Bolivia
Through our forestry project in Bolivia we are helping to restore forest and promoting sustainable land use and better socio-economic conditions.
Through our forestry project in Bolivia we are helping to restore forest and promoting sustainable land use and better socio-economic conditions.
trees planted
tonnes of CO2 compensated
ha of forest
smallholder farmers involved
To halt further deforestation Trees for All has worked together with local farmers for the last ten years to enrich their farms with native trees. These plots are established on degraded plots as agroforestry, a mix of sustainable forest and agriculture. The chosen species are resistant to the expected consequences of climate change. That way we are contributing to increased carbon sequestration, more sustainable land use and an improved economic situation for farmers and their families. Moreover, through their participation in the ArBolivia project the farmers won’t need to cut extra forest in the future. The income generated by carbon credits is used to train farmers in sustainable management of their lands and plant more agroforestry plots.
The planting takes place in four different departments in Bolivia: Santa Cruz, La Paz, Beni and Cochabamba.
The project is sustainably managed by our Bolivian project partner, Sicirec, in close cooperation with the farming families. Sicirec in close cooperation with the farming families. Sicirec has coordinated the ArBolivia project since 2007, Trees for All has been partner of this valuable project since 2008. Sicirec is committed to ethical investments in agroforestry and climate compensation, with the main aim of countering deforestation in the Amazon through a holistic approach. Since 2007, 1,100 farmers have participated in the project.
“Smallholder farmers are often regarded as the cause of deforestation. We show that it is precisely those farmers who are the first to experience the effects of deforestation, and as soon as they get the chance they are prepared to tackle big climate problems by planting trees.”
— Anko Stilma, Dutch forestry expert and one of the initiators of project ArBolivia