16,000 Trees, 60 Acres, 14 Species

In partnership with farmers and local communities, Paso Pacífico has recently reforested four new sites at key locations across the Paso del Istmo. Reforestation took place within areas of tropical dry forest, which is the most endangered forest ecosystem in Nicaragua and one of the most threatened worldwide. Sixteen thousand trees, composed of fourteen native species, were planted across areas totaling more than sixty acres. To reforest these properties, Paso Pacífico employed native tree management techniques similar to those used in our Return to Forest forest-based carbon mitigation project. Though carbon sequestered from this reforestation will not be sold in carbon markets, this years efforts will reduce over 5,000 tonnes of greenhouse gases from the atmosphere. The restoration of the natural ecosystem on these properties takes Paso Pacífico one step closer to our goal of connecting forest ecosystems across the Paso del Istmo.