CommuniTree

CommuniTree, Nicaragua

Registered as a certified Plan Vivo project in 2010, the CommuniTree Carbon Program uses reforestation to restore ecosystems, improve livelihoods, and reverse climate change. We work with smallholder farmers in Nicaragua to grow trees alongside their existing farming practices. Tree-Nation adds to all trees the same CO2 of Plan Vivo certified projects.

1,977,229 Trees funded of 2,500,000
382,472.824 T CO2 compensated
10,609 Followers
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19 updates related to LandRestoration
January 2025

A parcel owned by Bayardo Soriano, from the community of Sonis in Somoto. He started growing trees in 2017 and has received more than USD $2,000 in climate finance to date.

20 Jan 2025

One of CommuniTree's more mature parcels, owned and managed by Luis. We love to see the canopy starting to close and natural regeneration taking place.

07 Jan 2025

As we kick off 2025, we're looking ahead to another fantastic year in CommuniTree, with hundreds of hectares of land already recruited for the 2025 planting season!

02 Jan 2025
AgriCult Coffee
AgriCult Coffee · 3 months ago

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November 2024

Juan Ordoñez, a participant in the CommuniTree Carbon Program, restored a parcel of land in 2022. This is what it looks like today!

04 Nov 2024
October 2024

What do seedlings look like in the early years after planting?

These images reveal the progress on Angel Antonio Rodriguez Tercero's farm where trees were planted in 2022.

Thank you to Angel for his dedication and perseverance. Here’s to continued growth! 🌳🌿

31 Oct 2024
September 2024

Bertha Flores Morales is a smallholder farmer from Totogalpa, Nicaragua, where changing climate patterns make farming increasingly difficult.

In this video, Bertha shares why she joined the CommuniTree Carbon Program so that she can grow trees alongside her existing agricultural

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19 Sep 2024
August 2024

A testament to the power of forest restoration! In 2022, Pedro Antonio Valdivia Lanzas began growing trees on this under-utilized patch of land. Just two years in and already it's a stark contrast to the degraded agricultural land next door.

12 Aug 2024
José Luis Vicente Saura
José Luis Vicente Saura · 8 months ago

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July 2024

How CommuniTree's biodiversity-first approach creates impacts for climate and nature

Forest biomes are amongst the most biodiverse habitats in the world. In any healthy forest, you’ll find an array of tree species, along with an int...

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June 2024

Forest restoration in action! It's planting season in CommuniTree!

26 Jun 2024

Forest restoration is only successful when you put people first. In Nicaragua, the CommuniTree Carbon Program embodies this ethos. It demonstrates how when farmers benefit from trees, they have the incentive to keep growing them, restoring ecosystems and removing carbon from the

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13 Jun 2024

The team in Nicaragua regularly encounters local fauna while visiting farmers' parcels. We love to see what wildlife call the forests home, and to remind ourselves of why we do what we do - for the preservation and appreciation of our planet's wonders.

Pictured is a Soropopo or

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04 Jun 2024
May 2024

Impacts for people: Supporting local economies through forest restoration

When people speak about the impacts of forest restoration, they tend to focus on indicators such as the amount of carbon being sequestered, and the...

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CommuniTree's focus over the past three months has been all about recruitment and preparing for the 2024 planting season!

The local team has been busy recruiting farmers to the program and helping them to establish nurseries.

The number of central nurseries has also doubled from

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15 May 2024
Sam Lo
Sam Lo · a year ago

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January 2024

It is critical to promote education around the short and long-term benefits of reforestation. It not only produces additional forestry products, but it also heals the land over time to increase crop yields, soil quality and climate resilience. Here Marcio is picking coffee from

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22 Jan 2024
December 2023

This is one of thousands of families that have benefited from our program. By planting trees, they can generate sources of income that support their families directly from home, while creating a suitable balance with nature.

20 Dec 2023
Nicci Gowing
Nicci Gowing · a year ago

It's wonderful to see the faces of the people and families that are bene...

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