Climate Change Mitigation – Forest First Colombia

Climate Change Mitigation

Carbon Sequestration

FFC’s plantation forests are carbon sinks that remove a significant amount of CO₂ from the atmosphere. FFC’s plantation forests are located on previously degraded land that sequestered very little CO₂. Our trees are sequestering carbon, which early studies in other parts of the world show can be as high as 400 – 500 t/CO₂ per hectare.

Clean Energy

Due to the lack of electricity infrastructure in rural areas there is an opportunity to develop renewable energy sources. FFC has taken advantage of innovations such as photovoltaic panels to generate electricity for our own energy needs. Beginning in 2022, FFC has been providing wood fiber to Refoenergy 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 plantation forestry 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.