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Nicaragua
CommuniTree empowers smallholder farmers to improve their livelihoods and remove carbon by growing native, polyculture forests alongside their existing agricultural practices.
With an unmatched 15-year track record, CommuniTree has earned international recognition from the UN and the World Economic Forum for its innovative approach to reforestation and high-integrity carbon removal. Designed to ensure that the forests restored in partnership with smallholder farmers also benefit nature. This includes:
- Planting native tree species: All the trees planted in CommuniTree are native to Nicaragua and have been selected to meet local farmer objectives.
- Growing a diversity of tree species: CommuniTree’s planting designs combine a mix of between three to five native tree species planted at the outset. Landowners then encourage natural regeneration, so their restored land evolves over time into a forest featuring a dynamic mix of species.
- Embracing natural regeneration: The project enables natural regeneration to take place to create even greater diversity. To date, 132 different tree species have been recorded across CommuniTree, as verified via CommuniTree’s technology platform.
- Taking a landscape level approach: The project is now working with over 4,000 farmers to restore more than 6,700 individual parcels of land, many of which connect to one another to restore and connect habitats which have previously been lost, as well as regenerating vital watersheds across the country.
- Meeting the needs of local communities: Our forest designs are always created in consultation with local communities to ensure they complement their needs.