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Project 1
Location

🇧🇩 Eight districts and 58 Upazials of Rangpur Division ( Rangpur, Dinajpur, Nilphamari, Kurigram, Gaibandha Lalmonirhut, Thakurgaon, Panchgarh)

Project Goal

The project aims to protect over 10 million trees over a 15 uears of period, capturing an average of 210,000 tonnes CO₂ per annum.

Project Description

This project explores integrating agroforestry—a blend of trees, crops, and livestock—with carbon credit systems in Bangladesh to bolster climate resilience and livelihoods. Agroforestry sequesters carbon, combating deforestation and enhancing biodiversity. By monetizing these benefits through carbon markets, farmers gain new income streams, incentivizing sustainable practices. Rural communities benefit economically, reducing poverty while promoting climate-smart agriculture. The initiative aligns with Bangladesh’s climate commitments, addressing vulnerability to climate change through ecological balance and diversified revenue. By linking environmental stewardship with socio-economic empowerment, it fosters sustainable development, offering a replicable model for regions grappling with climate impacts and agrarian economies.

Project ID

VERRA ID: 4456

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Economic benefits for local communities

The project “Fostering Farmer Livelihoods & Carbon Credits via Horticultural Plantations in Bangladesh” offers transformative economic gains for rural communities. By integrating carbon credits with horticulture, farmers earn dual income: from crop sales and carbon market revenues, boosting household earnings. Diversified plantations reduce dependency on single crops, mitigating financial risks. Increased demand for labor in planting, maintenance, and processing creates jobs, curbing rural unemployment. Enhanced agricultural productivity improves food security and surplus sales, generating market income. Training in sustainable practices empowers farmers with skills for long-term profitability. These economic benefits uplift living standards, reduce poverty, and foster community resilience, aligning economic growth with environmental sustainability.

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Environmental impact through reforestation

This project drives significant environmental benefits through reforestation. By establishing diverse horticultural plantations, degraded lands are revitalized, enhancing carbon sequestration as trees and crops absorb CO₂, mitigating climate change. Reforestation boosts biodiversity by restoring habitats for flora and fauna, while improving soil health through reduced erosion and nutrient retention. Increased tree cover aids water cycle regulation, preventing droughts and floods. By reducing pressure on natural forests, the project curbs deforestation, preserving ecosystems. This sustainable land-use model aligns with global climate goals, fostering ecological resilience and creating a greener future for vulnerable regions.

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Project timeline

In 2022, the first planting season represented tangible progress towards our reforestation goals. This ambitious 41-year project demonstrates our long-term commitment to nurturing the environment and preserving its delicate balance.

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The project's impact

This project creates a synergistic model linking ecological and socio-economic progress. By promoting horticulture, it enhances farmers’ incomes through crop diversification and carbon credit revenues, reducing poverty and unemployment. Environmentally, plantations sequester carbon, countering climate change, while reforestation rejuvenates degraded lands, boosts biodiversity, and stabilizes soil and water systems. The initiative curbs deforestation pressures, preserving natural ecosystems. By aligning agrarian productivity with climate action, it empowers rural communities as stewards of sustainability. This dual-impact approach fosters resilience against climate vulnerabilities, advances national climate goals, and offers a scalable blueprint for balancing human well-being with planetary health.
It provides many economic benefits to local communities through job opportunities, training, and crop yields to smallholder farmers. The trees we plant also contribute to revitalising degraded lands, thereby boosting biodiversity, improving soil health, and establishing crucial habitats for local wildlife. This reforestation project is a key driver in combatting deforestation and land degradation in the area, helping to restore the environment and contributing to the overall sustainability of the region. By protecting millions of trees in these areas, the project restores nature, safeguards biodiversity, enhances water security, and uplifts local communities.

Types of trees

Acacia auriculiformis
Swietenia macrophylla
Neolamarckia cadamba
Bombax ceiba
Alstonia scholaris
Syzygium cumini
Artocarpus heterophyllus
Mangifera india
Litchi chinensis
Psidium guajava
Citrus limon
Baccaurea spp.
Borassus flabellifer
Aegle marmelo
Our current list of species includes timber trees, fruit trees, nut trees, and shade trees, with a diversity of indigenous species.

Where the project is located

🇧🇩 Eight districts and 58 Upazials of Rangpur Division ( Rangpur, Dinajpur, Nilphamari, Kurigram, Gaibandha Lalmonirhut, Thakurgaon, Panchgarh)

About this region

Rangpur Division, located in the northwestern part of Bangladesh, is known for its rich natural environment, vibrant agricultural practices, and cultural diversity. It comprises eight districts, including Rangpur, Dinajpur, and Kurigram, and features a landscape dominated by fertile plains and river systems such as the Teesta and Dharla. The environment in Rangpur is shaped by a subtropical monsoon climate, with distinct wet and dry seasons that support a variety of agricultural activities. Agriculture is the backbone of Rangpur’s economy. The region is famous for the cultivation of rice, potatoes, and maize, while Dinajpur is particularly noted for high-quality mangoes and litchis. This agriculturally rich division plays a crucial role in ensuring national food security. Though forest cover is limited, small patches of Sal forests and homestead plantations contribute to biodiversity and support rural livelihoods. Environmental degradation and deforestation remain challenges, often driven by expanding cultivation and population pressure. Rangpur is home to a diverse population, including Bengali Muslims, Hindus, and indigenous communities such as the Santals. Their traditions, languages, and cultural festivals add vibrancy to the region. Rangpur Division represents a dynamic blend of nature, productivity, and cultural richness, making it vital to Bangladesh's socio-economic fabric.

What we will achieve with this project

10M

trees being planted

3.4M

tonnes CO₂ to be captured

12,000

hectares to be restored

51,000

farmers positively impacted
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Contact Us

Address #1

House - 92, Road-05, Block-D,
Basundhara Residential Area, Baridhara,
Dhaka-1212, Bangladesh

Address #2

House-37, Road-11, Block-H
Banani, Dhaka-1213 Bangladesh