Nicanor project area
Some time ago on this area forests were cut down for pasture. The previous owner used one of the spaces as a paddock. The current vegetation primarily comprises grassland and occasional scattered trees.
Region
Darién
Total area
377
Fincas
4
Distance from Pan-American Highway
3 km
Afforestation status
14 % of the current area is afforested
The adjoining farms are currently used as teak plantations and grazing land.
“Here we are reclaiming land where forests once stood – and which is currently still grazing land.”
Jonathan Dominguez
Forestry Manager
Vega
Size: 37 ha
Project start: 2022
Afforested: 68%
Potential tree species for afforestation:
Dalbergia retusa (Cocobolo)
Tabebuia rosea (Savanna oak)
Tabebuia impetiginosa (Ipe)
Cedrela odorata (Bitter or Royal Cedar)
Dipteryx panamensis (Mountain Almond)
Swietenia macrophylla (Mahogany)
Miroxylon balsamo balsamo balsamo
Astronium gravioles, Ron Ron
Centrolobium yavisianum-Tectona grandis (Teak)
Moreno
Size: 131 ha
Project start: 2022
Afforested: 26%
Potential tree species for afforestation:
Cocobolo, Rosewood (Dalbergia retusa)
Savanneneiche (Tabebuia rosea)
Ipe (Tabebuia impetiginosa)
Spanische Zeder (Cedrela odorata)
Bergmandel (Dipteryx pnamensis)
Mahagoni (Swietenia macrophylla)
Balsambaum (Myroxylon balsamo)
Ron Ron (Astronium graveolens)
Teak (Tectona grandis)