FORESTRY PROJECT 2
Forest Carbon Co-ops for Smallholders
Thriving Forest Cover/ Photo: CHRIS GAUTHEIR
Overview
At 400Forests, we believe climate solutions must include the voices and hands of smallholder farmers and forest-edge communities. Our Forest Carbon Co-ops for Smallholders (FCCS) program unites these groups into decentralized cooperatives that generate carbon credits through agroforestry, assisted natural regeneration, and sustainable forest management. This initiative opens global carbon markets to historically excluded stewards of the land.
Opportunity
We are transforming fragmented landscapes into unified climate assets by aggregating small plots, standardizing practices, and enabling traceable monitoring. FCCS not only enhances ecological resilience and food security, it also creates durable income streams for rural families through carbon finance.
Adam Caar
Developer
Photo Credit: Dimka Nevedimka
Adam Caar
Developer
Photo Credit: Gaduya Bayonga
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Community Engagement
Our approach centers on training local farmer groups in sustainable land use, carbon accounting, and cooperative leadership. We prioritize the inclusion of women and youth in governance and value chains, ensuring equitable participation. Transparent benefit-sharing structures reinvest proceeds into community infrastructure, education, and conservation.
Adam Caar
Developer
Photo Credit: Tri Saputro-CIFOR
Adam Caar
Developer
Photo Credit: Freddie Clayton
Adam Caar
Developer
Photo Credit: John Odhiambo
Financing
FCCS is powered by a blend of carbon advance purchases, micro-climate bonds, and agriculture-linked climate funds. Local cooperatives retain the majority of carbon revenues and reinvest in diversified livelihoods and land restoration.
Adam Caar
Developer
Photo Credit: Tri Saputro-CIFOR
Partnerships
We collaborate with national farmer federations, certifiers such as Plan Vivo and Verra, agricultural banks, and inclusive fintech innovators. FCCS delivers measurable progress toward SDG 1 (No Poverty), SDG 5 (Gender Equality), and SDG 13 (Climate Action).
Core Project Areas
Forest Carbon Co-Ops for Smallholders
Empowering smallholders and communities to generate verified carbon credits through sustainable forestry, ensuring equitable income and ecosystem protection
High-Integrity Carbon
Forest Labs
Pioneering cutting-edge methodologies, AI tools, and high-integrity carbon verification through living laboratories in biodiversity hotspots worldwide
Climate Resilient Carbon Corridors
Restoring and connecting degraded forest landscapes, creating biodiversity-rich corridors that enhance carbon storage and climate resilience
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The environment we have is not just the space we live in, it is the intricate system of air, water, soil, climate, plants, and animals that makes life possible. Healthy ecosystems regulate the planet’s temperature, purify water, store carbon, pollinate crops, and protect us from natural disasters. But this balance is rapidly being disrupted. Add your Voice! ACT NOW!
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