Patagonia Sur Carbon Offset Project
Project Description & Co-benefits
Patagonia Sur has developed a world-class model for carbon offsetting and ecosystem restoration that combines responsible capitalism with conservation. Patagonia Sur protects and enhances scenically remarkable and ecologically valuable properties by combining limited and sustainable development, land conservation, forestry practices, carbon sequestration initiatives, and other related businesses.
Patagonia Sur’s properties are in Chilean Patagonia, located on the southern tip of South America, one of the world’s most majestic natural environments, featuring a spectacular array of islands, glaciers, rivers, lakes, mountains and valleys.
In 2011, Colgate University entered into a 15-year agreement to purchase 5,000 tons of carbon offsets annually through the reforestation of native trees. The "Colgate University Forest" will result in a total of 225,000 native species of trees that are being planted on 430 acres of ecologically degraded land in Chile’s Aysén Region of Patagonia.
Upon completion of the project, 80,000 native trees have been planted.
Student Involvement
We have had a few students conduct research in Patagonia since we have initiated this project. In January 2018, we conducted our first extended study program to the property.
Project Organizer
John Pumilio, Director of Sustainability, Colgate Campus Sustainability Office
jpumilio@colgate.edu; (315) 228-6487
Completed
Project Status
Verified Carbon Standard (VCS)
Offset Registry or Program
Duke Carbon Offset Initiative Urban Forestry Protocol V2.0
PROTOCOL APPLIED
$10–$15
Cost Per Offsets ($ Per MTCO2E)
40,000 MtCO2E
Number of Total Offsets
Website
The Patagonia Sur project is registered with the Verified Carbon Standard (VCS). Visit the project page on the VCS Project Database to learn more.