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CommuniTree
The CommuniTree Program works with smallholder farmers in Nicaragua to grow native trees alongside their existing farming practices.
4613
Farmers involved
4.6m +
tCO2 being sequestered
27m +
Trees planted
17288
Hectares of land being restored
Nicaragua
Plan Vivo
2010
Mixed species, Coffee agroforestry, Silvopastoral
The largest reforestation initiative in Nicaragua
Registered as a certified Plan Vivo project in 2010, the CommuniTree Carbon Program uses reforestation to restore ecosystems, improve livelihoods, and reverse climate change. Co-founded by Taking Root and local NGO, APRODEIN, CommuniTree works with smallholder farmers to grow trees alongside their existing farming practices. It has grown to become the largest reforestation initiative in the country, and has been featured by the UN and EU for its best practices in reforestation.
Nicaragua
The largest reforestation initiative in Nicaragua
Registered as a certified Plan Vivo project in 2010, the CommuniTree Carbon Program uses reforestation to restore ecosystems, improve livelihoods, and reverse climate change. Co-founded by Taking Root and local NGO, APRODEIN, CommuniTree works with smallholder farmers to grow trees alongside their existing farming practices. It has grown to become the largest reforestation initiative in the country, and has been featured by the UN and EU for its best practices in reforestation.
2010
Plan Vivo
Mixed species, Coffee agroforestry, Silvopastoral
Project Documents
SDGs
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Sydney Davenport, Corporate Partnerships Lead
Sydney oversees carbon credit sales at Taking Root, leading partnerships with buyers and funders to support forest restoration. An agronomist by training, Sydney brings expertise in ecosystem restoration and regenerative agriculture, with a focus on using technology to promote sustainable land management. Sydney holds a BSc in Environmental Science from Mount Royal University.