Project/Juridiction proponent

Project/Juridiction Partners

Project characteristics

• ID-RECCO ID
  575
• Project status 2022
  TBC
• Project name
  The Himalayan Community Carbon Project (HCCP)
• Secondary name
  ND
• Country
  Nepal
• Last IDRECCO update year
  2020
• Size (in hectare)
  17730
• Start year
  ND
• End year
  ND
• Duration
  ND
• Project description
  HCCP aims to maintain selected mountain forests intact, protect the great Himalayan watershed, and thus make communities less vulnerable to the impacts of climate change. Activities therefore include fire and grazing control, introduction of Improved Cooking Stoves (ICS) and promotion of income generating activities, along with carbon addition activities such as plantation and improved forest management. Also aims to improve the livelihoods of the rural poor.
• Objective 1
  biodiversity conservation
• Objective 2
  social development
• Objective 3
  climate
• Deforestation drivers
  fire, illegal logging, local livelihoods, slash and burn agriculture
• Type of forest
  ND
• Project activity
  ARR|IFM|REDD
• Project Type
  IFM
• Details for Afforestation/Reforestation activity
  agroforestry
• Multiple locations?
  Non
• Jurisdiction level 1
  Provinces: No. 1, Gandaki Pradesh, No. 5,
• Jurisdiction level 2
  District : Dhankut, Baglung, Rupandehi, and Dang

Carbon accounting

• Crediting period
  ND
• 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
  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.theredddesk.org/countries/nepal/info/activity/the_himalayan_community_carbon_project_nepal;http://www.planvivo.org/wp-content/uploads/LFP_Rupantaran-Plan-Vivo-PIN-160311.pdf; http://rupantaran.org.np/sub_section/13/himalayan-community-carbon-project.html; http://theredddesk.org/countries/initiatives/himalayan-community-carbon-project-nepal; http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=STJtMaqfQPs&feature=plcp; http://www.planvivo.org/projects/registeredprojects/himalayan-community-carbon-project/; http://www.forestcarbonportal.com/project/himalayancommunitycarbon; http://www.clevel.co.uk/carbon-offset-projects/himalayan-community-carbon/

Community level intervention

• Any monetary benefits?
  Yes
• Monetary benefit type
  Unclear
• Monetary benefit detail
  Community resources are managed by Village Development Committees (VDCs), who disperse funds to individuals who participate in the program.
• Provides employment?
  ND
• Are there non-cash benefits?
  Yes
• Economic activities - type
  agroforestry | fuel efficient stoves | microenterprise | 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?
  Yes