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Nariño, eastern Colombia

Acapa Bajo-Mira y Fronterra REDD+ Project

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Henry Caideco, a local farmer and active participant in the ACAPA Community Council’s REDD+ project, stands by his coconut crops. © Hanz Rippe

  • Project Developer

    Community Councils of Acapa and Bajo Mira y Frontera

  • Standards

    VCS

  • Dates

    3/11/2013 – 12/11/2043

  • Forest type

     Dense intact tropical rainforest, mangrove

  • Project area

     58,212 HA

  • Community members

    18,668

  • Species threatened

    3

“Forest, water, governance and participation define our territory, our home.”

key impacts

  • 58000 hectares

    Afro-Colombian community territories under protection, strengthening communal land rights, ancestral knowledge and forest management

  • 18600 + people

    Historically marginalized people benefitting  from enhanced territorial governance and

  • 3 globally threatened species

    Protected through strong community governance, community patrols and biodiversity monitoring — including the Great Curassow, Brown Wood-rail, and White-lipped Peccary

     

  • 2600 + people trained

    In sustainable agriculture, fisheries, and natural resource management — creating viable alternatives to logging

  • 19000 HA

    Cabo Manglares protected area established, protecting mangroves, seagrasses, and wetlands conserved in partnership with local communities

  • 1 million tonnes CO₂ emissions avoided

    Verified emissions reductions achieved from 2013–2018, with additional reductions under verification

Community Voices

  • Speech marks

    Thanks to the REDD+ Project, we were able to get the school restaurant up and running. Before, we weren’t given food because we didn’t have a proper kitchen. Thanks to this project, we were able to renovate it, which has benefited the children and improved their quality of life because they leave school and already have their food served to them.”

    Caridad Estacio

    A school teacher in Novillal, a small township in ACAPA

  • Speech marks

    It’s vital to keep the forest alive for future generations, especially since I don’t know how far my own generation will go. I remind them that we must protect our forests and trees, because they are our source of life.”

    Fernando Angulo

    A cacao farmer and previously a logger – Bajo Mira y Frontera

  • Speech marks

    The construction of the Muelle Saltadero pier in Peña Colorada has improved transportation and daily connectivity for families in the Bajo Mira y Frontera Community Council. As part of the REDD+ investments, this new infrastructure supports local livelihoods and reinforces mobility across the territory.

    Improved infrastructure

Image Gallery

  • ©Hanz Rippe for Everland

    Along a branch of the Patía River in the Acapa Community Council, in southwestern Colombia, the tropical rainforest stretches across the landscape

  • ©Hanz Rippe for Everland

    Ángel Cortes packs cacao beans into sacks, preparing the product for safe storage and subsequent distribution

  • ©Hanz Rippe for Everland

    The delicate, exposed roots of the mangrove can be seen along the shoreline.

  • ©Hanz Rippe for Everland

    Great Egret in flight

  • ©Hanz Rippe for Everland

    Omaira Quiñonez, a longtime resident of the village of Hojas Blancas in the ACAPA Community Council territory, stands proudly in her community

  • ©Hanz Rippe for Everland

    Emerson Sol Angulo stands amidst cacao plants with developing fruits, overseeing the growth and health of the crop to support high-quality local cacao production.

  • ©Hanz Rippe for Everland

    The construction of the Chocomira Cocoa Processing Center in the village of Viguaral, part of the Bajo Mira y Frontera Community Council, represents a key infrastructure investment supported by REDD+ initiatives.

  • ©Hanz Rippe for Everland

    A climbing vine ascends the trunk of a rainforest tree, using it as structural support to reach sunlight

  • ©Hanz Rippe for Everland

    Mushrooms growing on a fallen tree trunk play a crucial ecological role in the tropical forest. As natural decomposers, fungi break down dead wood and organic matter, releasing nutrients back into the soil and sustaining the forest’s continuous cycle of regeneration and life.

  • ©Hanz Rippe for Everland

    During cacao production, the Bajo Mira and Frontera Community Council hires expert grafters to ensure quality and productive processes

  • ©Hanz Rippe for Everland

    The monitoring team walks along the forest transect to gather data on ecosystem conditions and species growth.

  • ©Hanz Rippe for Everland

    In the conservation transect—where forest health and biodiversity are monitored—a red crab hides among the roots of the tropical rainforest trees.

  • ©Hanz Rippe for Everland

  • ©Hanz Rippe for Everland

    Fernando Angulo Quiñonez, a member of the Bajo Mira y Frontera Community Council in the Pacific region of Colombia, is portrayed in his territory, where local families continue working toward conservation and sustainable community development.

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