Fully Funded

Rural Resilience Mexico

Restoring degraded sugarcane landscapes in Veracruz to strengthen livelihoods, water systems and climate resilience.

Agroforestry

Reforestation

Veracruz, Mexico

900,000 / 30 years

Up to 4,000 ha

Stage:

Pre-Feasibility

Standard:

Value Change Initiative (VCI)

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Project Overview

Veracruz, Mexico

This project aims to restore sdegraded sugarcane landscapes across central and southern Veracruz, integrating trees into privately owned farms to strengthen climate resilience, protect water systems and diversify rural livelihoods. Across 4,000 hectares of degraded land, approximately 4 million trees will be established with a combination of productive forests, windbreaks and conservation forests. Over a 30-year period, the project is expected to sequester an estimated 900,000 tCO2e while rebuilding soil health and stabilising vulnerable agricultural areas. Working with sugarcane producers in central and southern Veracruz, the project targets marginal lands affected by erosion, declining fertility and climate variability. By restoring degraded parcels, reinforcing slopes and integrating native trees into farming systems, the initiative aims to reduce crop vulnerability, enhance biodiversity and strengthen long-term resilience for both rural communities and agricultural landscapes.

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CO-BENEFITS

Environmental co-benefits

Integrating more trees into sugarcane landscapes will restore ecosystem function, stabilise soils and strengthen watershed health across central and southern Veracruz.

Restoring ecosystem health

Rehabilitating degraded parcels, riparian margins and eroded slopes through native species plantings to improve biodiversity and landscape connectivity.

Improving soil and water systems

Enhancing soil structure, reducing erosion and protecting water resources across vulnerable agricultural landscapes.

Climate resilience and carbon

Sequestration of approximately 900,000 tCO2e over 30 years, contributing to global carbon reduction targets while reducing crop vulnerability to climate variability.

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CO-BENEFITS

Social co-benefits

Designed to strengthen rural livelihoods, this project supports income diversification, local employment and long-term economic resilience for participating landholders.

Strengthening livelihoods

Diversifying landholder income through productive forests, non-timber crops and improved agricultural productivity on restored lands.

Decent work and safer conditions

Creating employment in planting, maintenance and monitoring activities, while windbreaks provide shade and improved microclimates for farm workers

Building economic resilience

Supporting sustainable production systems that balance productivity with environmental stewardship, contributing to more resilient supply chains and regional growth.

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