Sustainable cocoa plantation system (agroforestry) in East Nicaragua

The project activities encompass an afforestation/reforestation activity that mitigates climate change: The establishment of a sustainable shaded cocoa plantation (agroforestry) and a primary/secondary forest, both at an area which has been used so far for cattle, applying „slash and burn“ practices. The cocoa farm will not only include cocoa, shade (timber) and banana trees and additional „forest islands“ which serve as biodiversity habitats but will include as well additional sustainable farming practices such as cover cropping with legumes. Additionally crop residues as tree pruning residues and pod shells will be considered as biomass in the project. For now the project shall be registered exclusively as an A/R-pilot project, at a later stage a compost site will serve as a methane avoidance project, managed under the already existing GS/CDM methodology.