Projects Archive

COTAP's Current Portfolio

Vanua Levu, Fiji

Drawa Rainforest Conservation Project

Since 2012, the Drawa Rainforest Conservation project has created $283,063 in income for approximately 120 inland village households spanning 1,588 hectares across the Cakadrove and Macuata provinces of Vanua Levu, Fiji. Drawa is expected to remove and avoid 436K tonnes of CO2 emissions over 30 years, 76K of which have been verified.

Jambi, Indonesia

Bujang Raba Community REDD+ Carbon Project

Since 2014, the project has generated $362,845 for 934 households in the tropical mountainous forests of Bukit Panjang Rantau Bayur, where household incomes are $4-5/day. It has resulted in the avoidance of 303K tonnes of CO2 emissions by protecting 5,339 hectares on the critical frontier of Sumatra’s last intact rainforests.

Meghalaya, India

Khasi Hills Community REDD+ Project

Through 2024, the Khasi project has paid $1,039,487 to approximately 8,005 families and has invested $414,951 in forest conservation and management. Since 2011, the project has been protecting and restoring 23,507 hectares of forests, and has verifiably avoided over 532K tonnes of CO2 emissions.

Albertine Rift, Uganda

Trees for Global Benefits Community Reforestation

Through 2024, Trees for Global Benefits has paid out $8.78 million to 51,874 participating households spanning 34,286 hectares and 26 districts. Trees planted by the project through 2024 are projected to sequester 7.518 million tonnes of CO2.

Previous Projects

Dowa and Neno, Malawi

Through 2017, the Clinton Development Initiative’s Trees of Hope project has paid $241,257.99 to approximately 862 smallholder farmer households. In 2016 alone, the project planted 113,013 trees.

Sofala, Mozambique

Over $2.14 million has been paid to over 2,700 farmers in rural areas where annual incomes are traditionally under $50. Sofala also holds the distinction of being the world’s first “Triple Gold” CCBA project.

Limay, Nicaragua

In 2021, CommuniTree project planted 3,792,002 trees which will sequester 768,303 tonnes of CO2. Since 2010, the project has paid $3,135,675 to participants in Nicaragua, the 2nd poorest country in the Western Hemisphere.