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Reforestation in Mexico

Tree planting in the Quintana Roo region of Mexico, delivered by our partner Restoration Era.

Introduction

Evertreen funds tree planting in the Quintana Roo region of Mexico, delivered by our partner Restoration Era.

What the work involves

Planting focuses on native species suited to the Yucatán peninsula, on land degraded by clearance and agricultural use. Restoration Era propagates the stock, carries out the planting and maintains the sites.

Our role, and what this is not

Evertreen funds the planting and reports it to the client who paid for it. We do not own or operate the sites. This is tree planting, not a certified carbon credit. No carbon credit is issued or retired against it, and there is no registry entry or third-party verifier attached to this project. CO₂ figures shown against it are modelled lifetime estimates — how we estimate this.

Our previous partner in Mexico

Until 2026 our Mexican planting ran through the Scolel'te community agroforestry programme in Chiapas, managed by AMBIO and certified under Plan Vivo. That partnership has ended. Trees funded through it remain with the programme that planted them.

From the field

Photographs from this project, taken on the ground. See the full gallery →

Drone view of open scrub with fan palms and bushes regrowing on dry grassland, with a dirt track on the right.
Drone view of open scrub with fan palms and bushes regrowing on dry grassland, with a
Yucatán Peninsula, Mexico
Drone view over flat, dry, degraded grassland and scrub with scattered bushes and an exposed limestone outcrop with a small water-filled hollow (karst or cenote-like).
Drone view over flat, dry, degraded grassland and scrub with scattered bushes and an
Chiapas highlands, Mexico
Drone view of a large die-off of coastal mangroves: grey dead trunks on mudflats with tidal channels, living mangrove fringe, lagoons, and turquoise Caribbean-coloured sea on the horizon.
Drone view of a large die-off of coastal mangroves: grey dead trunks on mudflats with
Chiapas, southern Mexico
A group of local men sitting in a circle at a shade-net nursery.
A group of local men sitting in a circle at a shade-net nursery
Chiapas, southern Mexico
Ground-level view inside a tree nursery shed with a tin roof and shade cloth.
Ground-level view inside a tree nursery shed with a tin roof and shade cloth
Scolel'te programme area, Chiapas, Mexico
Group workshop under an open tin-roofed shed: about ten community members, some mixing soil and filling bags, while two men in white shirts talk.
Group workshop under an open tin-roofed shed: about ten community members, some mixing
Quintana Roo, Yucatán, Mexico
Community members planting native saplings during a reforestation day in the Yucatán rainforest
Community planting day in the Yucatán rainforest
Quintana Roo, Yucatán, Mexico
Dense rows of leafy tree seedlings in black grow-bags under shade netting, with a large buttressed trunk at the edge.
Dense rows of leafy tree seedlings in black grow-bags under shade netting, with a large
Yucatán Peninsula, Mexico
Community members, including a man in a straw hat and several women, filling nursery bags from a pile of soil under a tin-roofed shed, with a wooden hut and dry forest behind.
Community members, including a man in a straw hat and several women, filling nursery
Chiapas highlands, Mexico
Drone view of a dead or degraded mangrove swamp with standing dead stems and pools, between green mangrove fringes and turquoise coastal water.
Drone view of a dead or degraded mangrove swamp with standing dead stems and pools
Chiapas highlands, Mexico
Community members sitting under a tin-roofed nursery shed: an older man in a straw hat, a woman in a floral top, a child and others, with water drums and a soil pile.
Community members sitting under a tin-roofed nursery shed: an older man in a straw hat
Chiapas, southern Mexico
A nursery germination bed of tiny seedlings under black shade cloth, with a sack and bagged seedlings beside it and flat dry forest behind.
A nursery germination bed of tiny seedlings under black shade cloth, with a sack and
Scolel'te programme area, Chiapas, Mexico
A Mayan smallholder farmer tending an agroforestry parcel in southern Mexico
Traditional Mayan farmer working an agroforestry plot
Quintana Roo, Yucatán, Mexico
A shade-net nursery with raised wooden beds of soil, sacks, and a man in a striped shirt walking through.
A shade-net nursery with raised wooden beds of soil, sacks, and a man in a striped
Yucatán Peninsula, Mexico
A man in an orange shirt and a young woman sitting on a bench by seedling beds under nursery shade netting, looking up at a speaker.
A man in an orange shirt and a young woman sitting on a bench by seedling beds under
Scolel'te programme area, Chiapas, Mexico
