This area is one of Colombia’s poorest and historically marginalized regions. These projects improve the well-being of over 40,000 people, and increases employment opportunities for the local afro-descendent and indigenous communities. Implementing strategic mangrove planting practices will increase the flow of income to both projects sites, and all value from the project goes directly to the local community.

A significant proportion of managerial positions are held by women. The facilitation of these projects will additionally enforce and monitor equality and non-discrimination both in positions held and in decision-making.

Benefits for these projects include economic empowerment of community groups, increased job opportunities, promotion of ecotourism, and strengthening of local governance. Additionally, these projects will provide total per capita expenditure (public and private) for the preservation, protection and conservation of all cultural and natural heritage.

Climate change is a global issue that threatens all societies. These projects prevent the emission of an average of 1.2 million tons of CO2 each year by avoiding deforestation and forest degradation.

REDD+ is one of the only promising options that provides these communities with a meaningful alternative livelihood, one based on incentives and rewards for effective conservation.

This region is a highly productive marine-coastal ecosystem that provides protection against coastal erosion, water purification, flood control, significant carbon stocks, and shelter for a variety of vulnerable species such as birds, mammals, reptiles, amphibians, and fish.

These projects aim to conserve at least 10% of coastal and marine areas, as well as sustainably manage and protect marine and coastal ecosystems to avoid significant adverse impacts, including by strengthening their resilience, and taking measures to restore the health and productivity of the oceans.

This collection of projects protects 117,740 hectares of coastal watershed along the Pacific coast of Colombia. Located along Colombia's Pacific coast, this collection of projects includes two sites and mangrove forest-protected areas, Mutatá and Bahia Malaga-Bajo Calima. They conserve 117,740 hectares of South American tropical forest, which is home to 10% of the entire planet’s animal and plant species.

These projects promote sustainable management of all types of forests, and works to end deforestation, restore degraded forests and increase global afforestation and reforestation.