Cauaxi
Grouped Project
REDD+ AUD (Avoid Unplanned Deforestation)
The Cauaxi Grouped Project aims to conserve forests in preservation areas of several private properties located in the southeastern mesoregion of Pará State.
This is a Reducing Emissions from Deforestation and Degradation (REDD+) project, in the category of avoided unplanned deforestation (AUD), registered on the Verra platform under ID 4042.
Performed
Performed
Projection
Located in
Pará State
Status
Under validation
REDD+AUD
Pará State
Since the Cauaxi project is in the "Arc of Deforestation", the region with the highest historical rate of deforestation in the Amazon, its forests are under increasing threat. One important aspect is that conservation and monitoring costs can be prohibitive for landowners, especially in large, non-productive areas – Legal Reserves and Permanent Preservation Areas, for example. Therefore, the funds generated by the project can pay for these forest preservation and conservation actions.
Project Background
Highlights and Timeline
2022
May-June 2022: Forest biomass inventory
June 2022: 1st stage of the socio-economic analysis
June-July 2022: 1st biodiversity survey
July-August 2022: Soil and leaf litter carbon inventory
August 2022: Field day on agricultural management and good practices
August 2022: 2nd stage of the socio-economic analysis
November 2022: Installation of an artesian well
November 2022: 3rd stage of the socio-economic analysis
2023
March to April 2023: socio-biodiversity value chain diagnosis workshops
April 2023: support and audiovisual recording of the celebration of Indigenous Peoples’ Day in the Barreirinha Indigenous Land, of the Amanayé people
May 2023: promoting sustainable value chains (honey)
July 2023: water analysis from the artesian well
August 2023: Start of construction of one school and renovation of another, with the drilling of an artesian well in each one
August 2023: training and formation of community fire brigades
August 2023: environmental education workshop
August 2023: Start of construction of one school and renovation of another
October 2023: Verification
October 2023: maintenance of the artesian well
CAUAXI REDD+AUD GROUPED PROJECT PHOTO GALLERY
Impact
Climate
2+ million tCO2e to be avoided between 2022 and 2033
Amount of carbon that is no longer released into the atmosphere by not illegally clearing an area of forest, equivalent to almost 1 year of emissions by the state of Amapá (SEEG 2023).
Community
370+ beneficiary families*
Medium impact: 150+ families*
Low impact: 220+ families*
* Benefits in the same area of influence as the Brazilian Amazon APD project
Education
- Construction of a school and renovation of another, benefiting more than 60 students
- Drilling of artesian wells in 2 schools
Power and Water
- Drilling of a community artesian well
Training and job and income generation
- Good animal husbandry practices
- Diagnosis and promotion of production chains
Culture
- Support and audiovisual recording of the celebration of Indigenous Peoples' Day (Amanayé people, from the Barreirinha Indigenous Land)
- Support for sociocultural celebrations (sporting, religious, educational, identity)
Other
- Fire brigade formation and training
- Environmental education workshops
Biodiversity
369 animal species monitored
95 are endemic
13 are threatened with extinction
(CR/EN/VU - IUCN Red List)
In addition to preserving the habitat, surveying and monitoring the fauna and flora in the project areas generates knowledge about the diversity and geographical distribution of species in areas that have never been surveyed before, as well as identifying endemic and endangered species.
Cauaxi
Grouped Project
The Cauaxi project is validated to the Verified Carbon Standard (VCS) and Climate, Community and Biodiversity (CCB), audited annually by an independent Verra-accredited institution.
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