Building REDD Readiness in the Masito Ugalla Ecosystem Pilot Area in Western Tanzania in Support of Tanzania's National REDD Strategy
Project/Juridiction proponent
| Name | Website | Location of headquarters | Organization type |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jane Goodall Institute | #http://www.janegoodall.org/# | Tanzania, United Republic of | NGO/private non for profit |
Project/Juridiction Partners
| Name | Website | Location of headquarters | Organization type |
|---|---|---|---|
| Woods Hole Research Centre | ND | Tanzania, United Republic of | Research/academic institute |
Project characteristics
- ID-RECCO ID378
- Project status 2022Ended
- Project nameBuilding REDD Readiness in the Masito Ugalla Ecosystem Pilot Area in Western Tanzania in Support of Tanzania's National REDD Strategy
- Secondary nameKigoma Project
- CountryTanzania, United Republic of
- Last IDRECCO update year2018
- Size (in hectare)70000
- Start yearND
- End year2013
- Duration3
- Project descriptionThe overall goal of the project is to enable communities living adjacent to high bio-diversity value forests the ability to benefit from global approaches to climate change mitigation, including REDD+. The purpose of the project is to build awareness and enhance capacity and governance mechanisms for local communities and government institutions to administer and benefit from REDD+ related obligations and opportunities in the Masito Ugalla Ecosystem (MUE) in support of national REDD+ readiness.
- Objective 1participatory forest management
- Objective 2influence national policy
- Objective 3climate
- Deforestation driversND
- Type of forestother
- Project activityREDD
- Project TypeREDD
- Details for Afforestation/Reforestation activityNA
- Multiple locations?No
- Jurisdiction level 1Region : Kigoma
- Jurisdiction level 2District : Kigoma
Carbon accounting
- Crediting period2010-2013
- Period to calculate annual carbon credits
- Annual carbon credits
- Total carbon credits165000
- 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/building-redd-readiness-masito-ugalla-ecosystem-pilot-area-western-tanzania; http://www.janegoodall.org/programs/tanzania-redd-program; http://www.norway.go.tz/News_and_events/Climate-Change/End-Review-of-the-REDD-pilot-project-/#.U71LD3Y5K3o; http://www.whrc.org/education/rwanda/pdf/Njahani_JGI_REDD.pdf; Book "REDD+ on the ground" (CIFOR) chapter 12.
Community level intervention
- Any monetary benefits?Yes
- Monetary benefit typeUnclear
- Monetary benefit detailtrial REDD+ payments to test benefit sharing mechanism. USD 200,000 paid to 7 villages as incentive funds.
- Provides employment?Yes
- Are there non-cash benefits?Yes
- Economic activities - typeagriculture | agroforestry | plantation forestry | tree planting
- Is there tenure clarification?Yes
- Is there environmental education?Yes
- Is there forest access restriction or control/monitoring of deforestation?Yes
- Is there forest enhancement?No
- Is there community infrastracture improvement?ND
- Is there other community benefits?ND