BoliTrees

Central
Bolivia Andes

Quechua medicinal herbs and (agro)forestry

Project
aims

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Revival of the Quecha knowledge

The BoliTrees Plan Vivo project aims to restore agroecological balance in the Quechua communities of the Interandean Bolivian valleys, centred around Cochabamba. We support woodland planting upslope and mixed fruit orchards downslope. The inter-Andean valleys around Cochabamba have a high potential for forest restoration that delivers environmental co-benefits, such as water infiltration, biodiversity increase and economic income from non-timber forest products (medicinal plants, fruits and apiculture).

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Project
impact

Community
Community

Engagement with Quechua smallholder farmers and communities to improve agroecological resilience and livelihood conditions through agroforestry and socioecological Plan Vivo reinvestments.

Biodiversity
Biodiversity

Increased biodiversity and vegetation cover with decreased sheet erosion rates and less land degradation.

Carbon
Carbon

Sequestration of carbon, mainly through increases in above-ground biomass and soil carbon.

Natural ecosystem
We restore the natural ecosystem by enrichment planting with native tree species.
Agroforestry Non-timber forest products
We improve smallholder income from agroforestry and sales of non-timber forest products such as leaves (traditional medicines), natural fruits and apiculture products.
Resilience
We improve resilience and productivity of croplands downslope of natural restoration areas, through increased blue and green water availability and soil moisture by rainwater.
Quechua knowledge
We revive traditional Quechua knowledge on ecosystem balance, apiculture and medicinal plants.

Projects
specs

Project type

Plan Vivo 5.0 Agroforestry Project

Project area

The project establishes silvopastoral woodlands upslope and mixed fruit orchards downslope of the Quechua communities of Izata (Tarata), in the inter-Andean valley of Cochabamba.

Main activities

We revive Quechua knowledge in sustainable forest and water management, build nurseries, establish planting zones and agroforestry plots, and support livelihood diversification with non-timber forest production (medicinal plants, apiculture and agroforestry).

Plan Vivo stage

The project started in 2023 with baselining and first planting. In August 2O22 the PIN was approved and the Plan Vivo certification is expected in January 2024.

PVC Type

Verified PVCs (after each verification)