RESTORING NATURE. SCALING VERIFIED CARBON IMPACT.
Gran Chaco Biome
THE CHALLENGE
The Gran Chaco Americano — the world’s largest continuous dry forest and Latin America’s second-largest forest biome — is under severe threat:
- +2 million hectares deforested since 2007
- Projected +4 million hectares lost by 2028
- 65% of the population below the poverty line
- Increasing droughts and climate vulnerability
Protecting and restoring this ecosystem is critical for global carbon sequestration, biodiversity conservation, and climate resilience.
FLORA’S CARBON CAPTURE PORTFOLIO
- 11 large-scale projects in Argentina’s Gran Chaco, with expansion plans to Bolivia and Paraguay
- +679,600 hectares under protection, restoration, or regenerative management
- +56.2 million tCO₂e in verified carbon capture or emissions reduction potential
- Certified under:
- VCS (Verified Carbon Standard)
- CCB (Climate, Community & Biodiversity)
- Diverse project types:
- Forest restoration and revegetation
- Native afforestation
- Improved Forest Management
- Regenerative livestock practices
- Biochar for carbon permanence
- Soil carbon and grassland preservation
STRATEGIC APPROACH
- Prioritize projects with high environmental and social additionality.
- Accelerate origination in scalable lands (+300,000 ha ready for 2024-2025)
- Promote gender-responsive and Indigenous-inclusive restoration models.
- Leverage proven partnerships with communities, companies, and global alliances.
- Align with European Green Deal through cross-border projects.
Impact Objectives
- Halt deforestation and reverse land degradation at scale
- Enhance carbon sinks with measurable, permanent sequestration
- Generate sustainable income and rural jobs in vulnerable regions
- Empower smallholders and Indigenous communities through carbon markets
- Restore critical biodiversity corridors and fragile ecosystems