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

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

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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