Carbon sinks

The International Climate Initiative (IKI) supports countries in implementing measures for forest and landscape restoration and in the development of deforestation-free supply chains. Learn more about the efforts being made in the region.

REDD Landscape: Forest Landscape Restoration in Central America and the Caribbean and implementation of the Green Development Fund for Central America

Around 8% of all known species worldwide live in the relatively small area of Central America. Through deforestation, soil degradation and agricultural use, however, forests can no longer fulfil their water management, soil protection and biodiversity functions. The project supports at least four countries of the Central American Integration System (SICA) in establishing, developing and carrying out implementation and financing mechanisms for FLR.

Project data

Scope: Regional
Country: Belize, Costa Rica, Cuba, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua, Panama, Dominican Republic
Duration:
- 08/2017 08/2023
Status: Completed
Implementing organization:
- Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH
Political partner:
- Central American Integration System (SICA)
Implementing partner:
- Indigener Rat Zentralamerikas (Consejo Indígena de Centroamérica – CICA)
- Koordinierende Vereinigung Indigener- und der Landbevölkerung Agroforstwirtschaftlicher Gemeinden Zentralamerikas (Asociación Coordinadora Indígena y Campesina de Agroforestería Comunitaria Centroamericana – ACICAFOC)
- Ministry of Environment and Energy (MINAE) - Costa Rica
- Ministry of Environment and Natural Resources (MARN) - El Salvador
- Ministry of Environment and Natural Resources (MARN) - Guatemala
- Ministry of Environment and Natural Resources - Dominican Republic
Online:
- https://fondodesarrolloverde.org/en/