Conserving the Cross River Gorilla Landscape: Piloting a landscape-scale approach to Reducing Emissions from Deforestation and Forest Degradation (REDD) Takamanda National Park

Project/Juridiction proponent

NameWebsiteLocation of headquartersOrganization type
Wildlife Conservation Society#http://www.wcs.org/#CameroonNGO/private non for profit

Project/Juridiction Partners

NameWebsiteLocation of headquartersOrganization type
GTZNDCameroonPublic
KfW Development BankNDCameroonPublic
MINFOF (Cameroon Ministry of Forestry and Wildlife)NDCameroonPublic

Project characteristics

  • ID-RECCO ID
    349
  • Project status 2022
    TBC
  • Project name
    Conserving the Cross River Gorilla Landscape: Piloting a landscape-scale approach to Reducing Emissions from Deforestation and Forest Degradation (REDD) Takamanda National Park
  • Secondary name
  • Country
    Cameroon
  • Last IDRECCO update year
    2020
  • Size (in hectare)
    ND
  • Start year
    ND
  • End year
    2012
  • Duration
    1
  • Project description
    This project aims to protect both highland and lowland corridors in the Cross River Gorilla landscape in order to effectively manage unprotected forests, and the ecosystem services they provide, thus securing local livelihoods and preserving important carbon sinks. Other project objectives include: strengthen management of existing protected areas; conducting feasibility study, estimating potential emission reductions; reducing deforestation. The projects are targeting the parks as well as the surrounding “supporting” areas, aiming to increase the size of the buffer zone around the parks, which will become the “core zone”. Local communities are expected to benefit from “cash payments” or other “transfers”. The aim is to sell the carbon on the market. Some disputes between conservationists (project implementers) and local communities have been reported.
  • Objective 1
    biodiversity conservation
  • Objective 2
    social development
  • Objective 3
    climate
  • Deforestation drivers
    fire, infrastructure, slash and burn agriculture
  • Type of forest
    ND
  • Project activity
    ARR|IFM|REDD
  • Project Type
    REDD
  • Details for Afforestation/Reforestation activity
    ND
  • Multiple locations?
    No
  • Jurisdiction level 1
    Province : Southwest
  • Jurisdiction level 2
    Department : Manyu

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
    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://theredddesk.org/countries/initiatives/conserving-cross-river-gorilla-landscape-piloting-landscape-scale-approach ; http://www.forestpeoples.org/sites/fpp/files/publication/2011/02/redd-cameroon-report-final-online.pdf ; http://www.edutexts.org/docs/23871/index-8376.html?page=5#506186 (not accessible as of august, 2014); http://www.protectedplanet.net/sites/Takamanda_National_Park ;

Community level intervention

  • Any monetary benefits?
    Yes
  • Monetary benefit type
    Conditional
  • Monetary benefit detail
    Local communities will be the main beneficiaries of funds generated through payments for performance
  • Provides employment?
    ND
  • Are there non-cash benefits?
    Yes
  • Economic activities - type
    agroforestry | ecotourism
  • 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