Climate Change Mitigation – Forest First Colombia

Climate Change Mitigation

Carbon Sequestration

FFC’s commercial forests are carbon sinks that remove a significant amount of CO₂ from the atmosphere. Our commercial forests are located on previously degraded land that sequesters very little CO₂. Research indicates that sequestration can be as high as 400 – 500 t/CO₂ per hectare.

Clean Energy

We incorporate renewable energy into our operations.

The area of influence of our project has no electricity infrastructure. This, coupled with our

interest in incorporating clean energy into our operations, prompted us to install solar panels

to provide the energy required by our camps (offices, dormitories, kitchens and bathrooms).

It is our intention to install a bioenergy electrical plant to supply all of our electrical needs once we have sufficient capital to fund it.

We have been providing wood fiber to Refoenergy since 2022 to fuel the bioenergy generating station in Puerto Carreño.

As stated by the UN, “Forests are vitally important for sustaining life on Earth and play a major role in the fight against climate change.”

FFC is deeply concerned about climate change and believe that sustainable afforestation can be one of the greatest mitigants to climate change. Although our impact is small, we are moving in the right direction through carbon sequestration and use of clean energy.