A man standing in a pickup truck bed loading dozens of bagged tree seedlings.
A man standing in a pickup truck bed loading dozens of bagged tree seedlings
Chiapas highlands, Mexico
Elevated drone view over flat, dry-season lowland forest stretching to a flat horizon under a blue sky.
Elevated drone view over flat, dry-season lowland forest stretching to a flat horizon
Chiapas, southern Mexico
Drone view of a dry grass pasture with a few tree clumps and forest behind, in flat lowland.
Drone view of a dry grass pasture with a few tree clumps and forest behind, in flat
Scolel'te programme area, Chiapas, Mexico
Drone view over flat, dry lowland tropical forest with a large cleared or regrowing patch in the middle.
Drone view over flat, dry lowland tropical forest with a large cleared or regrowing
Quintana Roo, Yucatán, Mexico
Drone view of a coastal mangrove die-off: dead grey trunks, brown brackish pools and green mangrove fringes along a turquoise lagoon.
Drone view of a coastal mangrove die-off: dead grey trunks, brown brackish pools and
Yucatán Peninsula, Mexico
Drone view of a dead or recovering mangrove stand with grey trunks, a green mangrove fringe and a wide lagoon behind.
Drone view of a dead or recovering mangrove stand with grey trunks, a green mangrove
Yucatán Peninsula, Mexico
Drone view of a large dead or dying mangrove stand (grey standing stems) next to green mangrove regrowth and a coastal lagoon or river.
Drone view of a large dead or dying mangrove stand (grey standing stems) next to green
Chiapas highlands, Mexico
Three men seen from behind walking along a grassy track between tall grass and lowland tropical trees and palms, under a blue sky.
Three men seen from behind walking along a grassy track between tall grass and lowland
Chiapas, southern Mexico
Ground-level shot from behind of four men in hats walking along a paved rural road beside tall grass, with a palm and lowland forest.
Ground-level shot from behind of four men in hats walking along a paved rural road
Scolel'te programme area, Chiapas, Mexico
Close-up of pinnate-leaved seedlings in a nursery bed under black shade netting, with a leaf-littered path and raised beds.
Close-up of pinnate-leaved seedlings in a nursery bed under black shade netting, with a
Quintana Roo, Yucatán, Mexico
An empty nursery under shade netting: raised beds of germinating seedlings, a few potted saplings and a soil sack.
An empty nursery under shade netting: raised beds of germinating seedlings, a few
Chiapas highlands, Mexico
A grey-haired visitor in a white shirt talks with three local people beside a tray of seedling tubes under a nursery shelter, with a big buttressed tree behind.
A grey-haired visitor in a white shirt talks with three local people beside a tray of
Chiapas, southern Mexico
Portrait of a smiling local man in a camouflage T-shirt, hand on hip, with young trees and green vegetation behind.
Portrait of a smiling local man in a camouflage T-shirt, hand on hip, with young trees
Yucatán Peninsula, Mexico
Low-angle portrait-format shot of a large old strangler-fig-type tree with buttress roots in tropical forest.
Low-angle portrait-format shot of a large old strangler-fig-type tree with buttress
Quintana Roo, Yucatán, Mexico
Drone view over flat, dry, degraded tropical scrub forest with a planted clearing, a footpath and a road in the distance.
Drone view over flat, dry, degraded tropical scrub forest with a planted clearing, a
Chiapas highlands, Mexico
Drone view of open, cleared brown grassland with scattered shrubs and regrowth beside a dirt road, with flat dry forest beyond.
Drone view of open, cleared brown grassland with scattered shrubs and regrowth beside a
Chiapas, southern Mexico
Drone view over flat, grey dry-season scrub forest stretching to the horizon, with a dirt track.
Drone view over flat, grey dry-season scrub forest stretching to the horizon, with a
Scolel'te programme area, Chiapas, Mexico
Drone view at dawn over flat lowland: strips of regrowing scrub alternating with burnt or cleared ground, low mist and a few cattle.
Drone view at dawn over flat lowland: strips of regrowing scrub alternating with burnt
Scolel'te programme area, Chiapas, Mexico
Drone view of a flat, degraded pasture with exposed white limestone rocks, scattered shrubs and a distant forest line.
Drone view of a flat, degraded pasture with exposed white limestone rocks, scattered
Quintana Roo, Yucatán, Mexico
Ground-level shot of a local man in a checked shirt and cap standing in a shade-net nursery among bagged seedlings, with another man behind.
Ground-level shot of a local man in a checked shirt and cap standing in a shade-net
Yucatán Peninsula, Mexico
Grey-haired man in a white shirt speaking to local men, women and a baby under a tin-roofed shed in a tree nursery with shade netting and seedling beds.
Grey-haired man in a white shirt speaking to local men, women and a baby under a
