Project overview
| Taking Root’s Limay Community Carbon Project is a community-based reforestation initiative in the municipality of San Juan de Limay, in Estelí, Nicaragua.
Through this project, Taking Root collaborates with small-scale farming families to reforest underutilized portions of their land. Through better land-use management and more sustainable use of forest resources, the project increases the forest cover of the nearby watershed and improves the quality of life of San Juan de Limay residents. Taking Root makes sure to address the causes of deforestation, ensures direct, ongoing community involvement, and provides financial benefits for participants throughout the project. The aim is to use reforestation as a tool to restore ecosystems, improve livelihoods, and tackle climate change. Lear more about social reforestation >> The project is developed according to the Plan Vivo Standard, a holistic reforestation framework that emphasizes community participation, using native tree species and protecting critical watersheds. This system offers financial incentives to farmers who agree to manage their land in a way that provides an ecological service, such as planting and maintaining forests to absorb carbon.
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