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Corazón Verde del Chaco

Described by its developer Quadriz as the largest REDD+ project in Paraguay, this project protects Gran Chaco forest holding more than 3,000 plant species and more than 650 bird and mammal species.

Gran Chaco, ParaguayGran Chaco forestVerra VCS + CCB (Gold Level), VCS project 2611
Image credit
ParaguayChacoBorealdryseason. Location context only; not a photograph of project implementation.Location context · Peer V · CC BY-SA 3.0 · 2007 · Resized; display cropImage source ↗Licence ↗
OperatorQuadriz, with Ostrya Conservation Inc. and Atenil S.A.
EcosystemGran Chaco forest
StandardVerra VCS + CCB (Gold Level), VCS project 2611
StatusActive
LocationGran Chaco, Paraguay
Overview

Inside the project

Quadriz developed it with Ostrya Conservation Inc. and Atenil S.A., reaching VCS+CCB Gold Level registration in March 2023 and completing its first verification in June 2023.

The project projects net reductions of 5.6 million tonnes of CO2e over its first 10-year accreditation period.

Verra's registry describes a grouped project whose first instance covers about 32,000 hectares of privately owned Chaco land, with the intention to scale past 200,000 hectares; as viewed in September 2026 it shows 1,981,988 units issued and 1,679,341 retired, with a verification approval requested.

5,600,000 tCO2e
Projected 10-year net reductions

Objectives

  • Reduce emissions from deforestation and forest degradation in the Gran Chaco
  • Achieve 5,600,000 tCO2e in net reductions over 10 years

Approach

  • REDD+ under Verra VCS and CCB (Gold Level), developed by Quadriz with Ostrya Conservation Inc. and Atenil S.A.

Published documents

Monitoring report: Corazón Verde del Chaco Project, Verra registry page (VCS 2611) →

Sources

Inspect 3 sources
  1. registry.verra.org ↗https://registry.verra.org/app/projectDetail/VCS/2611
  2. quadriz.com ↗https://quadriz.com/es/el-proyecto-insignia-de-carbono-redd-en-paraguay-proyecto-corazon-verde-del-chaco-completa-su-primera-verificacion-vcs-y-ccb/
  3. infobae.com ↗https://www.infobae.com/america/agencias/2026/03/25/paraguay-preve-ingresos-por-100-millones-de-dolares-por-proyecto-de-carbono-en-el-chaco/

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