Forests and wetlands of Chaco Vivo in Paraguay

Chaco Vivo, Paraguay Original project footage

Carbon for a living world.

We develop carbon projects that keep forests standing, connect communities and give nature room to thrive.

Our flagship · Chaco Vivo, ParaguayParaguay’s largest APD REDD+ project.Avoided Planned Deforestation · 187,916 ha property

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People.Planet.Biodiversity.

Our approach / Connected by nature

Everything
is connected.

A standing forest is the beginning of something bigger.

We connect carbon project development with the people, habitats and landscapes that give conservation lasting value.

A continuous canopy of green native forest from the Chaco Vivo collection

Chaco Vivo / Paraguay

01 / Forests & climate

Keep the
forest standing.

A clear conservation purpose.

Carbon development starts with understanding the land, its forests and the pressures shaping its future.

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Project development.
Ongoing technical expertise.

We developed Chaco Vivo in Paraguay and continue to support the project’s technical work.

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Our flagship project / Paraguay

Chaco Vivo.

Paraguay’s largest REDD+ project focused on Avoided Planned Deforestation. Developed by Creative Carbon, with ongoing technical support from our team.

Forest to the horizon · Chaco Vivo

Map of Paraguay. The western Chaco region (Alto Paraguay, Boquerón and Presidente Hayes departments) is shaded green. Puerto Casado, on the Paraguay River, and Asunción are marked. The Chaco Vivo property boundary is not shown.

Paraguayan Chaco

Chaco Vivo’s 187,916-hectare conservation property lies in Paraguay’s Gran Chaco: forests, wetlands and habitat corridors, including Laguna Ganzo, an Important Bird Area.

Shaded: Alto Paraguay, Boquerón and Presidente Hayes departments. Property boundary not shown.

Project Chaco Vivo

Verra registry ID 3671

187,916 ha property · 108,077 ha GHG accounting area.

Approximate project location, about 53 km west of Puerto Casado. Boundary not shown.

Puerto Casado

Town on the upper Paraguay River, Alto Paraguay department, about 53 km east of the project area. Chaco Vivo keeps a permanent office here.

Location: GeoNames 3437380.

Asunción

Paraguay’s capital and home of our Paraguay office: Quesada 5050 · Edificio Atlas Center, Piso 4.

Location: GeoNames 3439389.

Regional context / Paraguay · Map data: Natural Earth

Conservation property: 187,916 hectares
Project approach: REDD+ Avoided Planned Deforestation
Our role: Development & ongoing technical support

Inside Chaco Vivo

APD vs AUD Triple Gold Why the Chaco

One landscape. Connected priorities.

Full of life.
Full of possibility.

Chacoan solitary eagle from the Chaco Vivo image collection

Chacoan solitary eagle / Chaco Vivo collection

01 / Biodiversity

A landscape is more than its carbon.

The Chacoan solitary eagle is part of the extraordinary natural heritage of the Gran Chaco. Protecting forests means keeping habitat, biodiversity and climate connected.

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Development & technical support

Evidence on the ground.
Expertise that stays.

A carbon project needs a strong technical foundation and the practical support to carry it forward.

Project development

Assess the landscape, understand the environmental and social context, and connect project potential with a suitable carbon development pathway.

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Build the evidence

Bring together forest inventories, carbon accounting, land-use analysis and technical documentation to support project development.

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Ongoing technical support

Stay involved as monitoring requirements, field evidence and project documentation evolve. Creative Carbon continues to provide technical support for Chaco Vivo.