Productive plantations
Trees established on eligible degraded land supply a commercial forestry operation supported by nursery and wood-processing activities.
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Burapha Agroforestry
Burapha
Productive forestry, community participation and conservation safeguards working together across a restored landscape.
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Project overview
Burapha Agroforestry is a sustainable forestry operation in Laos that combines plantation forestry, wood processing, community engagement and conservation. Its registered carbon project establishes plantations on degraded land and generates verified carbon removals.
SilviCarbon has supported the project’s carbon development, verification and issuance work. The project demonstrates how commercial forestry can be integrated with intercropping, local employment and the protection of native habitat.
At a glance
Key project facts
- Project type
- Afforestation and reforestation
- Registry
- Verra VCS 2367
- Methodology
- AR-ACM0003
- Initial project area
- 2,946 hectares
- Verified net removals
- 331,125 tCO₂e
- VCUs issued
- 281,208
- Agroforestry area
- Approximately 5,000 hectares
- Conservation area
- 7,602 hectares
Forestry across a working landscape
Production and protection together.
Burapha connects planted forest, intercropping and conservation within one operating landscape. The registered carbon project measures removals from eligible planting areas while the wider forestry operation supports local employment and wood production.
Its established carbon pathway includes independent verification and issued units. The areas at right describe different parts of the operation and should not be added together as a single carbon-crediting area.
2,946 haInitial carbon project area~5,000 haAgroforestry area7,602 haConservation area
These figures describe different scopes within the wider landscape. Verified net removals and issued carbon units are distinct quantities.
One landscape, three roles
Forestry with room for nature.
Agroforestry
Intercropping alongside tree establishment offers participating farmers a way to grow food and diversify income within the forestry landscape.
Conservation
Conservation set-asides and streamside buffers help maintain native habitat and water values beside productive areas.
People and landscape
From establishment to evidence.
Community participation
Plantation work, intercropping and training create opportunities for local households. Ongoing engagement connects forestry activities with the needs of participating villages.
Monitoring and habitat protection
Forest inventories and carbon accounting support independent verification. Conservation areas and riparian buffers sit alongside productive forestry and require their own management and monitoring.
Burapha is registered under Verra VCS project 2367. Verified net removals and issued VCUs are reported separately in the key project facts.
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Why it matters
Activities and intended benefits
Verified carbon removal
Independent monitoring and verification translate measured removals into carbon units under the Verified Carbon Standard.
Community livelihoods
Plantation work, training and intercropping create income opportunities while supporting food security in partner villages.
Landscape conservation
Conservation areas and native habitat buffers alongside rivers and streams protect biodiversity across the wider landscape.
Sustainable land use
Agroforestry provides a productive alternative on degraded land and reduces pressure for continued agricultural expansion.
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