Standard (VCS)


VERIFICATION/VALIDATION

  • SCS Global Services
  • Environmental Services, Inc.


START DATE

  • May 23, 2011


ESTIMATED EMISSION REDUCTIONS OVER FIRST 10 YEARS

  • 897,691 metric tonnes of carbon dioxide equivalent emissions


SUCCESSFUL VERIFICATIONS THROUGH 2020

  • 6


ENVIRONMENTAL BENEFITS

  • Reduce carbon dioxide emissions
  • Mitigate climate change
  • Conserve habitat for endangered and threatened species
  • Improve local water quality
  • Retain top soil and control erosion


COMMUNITY BENEFITS

  • Establish alternative sources of income and employment opportunities
  • Social projects and programs such as building a health clinic, facilitating doctor and dentist visits, providing free agricultural extension courses, titling lands to local communities, and donating supplies to the local school       

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Project Description

In the world’s largest rainforest, the Purus Project is a forest conservation and community development project which involves numerous local and international partners that will protect over 85,000 acres from slash-and-burn forest clearing and prevent millions of tonnes of greenhouse gas emissions. This project will also provide essential ecosystem services such as erosion control, water cycling, filtration and storage, nutrient recycling, and habitat for thousands of native Amazonian animal and plant species.


Avoided deforestation projects are critical because about 20 percent of global warming is attributed to deforestation, because deforestation leads to the release of carbon stored in trees.  Moreover, deforestation reduces the Earth’s capacity to absorb carbon dioxide and fallen trees decompose and release methane, a heat-trapping gas about 23 times more potent than CO2.


The Purus Project is validated and verified to the Verified Carbon Standard (VCS) and the Climate, Community & Biodiversity Standards (CCBS) with Gold Level Distinction for exceptional biodiversity benefits. To review the complete project documents, please visit:  https://registry.verra.org/app/projectDetail/VCS/963 


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