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La Pedregoza, Colombia
| Project Facts | |
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| Objective: | 4000000 Trees |
| Location: | Puerto Carreño, Vichada, Colombia |
| Main Cause: | Offset CO2 |
| Project timing: | Mar 2011 Mar 2016 |
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| Planting objectives | |
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| 219 Members | 7846 Trees |
| Objective: 1000 | Objective: 200000 |
| for 2012 | All time | |
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Main objectives
The project has 6 main objectives:
(1) to grow plantation wood for lumber, because it is better if people`s coffee tables are made out of plantation wood and not out of old growth rain forest wood;
(2) to grow tropical trees for carbon sequestration and cloud seeding in the struggle against climate change;
(3) to… Learn More
The project has 6 main objectives:
(1) to grow plantation wood for lumber, because it is better if people`s coffee tables are made out of plantation wood and not out of old growth rain forest wood;
(2) to grow tropical trees for carbon sequestration and cloud seeding in the struggle against climate change;
(3) to plant native trees in order to expand the habitat for endangered wildlife in the region;
(4) to create local socio-economic development opportunities in the areas of agro-forestry (permaculture and analog forestry), wood and lumber, forestry management, fruits and nuts, bio-diesel, organic insecticides and fungicides, liquors and medicines, renewable energy and oils;
(5) to reclaim land and improve depleted soils with nitrogen and carbon fixing through tropical trees; and
(6) to provide financial sustainability to the Reserva Natural La Pedregoza, a natural reserve and conservation area. Hide
History of the project
La Pedregoza was founded by a Canadian family in early 2007. Development of the plantation required sizable investments in infrastructure, such as workers' housing, running water and sanitation, storage areas for fertilizers, wells, irrigation systems for the tree nursery and modern farm equipment. Numerous transportation issues had to be overcome for supplies and for worker safety. The result has been… Learn More La Pedregoza was founded by a Canadian family in early 2007. Development of the plantation required sizable investments in infrastructure, such as workers' housing, running water and sanitation, storage areas for fertilizers, wells, irrigation systems for the tree nursery and modern farm equipment. Numerous transportation issues had to be overcome for supplies and for worker safety. The result has been permanent employment for 6 staff and seasonal employment for up to 40 workers. Planting started in 2008, and in 2010 the La Pedregoza Natural Reserve was founded. The reserve was formally registered with Colombia's RESNATUR as a conservation area on January 1, 2011. The founders have implemented a number of programs in the area, such as a native tree seed collection and propagation program to preserve tree species endangered from past reckless logging. In 2009 La Pedregoza signed a Memorandum of Understanding with the renowned Omacha Foundation of Colombia for conservation and preservation efforts. In early 2010 another Memorandum of Understanding was signed with the University of Alberta's Faculty of Agricultural, Life & Environmental Sciences for the purpose of using La Pedregoza as a base point for scientific studies. The plantation hosted the CEO of Tree-Nation in January of 2011, and effective March of 2011 has become a proud Tree-Nation member plantation. Hide
Positive effects
The afforestation and reforestation efforts of the La Pedregoza plantation are an important element in the global struggle against climate change and desertification of the planet. The founders of La Pedregoza were extremely concerned by the fact that world-wide people are only planting 10% of the trees that are being cut down on an annual basis. The tropical trees being… Learn More
The afforestation and reforestation efforts of the La Pedregoza plantation are an important element in the global struggle against climate change and desertification of the planet. The founders of La Pedregoza were extremely concerned by the fact that world-wide people are only planting 10% of the trees that are being cut down on an annual basis. The tropical trees being planted at La Pedregoza provide a number of positive effects for cooling our planet, including contributing to the rain forest canopy effect known to cool the Earth by 0.7 degrees Celsius every year, the transiration effect that helps seed clouds, which in turn bounce solar rays back into space, and carbon sequestration, reducing greenhouse gases in our atmosphere. Many of the plantation tree species planted at La Pedregoza remove or sequester as much as 22.6 kg or 50 lbs of carbon dioxide from the atmosphere per tree per year. In fact, 95% of all tree-based carbon sequestration on the planet is done by tropical trees. Contrast that with an average of no more than 1 kg or 2.2 lbs sequestered by a boreal tree in a year. The planting done at la Pedregoza is a direct response to the desertification of the planet.
