TIST Program in Uganda, VCS 002
Project/Juridiction proponent
Name | Website | Location of headquarters | Organization type |
---|---|---|---|
Clean Air Action Corporation | www.tist.org#http://www.tist.org# | Uganda | Private for profit |
Project/Juridiction Partners
Name | Website | Location of headquarters | Organization type |
---|---|---|---|
Berkeley Reafforestation Trust | ND | Uganda | NGO/private non for profit |
Environmental Services, Inc (ESI) | ND | Uganda | Private for profit |
Institute for Environmental Innovation (I4EI) | ND | Uganda | NGO/private non for profit |
Project characteristics
- ID-RECCO ID428
- Project status 2022Ongoing
- Project nameTIST Program in Uganda, VCS 002
- Secondary nameThe International Small Group and Tree Planting Program, Uganda, VCS-002; PROJECT DESCRIPTION FOR TIST PROGRAM IN UGANDA VCS-002
- CountryUganda
- Last IDRECCO update year2020
- Size (in hectare)165
- Start yearND
- End year2032
- Duration30
- Project descriptionTIST provides an administrative backbone that supplies training in building nurseries, tree planting, conservation farming, building fuel-efficient stoves and malaria and HIV/AIDS prevention.
- Objective 1climate
- Objective 2biodiversity conservation
- Objective 3return on investment
- Deforestation driversindustrial agriculture or cattle ranching, local livelihoods
- Type of forestdry|humid
- Project activityARR
- Project TypeARR
- Details for Afforestation/Reforestation activityagroforestry, plantation
- Multiple locations?Yes
- Jurisdiction level 1Region : Western
- Jurisdiction level 2District : Bushenyi, Kabale, Kanungu, Kisoro, Mbarara, Ntungamo, and Rukungiri
Carbon accounting
- Crediting period2003-2032
- Period to calculate annual carbon credits
- Annual carbon credits
- Total carbon credits144016
- Leakage is expected?no
- Carbon pools includedOther
- Gasses includedCO2
- Reference period start yearND
- Reference period end yearND
- Carbon standard 1VCS
Carbon certification
- Carbon standard 1 Progresscertified
- Carbon standard 1 Publication date40988
- Carbon standard 1 Weblinkshttps://registry.verra.org/mymodule/ProjectDoc/Project_ViewFile.asp?FileID=7334&IDKEY=r097809fdslkjf09rndasfufd098asodfjlkduf09nm23mrn87j10113586
- Carbon standard 1 Expiry date42866
- Carbon standard 2CCB
- Carbon standard 2 Progressexpired
- Carbon standard 2 Publication date41040
- Carbon standard 2 Weblinkshttps://registry.verra.org/app/projectDetail/CCB/825
- Carbon standard 2 Expiry date42866
- Carbon standard 3none
- Carbon standard 3 ProgressND
- Carbon standard 3 Publication dateND
- Carbon standard 3 WeblinksND
- Carbon standard 3 Expiry dateND
- Source of informationhttps://registry.verra.org/app/projectDetail/VCS/825
Community level intervention
- Any monetary benefits?Yes
- Monetary benefit typeConditional
- Monetary benefit detailpayments are paid at least annually based on the number of live trees counted each year. The payments are $0.02 per tree per year and are initially of greater value than the value of the carbon. Ultimately, the Small Groups will receive 70% of the net carbon revenues. farmers receive an annual advance on their potential carbon revenues | tree payment based on live tree counts and the long-term profit sharing arrangement with the Small Groups
- Provides employment?Yes
- Are there non-cash benefits?Yes
- Economic activities - typeagroforestry | fuel efficient stoves | micro-credits | tree planting
- Is there tenure clarification?No
- Is there environmental education?Yes
- Is there forest access restriction or control/monitoring of deforestation?No
- Is there forest enhancement?Yes
- Is there community infrastracture improvement?No
- Is there other community benefits?Yes