Project/Juridiction proponent

Project/Juridiction Partners

Project characteristics

• ID-RECCO ID
  416
• Project status 2022
  TBC
• Project name
  Durban CEBA
• Secondary name
  Durban Community-Ecosystem Based Adaptation Initiative
• Country
  South Africa
• Last IDRECCO update year
  2020
• Size (in hectare)
  ND
• Start year
  ND
• End year
  ND
• Duration
  ND
• Project description
  The Durban CEBA Initiative was created along with COP17 in Durban, both to offset credits from the Conference, to create 'green' jobs and to restore degraded ecosystems. All credits sold at COP17 will fund an ecosystem restoration project located at Paradise Valley in the uMbilo River catchment. Activities include: - The establishment of tree-preneur and waste-preneur networks throughout these communities. - The establishment of restoration teams in the Paradise Valley Ecosystem Services Area. - The development of the food-preneurs and entrepreneurial potential of the tree-preneurs, waste-preneurs and restoration teams. - The formal delineation of a Paradise Valley, and other Ecosystem Services Area (ESA) associated with the uMbilo River. - The removal of all alien plants within the ESAs and adjacent residential areas. - The planting of the indigenous trees grown by the local tree-preneurs. - The long term protection of the ESAs through the development of an innovative ESA lease arrangement with the two communities.
• Objective 1
  return on investment
• Objective 2
  social development
• Objective 3
  biodiversity conservation
• Deforestation drivers
  ND
• Type of forest
  wetland
• Project activity
  ARR|REDD|other
• Project Type
  ARR
• Details for Afforestation/Reforestation activity
  NA
• Multiple locations?
  No
• Jurisdiction level 1
  Province: KwaZulu-Natal
• Jurisdiction level 2
  Municipality : eThekwini

Carbon accounting

• Crediting period
  ND
• Period to calculate annual carbon credits
• Annual carbon credits
• Total carbon credits
  15000
• 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://www.forestcarbonportal.com/project/durban-ceba; http://www.cop17-cmp7durban.com/en/offset-your-footprint/the-durban-ceba-initiative.html; http://www.sanews.gov.za/south-africa/durbans-plan-offset-cop17-carbon-footprint; http://environment.yale.edu/blog/2011/12/yale-offsets-emissions-at-cop17-with-ceba-community-ecosystem-based-adaptation/; http://www.examiner.com/article/ceba-carbon-offset-plan-aims-to-save-planet-the-african-way-at-cop17-durban

Community level intervention

• Any monetary benefits?
  Yes
• Monetary benefit type
  Conditional
• Monetary benefit detail
  Payments through the sale of carbon credits at COP17.
• Provides employment?
  Yes
• Are there non-cash benefits?
  Yes
• Economic activities - type
  tree planting
• 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