Project/Juridiction proponent

Project/Juridiction Partners

Project characteristics

• ID-RECCO ID
  313
• Project status 2022
  TBC
• Project name
  Mt Hoyo pilot REDD+ project
• Secondary name
  The Mt Hoyo Reserve Corridor project
• Country
  Congo, the Democratic Republic of the
• Last IDRECCO update year
  2020
• Size (in hectare)
  135701
• Start year
  ND
• End year
  2031
• Duration
  20
• Project description
  The Mt Hoyo Corridor Project adopts an integrated approach to reduce human threats to the region’s forest, while at the same time addressing the needs of the local communities by improving household welfare, strengthening governance and land use, and engaging these communities in the management of the protected area. 1. Delimitation of the park and community managed areas in a participatory manner, 2. Building capacity for local sustainable resource management, and support the protection f the reserve 3. Rural development and alternative revenue creation (to improve farmers livelihoods through a combined approach of providing them with a cash crop that requires forest cover – shade cocoa, linked to a secure market –from avoided deforestation), 4. Conflict resolution mechanism between communities and the park.
• Objective 1
  biodiversity conservation
• Objective 2
  social development
• Objective 3
  Inform on REDD+
• Deforestation drivers
  industrial wood exploitation, local livelihoods, slash and burn agriculture
• Type of forest
  humid
• Project activity
  REDD
• Project Type
  REDD
• Details for Afforestation/Reforestation activity
  agroforestry, plantation
• Multiple locations?
  No
• Jurisdiction level 1
  Province : Ituri
• Jurisdiction level 2
  Territory : Irumu

Carbon accounting

• Crediting period
  2011-2031
• Period to calculate annual carbon credits
• Annual carbon credits
• Total carbon credits
  5393280
• Leakage is expected?
  ND
• Carbon pools included
  ND
• Gasses included
  ND
• Reference period start year
  ND
• Reference period end year
  ND
• Carbon standard 1
  none

Carbon certification

• Carbon standard 1 Progress
  ND
• Carbon standard 1 Publication date
  ND
• 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
  http://www.albertinerift.org/DesktopModules/Bring2mind/DMX/Download.aspx?Command=Core_Download&EntryId=11654&PortalId=49&TabId=2012

Community level intervention

• Any monetary benefits?
  Yes
• Monetary benefit type
  Non-conditional
• Monetary benefit detail
  Communities will get part of the revenues from cash crop.
• Provides employment?
  Yes
• Are there non-cash benefits?
  Yes
• Economic activities - type
  agroforestry
• 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?
  ND
• Is there other community benefits?
  ND