Project/Juridiction proponent

Project/Juridiction Partners

Project characteristics

• ID-RECCO ID
  453
• Project status 2022
  TBC
• Project name
  Mtakimau Community Forest Association (CFA)
• Secondary name
• Country
  Kenya
• Last IDRECCO update year
  2020
• Size (in hectare)
  31750
• Start year
  ND
• End year
  ND
• Duration
  ND
• Project description
  The proposed project therefore aims for protection and restoration of mangrove forests and for the provision of alternative livelihoods and materials to the coastal communities along 4 mangrove “creeks” in Kilifi County in eastern Kenya, which is one of the 10 poorest regions in the country. The revenues from the sale of the credits will be used to ensure the sustainable management of the mangrove forests as per the Plan Vivo and the Forest Management Plan, to improve livelihoods of the participating communities via food security and new income-generating activities, and to finance various community development projects in the Kilifi County.
• Objective 1
  biodiversity conservation
• Objective 2
  climate
• Objective 3
  social development
• Deforestation drivers
  energy wood, infrastructure, local livelihoods, population increase
• Type of forest
  wetland
• Project activity
  ARR|REDD
• Project Type
  ARR
• Details for Afforestation/Reforestation activity
  ecosystem restoration
• Multiple locations?
  Yes
• Jurisdiction level 1
  Province: Mombasa
• Jurisdiction level 2
  County: Kilifi

Carbon accounting

• Crediting period
  2012-9999
• Period to calculate annual carbon credits
• Annual carbon credits
• Total carbon credits
  ND
• 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
  in process
• Carbon standard 1 Publication date
  ND
• Carbon standard 1 Weblinks
  https://www.planvivo.org/docs/CFA-Mtakimau-PIN.pdf
• 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
  https://www.planvivo.org/Handlers/Download.ashx?IDMF=27b29576-0630-4232-bf93-aa8e68564363 https://www.planvivo.org/pipeline https://www.kwetukenya.org/

Community level intervention

• Any monetary benefits?
  Yes
• Monetary benefit type
  Non-conditional
• Monetary benefit detail
  The project activities will only provide payments to sustain the activities, to educate, and run small development projects in the villages
• Provides employment?
  No
• Are there non-cash benefits?
  Yes
• Economic activities - type
  ecotourism | fuel efficient stoves | NTFP
• 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?
  No