Project/Juridiction proponent

Project/Juridiction Partners

Project characteristics

• ID-RECCO ID
  153
• Project status 2022
  Ended
• Project name
  Noel Kempff Mercado Climate Action Project
• Secondary name
  NK-CAP
• Country
  Bolivia, Plurinational State of
• Last IDRECCO update year
  2020
• Size (in hectare)
  832000
• Start year
  ND
• End year
  2026
• Duration
  30
• Project description
  The Noel Kempff Mercado Climate Action Project (NK-CAP) is preserving the rich, biologically diverse ecosystems of northeastern Bolivia’s Noel Kempff Mercado National Park while preventing the release of CO2 into the atmosphere. NK- CAP was one of the world’s first large-scale REDD projects, and is addressing the drivers of both D’s in REDD: deforestation from conversion to agriculture by local communities anddegradation from logging activities in timber concessions. The project implements activities such as fire prevention, biodiversity monitoring, and supporting income generating activities such as community forestry and microenterprise. Investments from three energy companies helped to fund project activities, in exchange for rights to a share of the verified carbon benefits generated by NK- CAP.
• Objective 1
  climate
• Objective 2
  biodiversity conservation
• Objective 3
  social development
• Deforestation drivers
  industrial wood exploitation, slash and burn agriculture
• Type of forest
  dry|humid
• Project activity
  REDD
• Project Type
  REDD
• Details for Afforestation/Reforestation activity
  NA
• Multiple locations?
  No
• Jurisdiction level 1
  Department : Santa Cruz
• Jurisdiction level 2
  Province : Velasco

Carbon accounting

• Crediting period
  1997-2026
• Period to calculate annual carbon credits
• Annual carbon credits
• Total carbon credits
  5838813
• Leakage is expected?
  ND
• Carbon pools included
  ND
• Gasses included
  ND
• Reference period start year
  ND
• Reference period end year
  ND
• Carbon standard 1
  internal

Carbon certification

• Carbon standard 1 Progress
  certified
• Carbon standard 1 Publication date
  38657
• Carbon standard 1 Weblinks
  ND
• 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
  Accessible Jun 2023 2023 article - end of project timeline: https://www.belfercenter.org/publication/noel-kempff-mercado-climate-action-project 2009 article: http://www.greenpeace.org/international/Global/international/planet-2/report/2009/10/noel-kempff-mercado-climate-ac.pdf Not accessible Jun 2023: http://www.forestcarbonportal.com/project/noel-kempff-mercado-climate-action-project;

Community level intervention

• Any monetary benefits?
  Yes
• Monetary benefit type
  Non-conditional
• Monetary benefit detail
  The project hires local people for operation
• Provides employment?
  Yes
• Are there non-cash benefits?
  Yes
• Economic activities - type
  ecotourism | microenterprise | processing and commercialization
• 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?
  ND
• Is there community infrastracture improvement?
  No
• Is there other community benefits?
  Yes