Project/Juridiction proponent

Project/Juridiction Partners

Project characteristics

• ID-RECCO ID
  1002
• Project status 2022
  Ongoing
• Project name
  Landscape Restoration for Ecosystem Functionality and Climate Change Mitigation in the Republic of São Tomé e Príncipe
• Secondary name
• Country
  Sao Tome and Principe
• Last IDRECCO update year
  2022
• Size (in hectare)
  35500
• Start year
  ND
• End year
  ND
• Duration
  ND
• Project description
  Promote conservation and enhancement of carbon stocks in forest, and other land use, and support climate smart agriculture. Landscape Management and Restoration. Scaling-up sustainable land management through the Landscape Approach. Restored Forest Ecosystems: Reverse the loss of ecosystem services within degraded forest landscapes
• Objective 1
  other-Ecosystem restoration
• Objective 2
  climate
• Objective 3
  social development
• Deforestation drivers
  energy wood | Industrial wood exploitation | population increase | Industrial agriculture and cattle ranching |
• Type of forest
  dry|humid|wetland
• Project activity
  ARR
• Project Type
  ARR
• Details for Afforestation/Reforestation activity
  Plantation | Agroforestry
• Multiple locations?
  yes
• Jurisdiction level 1
  São Tomé and Príncipe
• Jurisdiction level 2

Carbon accounting

• Crediting period
  ND
• Period to calculate annual carbon credits
• Annual carbon credits
• Total carbon credits
  ND
• Leakage is expected?
  ND
• Carbon pools included
  Above ground biomass
• Gasses included
  CO2
• Reference period start year
  2010
• Reference period end year
  2014
• Carbon standard 1
  Planvivo

Carbon certification

• Carbon standard 1 Progress
  In process
• Carbon standard 1 Publication date
  ND
• Carbon standard 1 Weblinks
  Project Idea Note (PIN) 
• Carbon standard 1 Expiry date
  ND
• Carbon standard 2
  none
• Carbon standard 2 Progress
  ND
• Carbon standard 2 Publication date
  ND
• Carbon standard 2 Weblinks
  ND
• Carbon standard 2 Expiry date
  ND
• Carbon standard 3
  none
• Carbon standard 3 Progress
  ND
• Carbon standard 3 Publication date
  ND
• Carbon standard 3 Weblinks
  ND
• Carbon standard 3 Expiry date
  ND
• Source of information
  All info based on PIN https://www.planvivo.org/Handlers/Download.ashx?IDMF=41049b80-42f9-4628-a951-0abdeec655d2

Community level intervention

• Any monetary benefits?
  Yes
• Monetary benefit type
  Non-conditional
• Monetary benefit detail
  Although the land tenure picture is still confused and with many question marks, the ownership of the process by DFB as part of the MARD and the Government of STP would facilitate the recognition of the community rights to the carbon stored under the scheme, as part of the long-term user rights already recognised to the communities. Employment: The project complies with the HRBA in the sense that it supports both communities right to food, and a decent employment.
• Provides employment?
  Yes
• Are there non-cash benefits?
  Yes
• Economic activities - type
  microcredits | processing and commercialization | tree planting | fishing | economic interest group | fuel efficient stoves | ecotourism
• Is there tenure clarification?
  Yes
• Is there environmental education?
  Yes
• Is there forest access restriction or control/monitoring of deforestation?
  Yes
• Is there forest enhancement?
  Yes
• Is there community infrastracture improvement?
  Yes
• Is there other community benefits?
  No