Trees in Guatemala — Conservation Coast
Guatemala
What you'll get
Public landing page
Our public forest profile showcases GPS coordinates, CO2 impact, and work hours created by your forest, including both trees planted and trees protected.
Certificate of planted or protected tree
An official document that serves as proof of your contribution to reforestation and restoration. It includes tree details and conservation info.
Project updates
Stay updated about the impact through dynamic videos showcasing the success of the trees you’ve helped plant and protect.
How to gift your trees
Choose your trees and schedule their planting or protection instantly
Log in to your account and navigate to the 'My Trees' section
Use your credit to generate your gift certificates
Send your gifts to family and friends!
About this project
On Guatemala's Caribbean coast, 55,341 hectares of intact rainforest stretch from the Belize border to the Honduran frontier. This is one of the densest concentrations of biological diversity in Central America. Between 2001 and 2010, the surrounding region was losing forest at 3.41 percent per year, over 20,000 hectares cleared annually. The Conservation Coast project keeps that pressure off the protected zone.
When you protect a tree in Guatemala through Evertreen, your contribution goes directly to the Conservation Coast REDD+ project. This is one of the largest Verra-certified forest conservation projects in Central America, operated by FUNDAECO, a Guatemalan conservation foundation that has worked in Izabal since 1990.
Your trees fund three areas of work:
Forest patrols across a 55,341-hectare protected corridor. Park guards and FUNDAECO staff conducted 1,475 forest patrols in 2021, with more than 6,400 across the project lifetime. The result for 2021: 1,481 hectares of forest loss avoided. The project links five protected areas into a continuous corridor from the Belize border to Honduras: Cerro San Gil, Río Sarstún, Punta de Manabique, Río Dulce, and Sierra Caral.
A 23-clinic women's health network and Indigenous land rights work. The project funds a network of 23 women's clinics across remote communities, reaching 7,317 people in 2021, including 779 women who gained access to family planning. It also funds Indigenous land legalization for Q'eqchí Maya families. In 2021, 720 hectares were newly registered, giving formal title to land that had been held for generations without it.
Forestry incentives and sustainable livelihoods. As of 2021, 278 families were receiving payments under Guatemala's national forestry incentive programs, PINPEP and PROBOSQUE. The project enables this by covering the legal and technical costs most smallholders cannot afford. It also supported 168 full-time jobs in 2021 and trained 317 local producers in agroforestry on already-cleared land.
The forest is documented habitat for 30 globally Critically Endangered or Endangered species, including the jaguar, the West Indian manatee, Baird's tapir, and Geoffroy's spider monkey. In 2021, a small frog called Craugastor campbelli was rediscovered in Sierra Caral, six years after going undetected. By bird diversity alone, the project zone holds 58 percent of all bird species recorded in Guatemala.
The Conservation Coast project holds VCS verification and CCB Biodiversity Gold status. It has been verified five consecutive times by AENOR Internacional and has generated approximately 6 million verified carbon credits over the 2012 to 2021 period.
Join Evertreen in protecting Guatemala's Caribbean rainforest. Fund your tree today and help keep this corridor intact for the jaguar, the Maya, and the frogs of Sierra Caral.
Frequently Asked Questions
Can my company use this for ESG or CSR reporting?
Yes. The Conservation Coast project holds VCS verification (VCS Project 1622) and CCB Biodiversity Gold status, both widely recognised for corporate sustainability reporting. Evertreen provides tracking, reporting tools, and a public impact page for your company.
Can I gift these trees?
Yes. Evertreen offers digital gift certificates for trees in Guatemala and 35+ other countries.
Does Evertreen own this project?
No. Evertreen is the platform that connects you to independently certified projects. The Conservation Coast project is operated by FUNDAECO, a Guatemalan conservation organization founded in 1990, and certified on the Verra registry (VCS Project 1622).
What does my contribution actually fund?
Your contribution supports forest patrols across 55,341 hectares of Caribbean rainforest, a network of 23 women's clinics across the project area, land-rights legalization for Q'eqchí Maya families, and enrollment of local families in Guatemala's national forestry incentive programs.
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Reviewed by Evertreen. Last updated: May 2026.
Sources: VCS CCB Monitoring and Implementation Report, Verra Project 1622, version 11, issued 10 March 2023; CCB and VCS Verification Report by AENOR Internacional, version 3.0, issued 10 March 2023; Project Description, Verra Project 1622, version 3.0, March 2017; VCS Non-Permanence Risk Report v4.0 for Risk Area B, April 2021. CO₂e figures are projections calculated under VCS Methodology VM0015 v1.1. The Conservation Coast Project is operated by FUNDAECO (Fundación para el Ecodesarrollo y la Conservación). Evertreen enables you to finance this independently certified project. Evertreen does not own or operate the project directly.
