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SELVA DE URUNDEL
REDD+
PROJECT
First Certified REDD+
Project in Argentina
VERRA ID 3739
SALTA -ARGENTINA
The REDD+ Selva de Urundel project aims to protect approximately 50,000 hectares of forest in the Yungas region in northern Argentina.
The Yungas are mountain forests of great importance due to their extraordinary biodiversity and the high-value ecosystem goods and services they provide, including rainwater capture and storage, as well as watershed regulation.
This region, which has reported an alarming deforestation rate in recent years, is threatened by the constant expansion of agriculture, illegal logging, and increasingly frequent wildfires.
The Selva de Urundel team employs diverse strategies to protect this vital ecosystem, achieving multiple benefits through concrete and quantifiable actions.
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Climate Benefits
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The benefit to the mitigation of climate change is expected due to 9,607,889.8 tCO2eq in the 30 years of the Project.
Community Benefits
We implement different initiatives focused on educating and engaging neighboring communities to promote environmental stewardship. Through workshops with active involvement from key stakeholders, we foster a collective commitment to preventing forest fires and protecting our forests.
Biodiversity Benefits
Generate benefits by maintaining and monitoring native forest cover of the Project Area, in parallel with habitats and local biodiversity conservation, including species with some level of threat.
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The beauty of nature.
The REDD+ Selva de Urundel Project area is located in one of the regions with the greatest biological and cultural diversity on the planet, recognized for its exceptional richness in flora and fauna. It is distinguished by its high proportion of endemic species, many of which are at risk of extinction, which highlights the critical importance of this project for the conservation of this unique and currently fragile ecosystem.
