Local capacities and ecosystem services in the Gran Chaco
This project aims to build local capacity in communities served by the Diocese of Añatuya, one of the country’s most challenging regions, by restoring the forest’s capacity to provide goods and ecosystem services.
The strategy is based on the planting and sustainable management of white carob (Prosopis alba) as the main species, integrating restoration, green employment, community production and carbon capture.
500,000 trees to restore, enrich and capture carbon
The project proposes planting, reforesting and enriching native forests with tree cover totaling 500,000 trees in yellow and green zones under the Forest Law, across 1,248 hectares of the bishopric’s El Majan property.
The objective is to establish a CO2 sink for 30 years, with the community sharing in the value generated by forest products and participating in monitoring, maintaining and caring for the forest throughout that period.
Brand development, marketing and enterprise support
The project’s long-term goal is to develop brands for forest products, provide training, create marketing channels and support enterprises connected to forest-based production, thereby strengthening the community through the forest’s goods and ecosystem services.