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Chocó, Colombia

Concosta REDD+ Project

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©Paramo Films/Juan Rincon Don Euclides, a farmer of naidí and coconut, on his farm located in the community of Guineal.

  • Proponent

    Communities of Concosta

  • Standards

    VCS 

  • Dates

    18/07/2013 – 07/07/2043

  • Forest type

    Tropical humid rainforest, with mangroves, riparian and swamp forest areas

  • Project area

    54,623 HA

  • Community members

    Approximately 4,300

  • Species threatened

    27 globally threatened species according to the IUCN Red List.

“Our forests are small, but we want to contribute to improving the conditions of climate change.” 

key impacts

  • 16 local councils across 17 villages

    United under the Consejo Comunitario de la Costa Pacífica (Concosta), governing more than 54,000 hectares of tropical rainforest and mangrove ecosystems through collective land rights secured under Law 70 of 1993

  • 4000 people / 800 families

    Benefitting from income-generating activities that honour and build on traditional knowledge, anchoring conservation in Afro-Colombian cultural identity and governance

  • 27 globally threatened species protected

    Including the Brown-headed Spider Monkey, Baird’s Tapir, and Great Green Macaw, key seed dispersers and ecological indicators of forest health within the Chocó biogeographic hotspot

  • 54623 hectares protected

    Spanning tropical humid rainforest, mangroves, and coastline, conserving one of the planet’s most biologically rich and highest-rainfall regions

  • 1.04 million tonnes CO₂ verified reductions (2013–2019)

    Under the VCS standard and CCB Gold certification for exceptional community benefits

Community Voices

  • Speech marks

    Providing food security and income, especially for women-led groups, by revitalising local coconut oil production, naidí (açaí) pulp, and fish farming initiatives, reinforcing autonomy, equity, and climate resilience.

    Women-led economic revitalization

  • Speech marks

    Improving governance within the territory, ensuring that people believe and understand that the project is a strategy that serves to improve living conditions, puts us in a different position and sets us apart from others.”

    Fernando Mosquera

    Legal rep of Concosta

  • Speech marks

    The football program directly supports our REDD+ social objectives by deepening community cohesion—the foundation of effective collective action on land and resource management.”

    Rodillones Football Club

Image Gallery

  • ©Paramo Films/Juan Rincon

    The women’s team leads coconut processing  initiative, boosting the local economy through the sustainable use of coconuts and community transformation.

  • ©Paramo Films/Juan Rincon

    Mayor of a community on the river during the monitoring tour of productive projects, Concosta project

  • ©Paramo Films/Juan Rincon

    River tour carried out in the Concosta territory, Bajo Baudó, for the purpose of observing and recording birds present in the area as part of biodiversity monitoring

  • ©Paramo Films/Juan Rincon

    Coconut processing plant in the community of Guineal

  • ©Paramo Films/Juan Rincon

    Record of the variety of arachnids present in the Guineal area, carried out during wildlife observation activities within the framework of the Concosta project.

  • ©Paramo Films/Juan Rincon

  • ©Paramo Films/Juan Rincon

    Visit to the naidí treatment plant in the community of Guineal, Bajo Baudó, as part of the actions of the Concosta project aimed at strengthening local productive initiatives

  • ©Paramo Films/Juan Rincon

    River tour in the Concosta territory, Bajo Baudó, for the purpose of observing and recording birds present in the area as part of biodiversity monitoring

  • ©Paramo Films/Juan Rincon

    Handcrafted collection of naidí on the farm of Don Euclides, community of Guineal

  • ©Paramo Films/Juan Rincon

    Transect survey to assess the state of the forests, as part of the monitoring of carbon and biodiversity in the area

  • ©Paramo Films/Juan Rincon

    Coconut processing plant in the community of Guineal

  • ©Paramo Films/Juan Rincon

    The women’s team leads this productive initiative, boosting the local economy through the sustainable use of coconuts and community transformation.

  • ©Paramo Films/Juan Rincon

    River tour in the Concosta territory, Bajo Baudó, for the purpose of observing and recording birds present in the area as part of biodiversity monitoring

  • ©Paramo Films/Juan Rincon

    Church of the community of Guineal, Bajo Baudó.

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