REDD Readiness in Southwest Tanzania
Project/Juridiction proponent
| Name | Website | Location of headquarters | Organization type |
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| Wildlife Conservation Society Tanzania | #http://www.wcstanzania.org/# | Tanzania, United Republic of | NGO/private non for profit |
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Project characteristics
- ID-RECCO ID382
- Project status 2022Ended
- Project nameREDD Readiness in Southwest Tanzania
- Secondary nameREDD In the Southern Highlands
- CountryTanzania, United Republic of
- Last IDRECCO update year2020
- Size (in hectare)52680
- Start yearND
- End year2014
- Duration4
- Project descriptionThis pilot project aims to develop the capacity and knowledge for Tanzania to participate in REDD activities in the Southern highlands, while establishing sustainable alternatives to forest resource use. It is part of WCS’s larger Southern Highlands Conservation Programme (SHCP), which objective is to promote management and conservation of species in the designated area. The project aims to contribute to MRV efforts by designing and conducting a robust baseline study that will provide methods for estimating degradation, deforestation, carbon sequestration, emissions and leakage.
- Objective 1development, social development
- Objective 2biodiversity conservation
- Objective 3Protection of Indigenous Peoples
- Deforestation driversenergy wood, fire, local livelihoods, slash and burn agriculture
- Type of foresthumid
- Project activityIFM|REDD
- Project TypeREDD
- Details for Afforestation/Reforestation activityNA
- Multiple locations?Yes
- Jurisdiction level 1Regions : Mbeya and Rukwa
- Jurisdiction level 2Districts: Sadan and Satuk
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/redd-readiness-southwest-tanzania http://programs.wcs.org/shcpredd/AbouttheProject.aspx
Community level intervention
- Any monetary benefits?ND
- Monetary benefit typeND
- Monetary benefit detailND
- Provides employment?Yes
- Are there non-cash benefits?Yes
- Economic activities - typeagriculture | fuel efficient stoves | plantation forestry | tree planting
- Is there tenure clarification?ND
- Is there environmental education?Yes
- Is there forest access restriction or control/monitoring of deforestation?ND
- Is there forest enhancement?Yes
- Is there community infrastracture improvement?ND
- Is there other community benefits?ND