Mexico, Scolel Te

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Location

Communities in central and northern Chiapas and northeast Oxaca, in Southern Mexico. It operates in a number of ecological and cultural regions including Tojolobal and Tzotzil communities in the highland and Tzeltal and Lacandon communities in the lowland regions.

Status

Fully operational. It is open for investment and the direct purchase of credits.

Carbon offset potential

Approximately 100 000 tCO2/yr

Description

The title of the project Scolel te which translates as the tree that grows, in Tzeltal and Tjolobal was chosen by farmers participating in the project. It is the original Plan Vivo project and the name of the system Plan Vivo is derived from Planes Vivos or work plans which are created by farmers participating in the project. It now includes over 2000 families of indigenous Mayan and mestizo farmers in 30 communities in central and northern Chiapas and communities in the northeast of Oaxaca.

Development

From 1996 to 2001 the project operated at a pilot level, installing and testing procedures for planning forestry activities, quantifying impacts and tracking credits. The project has operated on a commercial level since 2002 and while further improvements to the models used to estimate carbon uptake, and the systems for external verification are still required, the project is operating very successfully.

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