The Tuungane Project
Project/Juridiction proponent
| Name | Website | Location of headquarters | Organization type |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Nature Conservancy | #http://www.nature.org/ourinitiatives/regions/southamerica/brazil/index.htm# | Tanzania | NGO/private non for profit |
Project/Juridiction Partners
| Name | Website | Location of headquarters | Organization type |
|---|---|---|---|
| Government of Tanzania | ND | Tanzania | Other - Local government |
| Jane Goodall Institute | ND | Tanzania | NGO/private non for profit |
| Pathfinder International | ND | Tanzania | Private for profit |
| Tanzania National Parks (TANAPA) | ND | Tanzania | Other - Local government |
| Tongwe Trust | ND | Tanzania | NGO/private non for profit |
| Carbon Tanzania | #http://www.carbontanzania.com/# | Tanzania | NGO/private non for profit |
| Frankfurt Zoological Society | ND | Tanzania | NGO/private non for profit |
Project characteristics
- ID-RECCO ID1005
- Project status 2022Ongoing
- Project nameThe Tuungane Project
- Secondary name
- CountryTanzania
- Last IDRECCO update year2022
- Size (in hectare)121810
- Start yearND
- End yearND
- DurationND
- Project descriptionAs agricultural expansion, indiscriminate fires, and illegal forest harvesting are the main drivers, this project partners have protected 301,000 acres of Village Land Forest Reserves with management plans protect key chimp habitat, and 116 forest scouts have been trained and deployed. A new program with partner Carbon Tanzania is helping eight villages in the area earn a sustainable income through carbon credits earned from protecting their trees.
- Objective 1social development
- Objective 2biodiversity conservation
- Objective 3participatory forest management
- Deforestation driversFire | population increase | Other-indiscrimate agricultural practices
- Type of foresthumid
- Project activityREDD
- Project TypeND
- Details for Afforestation/Reforestation activityNA
- Multiple locations?yes
- Jurisdiction level 1Region: Kigoma
- Jurisdiction level 2District of Kigoma
Carbon accounting
- Crediting periodND
- Period to calculate annual carbon creditsND
- Annual carbon creditsND
- Total carbon creditsND
- Leakage is expected?ND
- Carbon pools includedND
- Gasses includedND
- Reference period start yearND
- Reference period end yearND
- Carbon standard 1ND
Carbon certification
- Carbon standard 1 ProgressND
- Carbon standard 1 Publication dateND
- Carbon standard 1 WeblinksND
- Carbon standard 1 Expiry dateND
- Carbon standard 2ND
- Carbon standard 2 ProgressND
- Carbon standard 2 Publication dateND
- Carbon standard 2 WeblinksND
- Carbon standard 2 Expiry dateND
- Carbon standard 3ND
- Carbon standard 3 ProgressND
- Carbon standard 3 Publication dateND
- Carbon standard 3 WeblinksND
- Carbon standard 3 Expiry dateND
- Source of informationThe TNC project`s website (https://www.nature.org/en-us/about-us/where-we-work/africa/stories-in-africa/tuungane-project/)
Community level intervention
- Any monetary benefits?Yes
- Monetary benefit typeBoth conditional and non-conditional
- Monetary benefit detailProvided more than $100,000 USD in small loans to 1,700 people who are starting small businesses and diversifying their incomes | young woman gets a small loan for her business in the village of Katumbi; A new program with partner Carbon Tanzania is helping eight villages in the Ntakata Mountain area earn a sustainable income through carbon credits earned from protecting their trees
- Provides employment?ND
- Are there non-cash benefits?Yes
- Economic activities - typeagriculture|microenterprise| processing and commercialization | micro-credits | fishing
- Is there tenure clarification?ND
- Is there environmental education?ND
- Is there forest access restriction or control/monitoring of deforestation?ND
- Is there forest enhancement?Yes
- Is there community infrastracture improvement?ND
- Is there other community benefits?Yes