Nyankamba Community Resource Management Area REDD Project

Project/Juridiction proponent

NameWebsiteLocation of headquartersOrganization type
The Nature Conservation Research Centre#http://www.ncrc-ghana.org/#GhanaNGO/private non for profit

Project/Juridiction Partners

NameWebsiteLocation of headquartersOrganization type
Oxford UniversityNDGhanaPublic
Forest TrendsNDGhanaNGO/private non for profit
Katoomba West Africa IncubatorNDGhanaND

Project characteristics

  • ID-RECCO ID
    359
  • Project status 2022
    TBC
  • Project name
    Nyankamba Community Resource Management Area REDD Project
  • Secondary name
    The Nyankamba REDD Project
  • Country
    Ghana
  • Last IDRECCO update year
    2020
  • Size (in hectare)
    240000
  • Start year
    ND
  • End year
    ND
  • Duration
    20
  • Project description
    The project uses a Community Resource Management Area (CREMA) structure under the Wildlife Division of the Forestry Commission to devolve authority for land management to communities. Carbon finance would be be combined with NTFP and other revenues to finance improved protection, fire control, conservation incentives, and investments in food security and income generation. Project aims to conserve wildlife and to promote sustainable alternative land uses for the local communities, such as sustainable farming and charcoal production, forest management, sustainable harvesting of non-timber forest products (NTFPs) such as shea nuts, and ecotourism. REDD funding would pay for conservation activities including environmental education, social and health programs, etc. This site has been included as a priority site in Ghana’s REDD Readiness Preparation Proposal (RPP), creating conditions for potential finance as well as potential to shape REDD policy in Ghana.The project lands will be restored to semi-natural forest creating wildlife corridors linking Mole and Bui National Parks. This area will be managed primarily for wildlife, carbon values and sustainable NTFPs harvesting.
  • Objective 1
    participatory forest management
  • Objective 2
    biodiversity conservation
  • Objective 3
    social development
  • Deforestation drivers
    cattle grazing, charcoal production, energy wood, fire, local livelihoods, slash and burn agriculture
  • Type of forest
    ND
  • Project activity
    ARR|REDD
  • Project Type
    REDD
  • Details for Afforestation/Reforestation activity
    agroforestry
  • Multiple locations?
    No
  • Jurisdiction level 1
    Region : Savannah
  • Jurisdiction level 2
    District : East Gonja Municipal Assembly

Carbon accounting

  • Crediting period
    ND
  • Period to calculate annual carbon credits
  • Annual carbon credits
  • Total carbon credits
    3800000
  • 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/nyankamba-community-resource-management-area-redd-project ; (link not working on 1/3/14) http://www.katoombagroup.org/incubator/project.php?id=220 ; https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&source=web&cd=2&cad=rja&ved=0CDIQFjAB&url=http%3A%2F%2Ftheredddesk.org%2Fsites%2Fdefault%2Ffiles%2Fpin_nyankamba_ghana_crema_20100129_jm_0.doc&ei=lyfHUveKLOrisATq_oLwDA&usg=AFQjCNFQGxeP41X8LuGHDqrRaBYtiSn4fw&sig2=btq4jg5WwNzLhqngMsbGLw&bvm=bv.58187178,d.cWc (athorization is needed to access the website as of August 2020) ;

Community level intervention

  • Any monetary benefits?
    Check
  • Monetary benefit type
    Unclear
  • Monetary benefit detail
    Portion of economic benefits generated by project will go to community trust fund for purpose of community development activities |
  • Provides employment?
    Yes
  • Are there non-cash benefits?
    Yes
  • Economic activities - type
    agroforestry | ecotourism | microenterprise | processing and commercialization
  • 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?
    Yes