Community-focused, landowner-led, Improved Forest Management (IFM) carbon credits.
This project conserves and protects 26,256 hectares of forest within the X-Hazil Sur, Yucatán Peninsula, Mexico using Improved Forest Management (IFM) practices facilitated by the local Ejido X-Hazil y Anexos.
The result is high-quality North American IFM credits that secure a long-term future for the planet and an ongoing social and economic benefit to local communities through diversified approaches to land stewardship.
This project conserves over 26,256 hectares of forest over a minimum commitment time of 100 years.
This project protects and fosters biodiversity of dozens of flora and fauna including 8 endangered and protected species.
This project goes beyond carbon, providing numerous economic & social benefits to local communities including the Ejido X-Hazil y Anexos.
The Bonos X-Hazil de la Ruta Sian Ka’an project site spans 26,256 hectares in the southeast of Mexico in the state of Quintana Roo on the eastern coast of the Yucatán Peninsula.
Known for its stunning natural beauty, rich biodiversity and its proximity to popular tourist destinations, the importance of this region lies in the role of connecting the largest protected natural areas of the Yucatán Peninsula.
A UN Global Compact Signatory, The Earth Lab is a leading sustainability and carbon-reduction project development company committed to creating measurable, high-quality projects with a landscape vision, specializing in rural and indigenous communities, to learn from and empower their ancestral wisdom to positively impact our common home.
“In combining our complementary expertise with that of the local Ejido communities, our partnership is a model for the thoughtful and meaningful advancement of nature-based solutions in Mexico; a region of the world uniquely positioned to help address global climate concerns.” – Jorge Calderon, CEO at The Earth Lab.
The Ejido X-Hazil y Anexos is made up of 439 registered Ejidatarios (PHINA, 2022). Through the Bonos X-Hazil de la Ruta Sian Ka’an carbon project, the Ejido wish to continue with sustainable land stewardship practices and the preservation and protection of its natural resources.
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To access the latest project documentation visit the listing for Bonos X-Hazil de la Ruta Sian Ka’an (ID #1863) on the Climate Action Reserve Registry.
This project employs the The Mexico Forest Protocol 3.0. The Mexico Forest Protocol provides standardized guidance for carbon enhancement projects and addresses eligibility, baseline, inventory, permanence, social and environmental safeguards, and measurement, reporting and verification (MRV) requirements.rnrn
The projects will be registered with the Climate Action Reserve (CAR), a registry program with a successful track record of implementing its Forest Protocol in Mexico along with regional representation and strong community relationships. CAR offers a robust protocol focused on baselines, inventory, permanence, and has key social and environmental safeguards coupled with active measurement, reporting, and verification (MRV) requirements. The nature-based projects will issue removal-focused Climate Reserve Tonnes, the unit of offset credits used by CAR.rnrnRead more about u003ca href=u0022https://www.climateactionreserve.org/about-us/u0022u003eClimate Action Reserveu003c/au003e.