NTFP - PFM Project, South-West Ethiopia

Project/Juridiction proponent

NameWebsiteLocation of headquartersOrganization type
Centre for Sustainable and Resilient Communities, Business School, University of Huddersfield#https://research.hud.ac.uk/institutes-centres/surge/src/#EthiopiaResearch/academic institute

Project/Juridiction Partners

NameWebsiteLocation of headquartersOrganization type
Ethio-Wetlands and Natural Resources Association (ENWRA)NDEthiopiaNGO/private non for profit
Sustainable Livelihood Action (SLA)NDEthiopiaND

Project characteristics

  • ID-RECCO ID
    387
  • Project status 2022
    TBC
  • Project name
    NTFP - PFM Project, South-West Ethiopia
  • Secondary name
    NTFP - PFM
  • Country
    Ethiopia
  • Last IDRECCO update year
    2020
  • Size (in hectare)
    107086
  • Start year
    ND
  • End year
    2013
  • Duration
    10
  • Project description
    The main objective of the Project is to maintain a forested landscape to support improved livelihoods of local forest-dependent communities and thereby ensure the delivery of environmental services in a wider context. Deforestation is being reduced by establishing village level Participatory Forest Management (PFM) Associations as legal entities. The PFM Associations are developing forest management plans for sustainable Non-Timber Forest Products harvesting.
  • Objective 1
    development, social development
  • Objective 2
    non timber production
  • Objective 3
    climate
  • Deforestation drivers
    energy wood, industrial agriculture or cattle ranching, local livelihoods
  • Type of forest
    ND
  • Project activity
    IFM
  • Project Type
    IFM
  • Details for Afforestation/Reforestation activity
    NA
  • Multiple locations?
    Non
  • Jurisdiction level 1
    Regional state : Southern Nations, Nationalities, and Peoples
  • Jurisdiction level 2
    Zone : Sheka

Carbon accounting

  • Crediting period
    ND
  • Period to calculate annual carbon credits
  • Annual carbon credits
  • Total carbon credits
    132058
  • Leakage is expected?
    ND
  • Carbon pools included
    ND
  • Gasses included
    ND
  • Reference period start year
    ND
  • Reference period end year
    ND
  • Carbon standard 1
    Plan vivo

Carbon certification

  • Carbon standard 1 Progress
    certified
  • Carbon standard 1 Publication date
    40238
  • 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://wetlandsandforests.hud.ac.uk/forests/ntfp_pfm/payment_services.htm; http://www.planvivo.org/wp-content/uploads/PIN_Ethiopia_NTFP_project1.pdf; http://www.forestcarbonportal.com/project/ntfp-pfm-sw-ethiopia

Community level intervention

  • Any monetary benefits?
    ND
  • Monetary benefit type
    ND
  • Monetary benefit detail
    ND
  • Provides employment?
    ND
  • Are there non-cash benefits?
    Yes
  • Economic activities - type
    agriculture | 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?
    ND