TIST Program in Kenya, VCS 002
Project/Juridiction proponent
Name | Website | Location of headquarters | Organization type |
---|---|---|---|
Clean Air Action Corporation | www.tist.org#http://www.tist.org# | Kenya | Private for profit |
Project/Juridiction Partners
Name | Website | Location of headquarters | Organization type |
---|---|---|---|
Local Small Groups | ND | Kenya | Local communities/landowners/cooperatives |
Project characteristics
- ID-RECCO ID434
- Project status 2022Ongoing
- Project nameTIST Program in Kenya, VCS 002
- Secondary name
- CountryKenya
- Last IDRECCO update year2020
- Size (in hectare)398
- Start yearND
- End year2034
- 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 1biodiversity conservation
- Objective 2timber production
- Objective 3social development
- 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 1Provinces : Central, Rift Valley and Eastern
- Jurisdiction level 2District : Meru and Laikipia
Carbon accounting
- Crediting period2004-2034
- Period to calculate annual carbon credits
- Annual carbon credits
- Total carbon credits409891
- Leakage is expected?no
- Carbon pools includedAbove ground biomass | Below ground biomass
- Gasses includedOther
- Reference period start year1990
- Reference period end year2000
- Carbon standard 1VCS
Carbon certification
- Carbon standard 1 Progresscertified
- Carbon standard 1 Publication date40604
- Carbon standard 1 Weblinkshttps://registry.verra.org/mymodule/ProjectDoc/Project_ViewFile.asp?FileID=4072&IDKEY=m903q4jsafkasjfu90amnmasdfkaidflnmdf9348r09dmfasdf45615288
- Carbon standard 1 Expiry dateND
- Carbon standard 2CCB
- Carbon standard 2 Progressin process
- Carbon standard 2 Publication dateND
- Carbon standard 2 Weblinkshttps://registry.verra.org/app/projectDetail/CCB/595
- 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 informationhttps://registry.verra.org/app/projectDetail/VCS/595 https://registry.verra.org/app/projectDetail/CCB/595
Community level intervention
- Any monetary benefits?Yes
- Monetary benefit typeConditional
- Monetary benefit detailFarmers 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