The objective of the project activity is the reforestation of 8,980.52 ha with dry forest native species, specifically Prosopis pallida (Algarrobo), Capparis scabrida (Zapote) and Cordia lutea (Overo), located on degraded lands belonging to the “José Ignacio Távara Pasapera” community, Chulucanas district, Morropón province, Piura region, in Peru.

The project looks forward to recover degraded areas to dry forest ecosystems, and develop sustainable economic activities, as “algarroba” production, wood harvesting and improving the community’s standard of living. The project will benefice more than 2000 families in 16 annexes of this community and is conceived using easy-to-replicate technologies and promoting the intensive use of local labor, assuring that the biggest part of the benefits will remain in the community.

The project will reforest using direct seeding and replicating the natural processes of plant succession and species association that occurs in dry forest ecosystems, therefore reducing the risk of negative impacts on biodiversity and increasing the success possibilities of the proposed project activity.