Mount Cameroon National Park REDD Project

Project/Juridiction proponent

NameWebsiteLocation of headquartersOrganization type
GIZ#http://www.giz.de/#CameroonPublic

Project/Juridiction Partners

NameWebsiteLocation of headquartersOrganization type
GFA EnvestNDCameroonND

Project characteristics

  • ID-RECCO ID
    351
  • Project status 2022
    TBC
  • Project name
    Mount Cameroon National Park REDD Project
  • Secondary name
    REDD+ around Mount Cameroon, southwest region of Cameroon
  • Country
    Cameroon
  • Last IDRECCO update year
    2020
  • Size (in hectare)
    58178
  • Start year
    ND
  • End year
    ND
  • Duration
    ND
  • Project description
    The ecologically valuable region is under serious threat of deforestation, caused by local villagers through the establishment of cash crops, mainly for cocoa-plantations. Deforestation was avoided by the development and implementation of a REDD+ project. This project was inherently connected to the newly established Mt. Cameroon National Park. The REDD+ project financed both the administration of the National Park as well as compensation measures in the surrounding villages. A feasibility study conductedin 2008 by GFA ENVEST and funded by the German Development Bank (KfW) evaluated the threat of permanent deforestation in the Mt. Cameroon region, identified drivers of deforestation, screened appropriate mitigation strategies and developed a baseline scenario. In May 2009, GFA ENVEST visited the project site, investigated the legal project structure and discussed project setup with the Ministry of Forestry and Wildlife and the Ministry for Environment and Nature Protection. As the national park was established in spring 2010, the REDD+ project development was envisaged to start in autumn 2010.
  • Objective 1
    biodiversity conservation
  • Objective 2
    climate
  • Objective 3
    ND
  • Deforestation drivers
    industrial agriculture or cattle ranching, slash and burn agriculture
  • Type of forest
    ND
  • Project activity
    REDD
  • Project Type
    REDD
  • Details for Afforestation/Reforestation activity
    NA
  • Multiple locations?
    No
  • Jurisdiction level 1
    Province : Southwest
  • Jurisdiction level 2
    Departments : Meme and Fako

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/mount-cameroon-national-park-redd-project ; http://www.gfa-group.de/envest/projects/gfa_envest_projects_eng_3431628.html ; http://www.fornis.net/system/files/Presentation%20Abdon%20REDD_IUFRO-FORNESSA.pdf ; http://theredddesk.org/sites/default/files/resources/pdf/2010/IUCN_ELC_2009_REDD-Legal-Frameworks_CASE-STUDY-CAMEROON.pdf ; http://www.protectedplanet.net/sites/Mont_Cameroun_National_Park ;

Community level intervention

  • Any monetary benefits?
    Yes
  • Monetary benefit type
    Conditional
  • Monetary benefit detail
    Community efforts for preserving/increasing carbon stock will be remunerated through conservation credits and bonuses
  • Provides employment?
    ND
  • Are there non-cash benefits?
    Yes
  • Economic activities - type
    ecotourism | microenterprise
  • Is there tenure clarification?
    Yes
  • Is there environmental education?
    No
  • Is there forest access restriction or control/monitoring of deforestation?
    Yes
  • Is there forest enhancement?
    Yes
  • Is there community infrastracture improvement?
    ND
  • Is there other community benefits?
    Yes