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Southwest Sichuan Giant Panda Habitat Restoration Forestry Carbon Project

The Nature Conservancy and The Walt Disney Company launched this project in 2013 to restore 354 hectares of fragmented giant panda habitat in Sichuan using native alpine species like fir and spruce.

Southwest Sichuan province, ChinaFragmented giant panda habitat, alpine forestNot confirmed
OperatorThe Nature Conservancy, in partnership with The Walt Disney Company
EcosystemFragmented giant panda habitat, alpine forest
StandardNot confirmed
StatusActive
LocationSouthwest Sichuan province, China
Overview

Inside the project

It is one of two Disney-partnered TNC forest-carbon projects in China, alongside a sibling restoration effort in Yunnan.

Together, the two projects are expected to sequester more than 400,000 metric tonnes of CO2, per TNC's own figures.

354 ha
Restored

Objectives

  • Restore 354 ha of fragmented giant panda habitat

Approach

  • Restoration using native alpine species such as fir and spruce, developed through Disney's partnership with TNC.

Sources

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  1. nature.org ↗https://www.nature.org/en-us/about-us/where-we-work/asia-pacific/china/stories-in-china/china-forest-carbon/

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