This investment opportunity supports a large-scale, 10,000-hectare native Afforestation, Reforestation, and Restoration (ARR) project in the Ucayali region of Peru. The project is designed to generate approximately 5 million Verified Carbon Units (VCUs) over a 40-year crediting period, combining near-term revenues from high-integrity carbon credits with long-term income from sustainable timber production.
The initiative deploys a diverse mix of premium native Amazonian tree species—including Shihuahuaco, Marupa, Huayruro, Caoba, and Capirona—to restore severely degraded lands and generate high-quality nature-based carbon credits under an enhanced ARR methodology aligned with Verra standards. The project area comprises degraded agricultural land with minimal likelihood of natural regeneration, requiring active intervention to restore ecosystem function.
Beyond climate mitigation, the project delivers material biodiversity and social co-benefits, including habitat restoration, wildlife corridor establishment, local employment creation, and structured benefit-sharing mechanisms with surrounding communities. The project aligns with Peru’s Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs) and is de-risked through dual revenue streams from carbon credits and sustainably managed timber. Implementation is already underway, supported by advanced nursery infrastructure, early-stage genetic selection, and completed community consultations.
The sponsor is a leading Peru-based environmental services and land restoration platform with nearly two decades of experience operating in the Amazon region. The organization specializes in large-scale forest restoration, nature-based carbon projects, and sustainable timber systems, with a strong track record of execution across complex tropical landscapes.
The sponsor operates a vertically integrated model encompassing in-house nurseries, seedling production, plantation establishment, long-term forest management, and sustainable timber operations. Its activities are supported by internationally recognized environmental and forestry certifications and have received multiple national and international recognitions for excellence in ecosystem restoration and sustainable land use. The organization employs a large local workforce and is known for its scientific rigor, technical innovation, and community-centered implementation approach.
Calculus Carbon is acting as the strategic advisor on the structuring and capital raise for this ARR investment opportunity, aligning the project with the mandates of climate-focused and impact-driven institutional investors. Leveraging its expertise in nature-based solutions, carbon finance, and sustainable land-use investment, Calculus Carbon is supporting the design of a financing structure that blends carbon and sustainable timber revenue streams to deliver stable, risk-mitigated returns.
The firm is embedding ESG safeguards, permanence considerations, and biodiversity and community impact metrics into the investment thesis, while preparing transaction materials and facilitating engagement with aligned global investors. Through this engagement, Calculus Carbon aims to mobilize catalytic capital into high-integrity, large-scale carbon removal projects aligned with Peru’s climate objectives, while advancing ecological restoration and inclusive development across the Amazon basin.