The Improving Rural Livelihood Through Agroforestry in Punjab India-I project delivers substantial environmental and social benefits by increasing tree cover, carbon storage, and biodiversity while maintaining food production through agroforestry. Encompassing 4,255 hectares across three divisions of Punjab and involving more than 1,860 individuals, the project enables small-scale farmers to receive additional income from carbon credits and timber sales. The project’s climate impact is highly additional, with agroforestry neither financially viable nor common practice in the region. The project has been developed by the local government which should help to provide longevity to the removals the project has created.
Verra (VCS 2552)
Nature-based projects like this one face some risk of reversal. During the life of the project, carbon storage may be affected by flood, fire, or logging. After the project’s end date, land use changes may also reduce carbon storage.