Besides the benefits to the planet, our afforestation and reforestation efforts are having a direct impact on biodiversity. Colombia has 8% of the world's biodiversity. 92% of migratory birds from North America land in Colombia. By planting native tree species we ensure habitat for many critically endangered animals. The founding of the La Pedregoza Natural Reserve makes conservation and preservation efforts a reality. La Pedregoza was a proud partner of the Convention on Biodiversity and the 2010 International Year of Biodiversity. We are proud to be partnered with the United Nations for the 2011 International Year of Forests. 80% of terrestial species rely on forests for their survival and we are dedicated to that cause.
While we take our tree-hugging credentials seriously, we are also cognizant of the fact that trees and wood are important human resources as well. Forests play a vital role in socio-economic development in third world countries. Our plantation provides opportunities not only due to any lumber we produce, but also because the species chosen provide apiculture opportunities, agro-forestry, permaculture and analog forestry opportunities, fruits and nuts, medical remedies, tannins and dies, artesan handicrafts and much more. Trees can also play an important role as a source of renewable energy, as many tropical trees have high calorific value and grow rapidly. Small trees like Jatropha curcas can provide bio-diesel, organic insecticide and fungicide, while growing in soils that do not compete with soils required for food production. La Pedregoza plans on implementing more and more "green industries" and is a vocal proponent of developing a green economy in the Orinco River basin of Colombia. Hide
Plantation Location
La Pedregoza is located some 57 km east southeast from the Orinoco port city of Puerto Carreño in the Colombian departamento of Vichada. To get to La Pedregoza one would drive by gravel trail some 24 km on the road to Bogotá, then turn left and cross the newly built Paso Ganado bridge across the Rio el Bita. From there… Learn More La Pedregoza is located some 57 km east southeast from the Orinoco port city of Puerto Carreño in the Colombian departamento of Vichada. To get to La Pedregoza one would drive by gravel trail some 24 km on the road to Bogotá, then turn left and cross the newly built Paso Ganado bridge across the Rio el Bita. From there one would continue on for some 19 km, before turning right at the end of the fence for Nimajay. Another 7 km brings one to the entrance to the plantation. On Google maps the center of the plantation is approximately 67 degrees 43 minutes West longitude and 6 degrees 04 minutes North latitude. The plantation has 7 km of Rio el Bita river bank along its northern border, and is hemmed in by 2 magnificent morichals or heavily treed savanna drainage creeks to the West and East. The South side of the plantation is open to the savanna, through this is rapidly changing as trees are being planted in that area. People interested in visiting the plantation should make early contact with us, as there are logistical, seasonal and transportation issues to consider. All visitors should make sure they have their yellow fever vacination. The dry season is from December to the end of April, which means the wet season is from May to November. July, August and September are the best months to experience the inundation forest in the natural reserve. Hide
The planting team
Dexter B. Dombro, B.A., LL.B. (CEO and Managing Director)
Dr. Kochurani Dombro, B.Sc., DDS (Marketing Director)
Dilmun D. Dombro, B.Sc. (COO and Operations Director)
Luis F. Yglesias, M.B.A. (CFO and Latin American Director)
Juan F. Restrepo, M.Sc. (Colombia General Manager)
Oscar Forero Azabache, Zoo. Tech. (Plantation Manager)
Luisa Fernanda Azabache, Ing. Forestal (Forestry Engineer) Learn More
Dexter B. Dombro, B.A., LL.B. (CEO and Managing Director)
Dr. Kochurani Dombro, B.Sc., DDS (Marketing Director)
Dilmun D. Dombro, B.Sc. (COO and Operations Director)
Luis F. Yglesias, M.B.A. (CFO and Latin American Director)
Juan F. Restrepo, M.Sc. (Colombia General Manager)
Oscar Forero Azabache, Zoo. Tech. (Plantation Manager)
Luisa Fernanda Azabache, Ing. Forestal (Forestry Engineer) Hide
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