y purchasing the certificates to offset carbon emissions, the clients are supporting 4 Verified Carbon Standard (VCS) projects that work towards achieving Sustainable Development Goals1 in Latin America:
Regulate and improve freshwater quality and quantity in the Chinchiná River basin.
Context– The rapid growth of agriculture and cattle grazing led to excessive deforestation affecting watersheds.
Actions – Among landowners, the Procuenca project promotes activities like the following: agroforestry, commercial reforestation stands, silvopastoral systems, and assisted natural regeneration.
Benefits– The project supports sustainable economic and productive activities. It creates jobs and generates additional income for farmers and small-scale industries. It promotes biodiversity by conserving the habitats of endangered species.
Context – The rapid growth of agriculture and cattle grazing led to excessive deforestation affecting watersheds.
Actions – Among landowners, the Procuenca project promotes activities like the following: agroforestry, commercial reforestation stands, silvopastoral systems, and assisted natural regeneration.
Benefits – The project supports sustainable economic and productive activities. It creates jobs and generates additional income for farmers and small-scale industries. It promotes biodiversity by conserving the habitats of endangered species.
Provide clean energy to the Viñales sawmill and the local grid.
Context– The forestry industry produces biomass residues that have the potential to be an alternative source of energy.
Actions– The project involves the installation of a new large-scale biomass cogeneration power plant in the Viñales sawmill site. The plant will provide heat and power to the facility rather than installing a traditional low pressure boiler.
Benefits– This initiative promotes economic activity using clean energy. In addition, it reduces greenhouse gas emissions (methane emissions) due to lower disposal or uncontrolled burning of biomass residues.
Context – The rapid growth of agriculture and cattle grazing led to excessive deforestation affecting watersheds.
Actions – Among landowners, the Procuenca project promotes activities like the following: agroforestry, commercial reforestation stands, silvopastoral systems, and assisted natural regeneration.
Benefits – The project supports sustainable economic and productive activities. It creates jobs and generates additional income for farmers and small-scale industries. It promotes biodiversity by conserving the habitats of endangered species.
Protects the rainforest and reduces emissions by preventing logging in Brazil’s Amazon basin.
Context– Improved access to the Brazilian State of Acre has caused an expansion of cattle ranching that increased deforestation and generated detrimental effects on the environment.
Actions– The initiative was established to capture carbon by preserving 39.3 hectares from the logging industry and the growing cattle ranches.
Benefits– The project preserves the rich biodiversity living in the area. Furthermore, it contributes to the local community by supporting educational courses and health services. The project also promotes economic activity by hiring local workers.
Context – The rapid growth of agriculture and cattle grazing led to excessive deforestation affecting watersheds.
Actions – Among landowners, the Procuenca project promotes activities like the following: agroforestry, commercial reforestation stands, silvopastoral systems, and assisted natural regeneration.
Benefits – The project supports sustainable economic and productive activities. It creates jobs and generates additional income for farmers and small-scale industries. It promotes biodiversity by conserving the habitats of endangered species.
Coverts degraded land used for cattle into a biodiverse forest
Context– Unsustainable agricultural practices and overgrazing in the country’s rural landscape have caused erosion, degradation and a weakening biodiversity.
Actions– The project involves restoring four separate sites of grassland by planting eucalyptus tree species. More than 1,000 seed-lines are planted per hectares.
Benefits– The initiative improves soil quality and biodiversity. Also, it creates a sustainable timber industry that increases the quality of employment opportunities and strengthens the Uruguayan rural economy.
Context – The rapid growth of agriculture and cattle grazing led to excessive deforestation affecting watersheds.
Actions – Among landowners, the Procuenca project promotes activities like the following: agroforestry, commercial reforestation stands, silvopastoral systems, and assisted natural regeneration.
Benefits – The project supports sustainable economic and productive activities. It creates jobs and generates additional income for farmers and small-scale industries. It promotes biodiversity by conserving the habitats of endangered species.
At the time of purchase, Nitron’s clients can choose to partially/totally offset the carbon emitted in theshipping by acquiring certificates. The proceeds go towards supporting offset programs in Latin America.
Once the product is delivered and fully paid the client will receive a Carbon Offset Certificate issued by Nitron Group. The document certifies that the client is an official sponsor of the Nitron Offset Program supported by South Pole, as well as specifying the amount of carbon emissions being offset.
Carbon Offset Certificate – issued by Nitron Group
The document certifies that the client is an official sponsor of the Nitron Offset Program supported by South Pole, as well as specifying the amount of carbon emissions being offset. The proceeds from this program will go towards financing the previously mentioned VCS projects .
Sources:
• Chinchiná River Forestry Project Colombia (South Pole, 2020)
• Forestry Project for the Basin of the Chinchiná River, an Environmental and Productive Alternative for the City and the Region
(Swiss Carbon Value, 2015)
• VCS Validation Report – Viñales Biomass Power Plant (DNV Climate Change Services AS, 2013)
