Bale Mountains Eco-region REDD+ Project
Project/Juridiction proponent
Name | Website | Location of headquarters | Organization type |
---|---|---|---|
Oromia Forest and Wildlife Enterprise | www.oromiaforest.gov.et#http://www.oromiaforest.gov.et# | Ethiopia | Public |
Project/Juridiction Partners
Name | Website | Location of headquarters | Organization type |
---|---|---|---|
Environment and Coffee Forest Forum | ND | Ethiopia | ND |
Farm Africa | ND | Ethiopia | ND |
Institute for Conservation and Sustainable Development of Amazonas - IDESAM | ND | Ethiopia | NGO/private non for profit |
Ministry of Finance and Economic Development | ND | Ethiopia | Public |
NCRC (Nature Conservation Research Centre) | ND | Ethiopia | Research/academic institute |
Oxford University | ND | Ethiopia | Public |
SOS Sahel | ND | Ethiopia | NGO/private non for profit |
Project characteristics
- ID-RECCO ID396
- Project status 2022Ongoing
- Project nameBale Mountains Eco-region REDD+ Project
- Secondary nameBale Mountains REDD+ project
- CountryEthiopia
- Last IDRECCO update year2020
- Size (in hectare)333924
- Start yearND
- End year2031
- Duration20
- Project descriptionThe BMERP will work to improve government and community partnerships on one hand and facilitate the development of community based local institution on the other to result in an improve forest ecosystem and landscape management in the Bale eco-region (BER). About 62 local PFM (Participatory Forest Management) cooperatives will be established. Activities of the project include: - Agricultural intensification and provision of economic alternatives to ensure the well-being of local communities; - provision of alternative fuel wood and construction poles supply from newly established plantations on non-forest lands; - Forest Protection and Environmental Measures; - strengthening enforcement of existing policies and law - Strengthening the young and weak local institutions and structures for managing forest lands.
- Objective 1climate
- Objective 2social development
- Objective 3return on investment
- Deforestation driverscattle grazing, energy wood, fire, local livelihoods
- Type of forestother
- Project activityREDD
- Project TypeREDD
- Details for Afforestation/Reforestation activityNA
- Multiple locations?No
- Jurisdiction level 1Regional state : Oromia
- Jurisdiction level 2Zone : Degehabur
Carbon accounting
- Crediting period2012-2031
- Period to calculate annual carbon credits
- Annual carbon credits
- Total carbon credits25776421.4
- Leakage is expected?yes
- Carbon pools includedAbove ground biomass | Below ground biomass | Soil organic carbon
- Gasses includedCO2
- Reference period start year2000
- Reference period end year2031
- Carbon standard 1CCB
Carbon certification
- Carbon standard 1 Progresscertified
- Carbon standard 1 Publication date42906
- Carbon standard 1 Weblinkshttps://registry.verra.org/mymodule/ProjectDoc/Project_ViewFile.asp?FileID=21676&IDKEY=m8723kjnf7kjandsaslmdv09887vaksmrmnwqkjoiuanfnfuq0l29891204
- Carbon standard 1 Expiry dateND
- Carbon standard 2VCS
- Carbon standard 2 Progresscertified
- Carbon standard 2 Publication date42906
- Carbon standard 2 Weblinkshttps://registry.verra.org/app/projectDetail/VCS/1340
- 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://www.climate-standards.org/2014/05/27/bale-mountains-eco-region-redd-project/; http://www.climate-standards.org/2014/05/27/bale-mountains-eco-region-redd-project/
Community level intervention
- Any monetary benefits?Yes
- Monetary benefit typeBoth conditional and non-conditional
- Monetary benefit detailPayment from OFWE as an initial investment + payment from carbon revenues
- Provides employment?Yes
- Are there non-cash benefits?Yes
- Economic activities - typeagriculture
- Is there tenure clarification?No
- Is there environmental education?Yes
- Is there forest access restriction or control/monitoring of deforestation?Yes
- Is there forest enhancement?Yes
- Is there community infrastracture improvement?No
- Is there other community benefits?Yes