Mount Cameroon National Park REDD Project
Project/Juridiction proponent
Name | Website | Location of headquarters | Organization type |
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GIZ | #http://www.giz.de/# | Cameroon | Public |
Project/Juridiction Partners
Name | Website | Location of headquarters | Organization type |
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GFA Envest | ND | Cameroon | ND |
Project characteristics
- ID-RECCO ID351
- Project status 2022TBC
- Project nameMount Cameroon National Park REDD Project
- Secondary nameREDD+ around Mount Cameroon, southwest region of Cameroon
- CountryCameroon
- Last IDRECCO update year2020
- Size (in hectare)58178
- Start yearND
- End yearND
- DurationND
- Project descriptionThe 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 1biodiversity conservation
- Objective 2climate
- Objective 3ND
- Deforestation driversindustrial agriculture or cattle ranching, slash and burn agriculture
- Type of forestND
- Project activityREDD
- Project TypeREDD
- Details for Afforestation/Reforestation activityNA
- Multiple locations?No
- Jurisdiction level 1Province : Southwest
- Jurisdiction level 2Departments : Meme and Fako
Carbon accounting
- Crediting periodND
- Period to calculate annual carbon credits
- Annual carbon credits
- Total carbon creditsND
- Leakage is expected?ND
- Carbon pools includedND
- Gasses includedND
- Reference period start yearND
- Reference period end yearND
- Carbon standard 1none
Carbon certification
- Carbon standard 1 ProgressND
- Carbon standard 1 Publication dateND
- Carbon standard 1 WeblinksND
- Carbon standard 1 Expiry dateND
- Carbon standard 2none
- Carbon standard 2 ProgressND
- Carbon standard 2 Publication dateND
- Carbon standard 2 WeblinksND
- Carbon standard 2 Expiry dateND
- Carbon standard 3none
- Carbon standard 3 ProgressND
- Carbon standard 3 Publication dateND
- Carbon standard 3 WeblinksND
- Carbon standard 3 Expiry dateND
- Source of informationhttp://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 typeConditional
- Monetary benefit detailCommunity 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 - typeecotourism | 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