Baum Invest Mixed Reforestation in Costa Rica Project

Baum. Invest Mixed Reforestation in Costa Rica Project Type: Afforestation & Reforestation One of the first afforestation/reforestation projects in the world gaining the Gold Standard Certification

Project activity overview Baum. Invest: Reforestation project in northern Costa Rica ~ 2000 green investors 10 years & ~ 1. 500 ha. pasture land reforested 85% native tree species + 15% teak mixed planting design imitating the natural succession of a forest 1. 2 million trees; 20 different tree species Monitoring: investors, financial authorities, research institutions, Gold Standard, FSC

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SDGs Impacts delivered Long-term employment in rural northern Costa Rica whole project network = 94 jobs Training & capacity, fair wages Mitigation: tropical trees as CO 2 sinks ~ 130. 000 VERs Mitigation: mixed plantations foster the nutrient turnover which enhances the capacity of the soil to store greenhouse gases

SDGs Impacts delivered Progress towards sustainable long-term forest management mixed-species plantations & uneven-age forest system 25% (~ 284 ha) project area are nature reserves: remnant forests & wetlands as natural habitats and biological corridors Mixed-plantations with native tree species serve as buffer zones: The Baird’s Tapir, Jaguar and the Great Green Macaw: “IUCN Red List of Threatened Species”, already been sighted within our project area Biodiversity monitoring of amphibians and reptiles Since 2009, the amount of species grew from 20 to 89

How is your project innovative? Citizen/community Financing forest landscape restoration Enabling private small scale investors to participate in long term ecologically sound forestry + active climate change mitigation Returns from selective harvesting and sales of carbon certificates Pioneering reforestation model Tropical native species & mixed planting design imitating the natural succession of a forest Optimal rotation lengths increase economic benefits + optimize storage potential in wood and soil Species diversification & continuous harvesting outperform monoculture + exotic species plantations by minimizing economic risk and foster biodiversity Carbon market Voluntary carbon markets enable additional returns for the project Young tropical forestry stands have a high carbon sink capacity Long-lasting wood products are a sustainable storage option

Visualise your impact Mixed forest (left) and agroforestry (right) For more information, contact us at the break www. futuroverde. de

Visualise your impact The Finca San Rafael 2008 and 2016 For more information, contact us at the break www. futuroverde. de