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Burapha Agroforestry

Lao PDR

Afforestation (removals)

Restores and conserves 72,000 hectares of forest to sequester carbon from the atmosphere and create 4,400 full-time employment opportunities for local people.

  • Project type:

    Afforestation (removals)

  • Project status:

    Monitoring

  • Methodology:

    AR-ACM0003

  • Project area (ha):

    2,946

  • Validator:

    Tuev Nord Cert GmbH (Tuev Nord)

Standards

UN Sustainable Development Goals:

This project focuses upon the establishment of FSC certified plantations in the Western and Central provinces of Laos. Most of Laos' carbon emissions are released from forest degradation and deforestation. The Burapha Agroforestry Project works to mitigate these negative climate impacts and assist Laos in meeting its Nationally Determined Contribution (NDC) in line with the Paris Agreement.

Guided by the mitigation hierarchy, the project will, first and foremost, facilitate carbon removal from the atmosphere by increasing forest cover in the project areas, specifically on degraded lands previously converted for agriculture. Traditional swidden agricultural practises will be replaced by agroforestry methods including intercropping and proposed integrated cattle grazing. In this way, the project creates new employment opportunities for local people, providing an economic boost both locally and regionally. Designated conservation areas will protect the habitats of native ecosystems and safeguard the ecosystem services they provide.

Project developer

Burapha Agroforestry Co. Ltd

Burapha Agro-Forestry Co., Ltd is a Lao Swedish plantation and wood products manufacturing company, with its own sawmill, processing facilities and plantations. Burapha is the oldest foreign direct investment company in Laos and has an extensive knowledge of Laos and a wide regional network.

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Location

The plantations are established in the Prefecture of Vientiane and the Provinces of Vientiane, Xayabouly, and Saysomboun in Lao PDR.

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Our impact

Burapha specifically targets sites of intensive agriculture and systematically replaces intensive agricultural methods with sustainable agroforestry, including intercropping and integrated cattle grazing. There is a strong focus on job creation and 12,000 hectares of the project area is designated for conservation, providing a sanctuary for numerous native species.

  • Number of hectares under conservation

    72,000

  • Number of hectares under restoration

    60,000

  • Tonnes of CO2 sequestered from the atmosphere

    28,449

    28,449 tonnes of CO2 are removed from the atmosphere every year

  • Numbers of trees conserved and planted

    1,111

    1,111 trees are planted per hectare

  • Number of people benefiting from the project activities

    31 villages

    People living across 31 villages in Laos have opportunities to get involved in the project

  • Endangered species and wildlife conservation

    Pangolins, gibbons and the Asiatic black bear live within the project's conservation area

  • Local employment opportunities

    4,400

    4,400 full-time opportunities created with an additional 8 million hours of casual labour opportunities