About this Project
The Panama Forestry Programme is a Gold Standard carbon offset project which increases the environmental sustainability of degraded land. This is achieved with 50 tree species, including 20 native species and Teak. This transforms the land over time into mixed forests, improving carbon storage and habitat creation. Cattle ranching has degraded areas of land in Panama.
As a response, the Panama Reforestation Project plants mostly native tree species in these areas to generate sustainable timber production, cocoa production, and employment opportunities. A quarter of the area has been designated as a nature reserve with high biological value. The restoration of the area will maintain and increase the biodiversity of the animal and plant species over time.
The project aims to protect and restore the degraded ecosystems, generate sustainable timber practices, and protect biodiversity in the >13,000ha of project space. Additional environmental benefit has occurred as habitats for 15 threatened animal species on the Red List have been found in the project forest area, including the brown throated sloth.
