"Carbon Hill" - Atlantic Reforestation Project.

Online, January 5, 2010 (Newswire.com) - Deforestation continues at an alarming rate in Brazil, despite concerted efforts from the government and NGOs. "Carbon Hills" recent Reforestation in Brazil has produced approximately 183.7 million dollars worth of Carbon Credits. The unique aspect of this project has been that Carbon Hill utilized only species native to that of the Atlantic Rainforest.

Carbon Hill chose an assortment of prime locations throughout Brazil, totaling 87,500 hectares of Rainforest that had been occupied by agriculture or other degrading activities. Carbon Hill successfully restored the previous condition to that that most closely matched the original landscape. In this sense Carbon Hill made use of the techniques and management systems that suited best the Rainforests recovery, especially since they offered potential sequestration and maximum accumulation of carbon.

Species used and the total amount of Carbon Credits (BRL) aggregated.

Chandelier Erythrina speciosa 3500
Jerivá Syagrus romanzoffiana 4500
Inga edulis Inga 4500
Yellow Ipe Tabebuia chrysotricha 5500
False Barbatimão 4500 Cassia leptophylla
Pink Tabebuia Ipe 4500
Pterocarpus violaceus Aldrago 6000
Mirindiba Lafoensia glyptocarpa 1500
Embauba Cecropia pachystachya 3000
Embauba silver Cecropia hololeuca 5000
Euterpe edulis Juçara 6000
Tibouchina granulosa Quaresmeira 4500
Slinker Senna macranthera 5000
Bico-Depato Rosewood Machaerium aculeatum 4500
Pata de vaca Bauhinia forficata 4500
Caesalpiniaceae Caesalpinia DC winter periods. 3000

A total Carbon Credit value of 320,000,000 BRL / 183,696,000 USD has been aggregated by as a direct result of this unique Carbon Hill Reforestation project.