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zeroCARBON – Guatemala

Two men in white shirts and hats planting a seedling

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  • ZeroCo2 stacked in dark green with lighter green leaf shapes growing out of the top
A woman picks green fruits from an orchard
A member of the Union Maya Itza Cooperative

About the project

zeroCARBON is a carbon removal project fighting deforestation by regenerating ecosystems developed by zeroCO2 in collaboration with local farming communities in Petén, Guatemala.

By transforming land use from extensive livestock farming and degraded agricultural areas to forestry and agroforestry systems, zeroCARBON seeks to increase biomass, regenerate ecosystems and provide sustainable livelihood opportunities for the local communities.

What I value most is that the project not only provides trees but also knowledge. Through the trainings, I learned how to manage my trees better and I continue reforesting every year since I started in 2020. My dream is for my sons and grandchildren to keep caring for the trees and for them to bring future benefits to our family and community.
  • Two men in white shirts and hats planting a seedling
  • A man in a straw hat hands a tray of seedlings off a truck to a man waiting below
  • A man in a straw hat sits in front of a plantation of young trees
  • A man in a green shirt holds a young tree and looks up at it with other trees in the background
  • A woman picks green fruits from an orchard
  • A man in a straw hat walking away through a field with some young trees
  • A group of people standing in a field with trees
  • Group of men surround a smallholder farmer with a tree sapling
  • Woman leads a group of people through on a pathway through a forest
  • A drone shot of a plantation with a man in a white shirt in amongst the trees
  • Two men in white shirts and hats planting a seedling
  • A man in a straw hat hands a tray of seedlings off a truck to a man waiting below
  • A man in a straw hat sits in front of a plantation of young trees
  • A man in a green shirt holds a young tree and looks up at it with other trees in the background
  • A woman picks green fruits from an orchard
  • A man in a straw hat walking away through a field with some young trees
  • A group of people standing in a field with trees
  • Group of men surround a smallholder farmer with a tree sapling
  • Woman leads a group of people through on a pathway through a forest
  • A drone shot of a plantation with a man in a white shirt in amongst the trees

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