Idyllica Celebrates Strategic Agreements with El Retiro, MADES and ICCF Paraguay

Dr. Martin Vorderwülbecke, President of el Retiro S.A.; Rolando de Barros Barriento, Minister of MADES and Ramiro Vargas Peña, President of ICCF Paraguay.

On September 18, at the “MADES in the Territory – Results for the Chaco” event, Idyllica was proud to witness a moment of great significance for sustainable land management in Paraguay. The ceremony featured institutional and community advances and included the signing of agreements that formalise collaboration between public and private actors toward production systems which respect and preserve natural ecosystems. The agreements were signed by Rolando de Barros Barreto Acha, Minister of Environment and Sustainable Development; Martin Alfred Vorderwuelbecke, President of El Retiro S.A.; and Ramiro Vargas Peña, President of ICCF Paraguay.

In particular, El Retiro and the Ministry of Environment and Sustainable Development (MADES) signed a Framework Agreement and a Specific Agreement focused on soil analysis in reforestation areas. The agreements stipulate that MADES will lead all soil sampling and analyses using its newly upgraded laboratory and by its professional team, applying methodologies accepted by VERRA. For El Retiro, this is an important step forward for the carbon credit project, enabling technically credible, officially generated, and traceable data. For Idyllica, this aligns directly with our mission to restore degraded land, monitor environmental health, and generate reliable data for sustainable practices.

Additionally, a Specific Agreement was signed among El Retiro, MADES, and ICCF Paraguay. This agreement seeks to advance the certification of sustainable products under the Protected Productive Landscapes (PPP) standard, within the framework of the FOLUR project and with technical support from WCS. This opens opportunities to add value to local production, foster practices consistent with environmental protection, and meet market demands for sustainable products.

With these agreements in place, Idyllica sees the strengthening of transparency in environmental data management and institutional backing for carbon credit initiatives. At the same time, these steps are consistent with our ongoing work to turn degraded lands into productive, permanent forests, combining restoration and sustainable livestock systems.