Featured Project

CommuniTree

The CommuniTree Program works with smallholder farmers in Nicaragua to grow native trees alongside their existing farming practices.

3326

Farmers involved

3.3m +

tCO2 being sequestered

19m +

Trees planted

11363

Hectares of land being restored

Project Location

Nicaragua

Certification

Plan Vivo

Project Started

2010

Forest Types

Mixed species, Coffee agroforestry, Silvopastoral

The largest reforestation initiative in Nicaragua

Registered as a certified Plan Vivo project in 2010, the CommuniTree Carbon Program uses reforestation to restore ecosystems, improve livelihoods, and reverse climate change. Co-founded by Taking Root and local NGO, APRODEIN, CommuniTree works with smallholder farmers to grow trees alongside their existing farming practices. It has grown to become the largest reforestation initiative in the country, and has been featured by the UN and EU for its best practices in reforestation.

Project Location

Nicaragua


The largest reforestation initiative in Nicaragua

Registered as a certified Plan Vivo project in 2010, the CommuniTree Carbon Program uses reforestation to restore ecosystems, improve livelihoods, and reverse climate change. Co-founded by Taking Root and local NGO, APRODEIN, CommuniTree works with smallholder farmers to grow trees alongside their existing farming practices. It has grown to become the largest reforestation initiative in the country, and has been featured by the UN and EU for its best practices in reforestation.

Project Started

2010

Certification

Plan Vivo

Forest Types

Mixed species, Coffee agroforestry, Silvopastoral

Project Documents

Annual Report 2022

Download CommuniTree's 2022 annual report to learn more about the year's activities.

Annual Report 2021

Download CommuniTree's 2021 annual report to learn more about the year's activities.

Project Design Document (PDD)

Download CommuniTree's PDD to learn more about the project.

Mixed Species Technical Specifications

Download CommuniTree's Mixed Species Technical Specifications to learn more about the planting design.

Silvopastoral Technical Specifications

Download CommuniTree's Silvopastoral Technical Specifications to learn more about the planting design.

Coffee Agroforestry Technical Specifications

Download CommuniTree's Coffee Agroforestry Technical Specifications to learn more about the planting design.

Boundary Planting Technical Specifications

Download CommuniTree's Boundary Planting Technical Specifications to learn more about the planting design.

Annual Report 2020

Download CommuniTree's 2020 annual report to learn more about the year's activities.

Annual Report 2018

Download CommuniTree's 2018 annual report to learn more about the year's activities.

Annual Report 2017

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Annual Report 2016

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Annual Report 2015

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Annual Report 2014

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Annual Report 2013

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Annual Report 2012

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Annual Report 2011

Download CommuniTree's 2011 annual report to learn more about the year's activities.

Annual Report 2010

Download CommuniTree's 2010 annual report to learn more about the year's activities.

Annual Report 2009

Download CommuniTree's 2009 annual report to learn more about the year's activities.

Project Partners