The Mai N'dombe REDD+ Project

Project/Juridiction proponent

NameWebsiteLocation of headquartersOrganization type
Ecosystem Restoration Associates Inc.#http://eraecosystems.com/#Congo, the Democratic Republic of thePrivate for profit
Wildlife Works Carbon LLC#http://www.wildlifeworks.com/redd/#Congo, the Democratic Republic of theNGO/private non for profit

Project/Juridiction Partners

NameWebsiteLocation of headquartersOrganization type
ecoPartners (Ecological Carbon Offset Partners, LLC)NDCongo, the Democratic Republic of thePrivate for profit
ERA Congo SPRLNDCongo, the Democratic Republic of thePrivate for profit

Project characteristics

  • ID-RECCO ID
    301
  • Project status 2022
    Ongoing
  • Project name
    The Mai N'dombe REDD+ Project
  • Secondary name
    The Mai Ndombe REDD+ Project; Mai Ndombe REDD Project
  • Country
    Congo, the Democratic Republic of the
  • Last IDRECCO update year
    2020
  • Size (in hectare)
    299640
  • Start year
    ND
  • End year
    2041
  • Duration
    30
  • Project description
    The project aims to address logging and the other leading drivers of deforestation - subsistence agricultural practices and aggressive fuelwood/charcoal use. Project activities will consist largely of participatory community-based conservation initiatives which will reduce local incentives toward unsustainable land use, with emphasis on agricultural improvements.
  • Objective 1
    return on investment
  • Objective 2
    climate
  • Objective 3
    social development
  • Deforestation drivers
    charcoal production, energy wood, industrial wood exploitation, local livelihoods, slash and burn agriculture
  • Type of forest
    humid
  • Project activity
    REDD
  • Project Type
    REDD
  • Details for Afforestation/Reforestation activity
    NA
  • Multiple locations?
    No
  • Jurisdiction level 1
    Province : Maï Ndombe
  • Jurisdiction level 2
    Territory : Inongo

Carbon accounting

  • Crediting period
    2011-2036
  • Period to calculate annual carbon credits
  • Annual carbon credits
  • Total carbon credits
    175820011
  • Leakage is expected?
    yes
  • Carbon pools included
    Soil organic carbon | Other
  • Gasses included
    CO2
  • Reference period start year
    1987
  • Reference period end year
    2011
  • Carbon standard 1
    VCS

Carbon certification

  • Carbon standard 1 Progress
    certified
  • Carbon standard 1 Publication date
    41249
  • Carbon standard 1 Weblinks
    https://registry.verra.org/mymodule/ProjectDoc/Project_ViewFile.asp?FileID=44881&IDKEY=3903q4jsafkasjfu90amnmasdfkaidflnmdf9348r09dmfasdfa61890899
  • Carbon standard 1 Expiry date
    43045
  • Carbon standard 2
    CCB
  • Carbon standard 2 Progress
    expired
  • Carbon standard 2 Publication date
    41249
  • Carbon standard 2 Weblinks
    http://www.climate-standards.org/2012/09/03/mai-ndombe-redd-project/
  • Carbon standard 2 Expiry date
    43045
  • 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
    http://www.climate-standards.org/2012/09/03/mai-ndombe-redd-project/; https://vcsprojectdatabase2.apx.com/myModule/Interactive.asp?Tab=Projects&a=2&i=934&lat=-1.659042&lon=17.893816&bp=1; http://www.eraecosystems.com/projects/mai-ndombe-redd/; On the first carbon transaction (Feb. 2013): http://www.offsetters.ca/media-centre/investor-relations/2013/02/01/era-carbon-offsets-announces-significant-first-sale-and-delivery-of-offsets-from-mai-ndombe-redd-project-in-the-DRC; https://registry.verra.org/app/projectDetail/CCB/934

Community level intervention

  • Any monetary benefits?
    Yes
  • Monetary benefit type
    Non-conditional
  • Monetary benefit detail
    Employer pays a statutory contribution for every employee who is a member
  • Provides employment?
    Yes
  • Are there non-cash benefits?
    Yes
  • Economic activities - type
    agriculture | agroforestry | tree planting
  • Is there tenure clarification?
    No
  • 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?
    Yes