Category: International Land Use

empress tree farm

Carbon Project Feasibility Study

Our Involvement Ostrom Climate carried out two broad types of analyses for World Tree. The first was a valuation of Ecosystem Services associated with the empress tree (also known as…

rainforest and beach, choco colombia

BioREDD (Chemonics)

The BIOREDD+ program in Colombia began in 2011. It was funded by USAID and led by Chemonics International, OPTIM, and Fundacion Natura. Overall, the project invested $27.8 million USD in biodiversity, climate change mitigation (REDD) activities, and climate change adaptation in the Choco and Caribbean regions.

pond surrounded by trees in rainforest, belize

Laguna Seca REDD, Belize

Developed by the Forestland Group, the Laguna Seca REDD+ project is approximately 8,300 hectares of managed forests in northwestern Belize.