Chiapas highlands, Mexico
A tray of native rainforest seedlings at a Chiapas Scolel'te nursery bed
Nursery bed at a Chiapas reforestation site
Chiapas, southern Mexico
Tree nursery: rows of bagged seedlings under black shade netting, a paved path, and an open shed behind.
Tree nursery: rows of bagged seedlings under black shade netting, a paved path, and an
Chiapas, southern Mexico
Drone view of a large cleared grassland parcel with fence lines, a dirt road and a band of dry forest in the foreground.
Drone view of a large cleared grassland parcel with fence lines, a dirt road and a band
Scolel'te programme area, Chiapas, Mexico
Drone view of a dry, degraded grass pasture with a few scattered young trees, bordered by dry forest.
Drone view of a dry, degraded grass pasture with a few scattered young trees, bordered
Quintana Roo, Yucatán, Mexico
Low drone view of dense dry-season deciduous scrub, mostly leafless grey, with patches of green.
Low drone view of dense dry-season deciduous scrub, mostly leafless grey, with patches
Yucatán Peninsula, Mexico
Drone view of a cleared brown plot surrounded by dry deciduous lowland forest, with a dirt track, on flat terrain to the horizon.
Drone view of a cleared brown plot surrounded by dry deciduous lowland forest, with a
Chiapas highlands, Mexico
Drone view over a small village of scattered houses along a dirt road, with cleared fields and flat dry forest to the horizon and low morning mist.
Drone view over a small village of scattered houses along a dirt road, with cleared
Chiapas highlands, Mexico
Close-up of a white peacock butterfly (an Americas species) resting on vine leaves, with a blurred green field behind.
Close-up of a white peacock butterfly (an Americas species) resting on vine leaves
Scolel'te programme area, Chiapas, Mexico
Drone view of a coastal mangrove die-off with dead trunks, brackish pools, living mangrove strips and the sea or lagoon on the horizon.
Drone view of a coastal mangrove die-off with dead trunks, brackish pools, living
Chiapas, southern Mexico
Ground-level view inside a young planted stand of trees several metres tall with slender trunks, taken looking up into the canopy.
Ground-level view inside a young planted stand of trees several metres tall with
Scolel'te programme area, Chiapas, Mexico
Two older men standing under a solar-panel shelter in a green agroforestry or orchard plot with lowland tropical trees.
Two older men standing under a solar-panel shelter in a green agroforestry or orchard
Quintana Roo, Yucatán, Mexico
A nursery bed of small seedlings in black grow-bags under shade cloth, with beds of larger seedlings on both sides.
A nursery bed of small seedlings in black grow-bags under shade cloth, with beds of
Yucatán Peninsula, Mexico
A nursery germination bed of tiny seedlings under black shade cloth, with a sack beside it and bagged seedlings on the right.
A nursery germination bed of tiny seedlings under black shade cloth, with a sack beside
Yucatán Peninsula, Mexico
Tree nursery under black shade cloth: young broadleaf saplings in black bags, seedbeds, a drip hose, and a large buttressed tree behind.
Tree nursery under black shade cloth: young broadleaf saplings in black bags, seedbeds
Chiapas highlands, Mexico
A grey-haired visitor in a white shirt talks to local men and women at a nursery shed beside a tray of seedling tubes, with shade net behind.
A grey-haired visitor in a white shirt talks to local men and women at a nursery shed
Chiapas, southern Mexico
A tray of native rainforest seedlings at a Chiapas Scolel'te nursery bed
Nursery bed at a Chiapas reforestation site
Chiapas, southern Mexico
Nursery workshop: people around a wooden table with bags, seedling beds and banana plants behind, and a woman in the foreground.
Nursery workshop: people around a wooden table with bags, seedling beds and banana
Scolel'te programme area, Chiapas, Mexico
Drone view of dry-season deciduous scrub regrowth with leafless grey shrubs and green bushes, and a sandy clearing behind.
Drone view of dry-season deciduous scrub regrowth with leafless grey shrubs and green
Quintana Roo, Yucatán, Mexico
Man in a cowboy hat and work shirt crouching to plant small seedlings along drip-irrigation lines in a bare tilled bed, with conifer-like trees behind.
Man in a cowboy hat and work shirt crouching to plant small seedlings along
Chiapas highlands, Mexico
A meeting on the tiled veranda of a green-painted house: two visitors, one of them foreign-looking, and two local men on plastic chairs, with a palm tree behind.
A meeting on the tiled veranda of a green-painted house: two visitors, one of them
Yucatán Peninsula, Mexico
Community meeting under a concrete shelter next to a sports field.
Community meeting under a concrete shelter next to a sports field
Quintana Roo, Yucatán, Mexico

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