BaumInvest Forest Landscape Restoration Programme

The purpose of „BaumInvest Forest Landscape Restoration Programme“ is to remove greenhouse gas carbon dioxide (CO2) from the atmosphere through natural carbon sequestration by restoring secondary close-to-nature forest ecosystems across different countries in Latin America and the Caribbean by means of targeted reforestation and/or human assisted or natural regeneration. Predominantly site-adapted native tree species will be planted on former pastureland and/or other degraded forest landscapes. Non-native tree species will only be planted on highly degraded land in order to enable the establishment of native tree species. Biodiversity is enhanced through the restoration of natural habitats and the connection to natural reserves via biological corridors. The forest landscape restoration projects will be implemented as conservation forests, that means no commercial harvesting of timber is taking place during and after the crediting period of the project activities.