230 ha of forest habitat conserved and/or in process of restoration on coffee farms near Pico Pijol National Park as Part of the Yoro Biological Corridor Initiative in Honduras.
In partnership with: Merchants of Green Coffee, Bewley's Coffee & Tea, Bay Coffee & Tea, coffee producers near Pico Pijol and Montaña de Yoro National Parks
Conserve and/or restore 170 hectares of forest habitat working with producer farms.
In partnership with: Producers and producer organizations
June 2021
170 ha of forest habitat was conserved and/or allowed to regenerate during the 2019/2020 harvest. A corresponding sale of carbon offsets of 6754 MTCO2 were traded to buyers in Canada and Europe.
September 2020
20 initial Integrated Open Canopy[tm] farms with 170 hectares for forest habitat conserved or in restoration for 2019.
February 2020
Initial 20 farms adopting land-sparing approach. Farms mapped and measured for carbon sequestration; farms studied for biodiversity benefit: birds & mammals; farms studied for impact on water quality; study area mapped and overlaid with micro-watersheds and land cover.
Reduce deforestation of high altitude forest due to expanding coffee cultivation surrounding Pico Pijol National Park, thereby helping to restore headwaters of watersheds supporting coffee communities and the cities and towns downstream that rely on this source for their drinking water.
In partnership with: Coffee producers in our study area and companies purchasing carbon offsets.
