609-Huan Town Afforestation Project

Huan Town Afforestation Project

Name	Website	Location of headquarters	Organization type
Alliance for Conservation of the Sierra Gorda	#http://sierragorda.net/en/acerca-de/#	China	NGO/private non for profit
Shanghai Environmental Protection Bureau	#http://www.sepb.gov.cn/fa/cms/shhj/YWB/index.htm#	China	Public

Name	Website	Location of headquarters	Organization type

ID-RECCO ID
609
Project status 2022
TBC
Project name
Huan Town Afforestation Project
Secondary name
Country
China
Last IDRECCO update year
2020
Size (in hectare)
67
Start year
ND
End year
ND
Duration
ND
Project description
To help reduce carbon dioxide generated by Expo construction and operation, Shanghai will plant 1,000 mu (67 hectares) of trees in northwestern Gansu Province for carbon offsetting and help improve the desert there. The carbon benefits will be donated to Shanghai World Expo to help build a low-carbon event, city environment officials said today.
Objective 1
return on investment
Objective 2
climate
Objective 3
biodiversity conservation
Deforestation drivers
cattle grazing, local livelihoods, slash and burn agriculture
Type of forest
dry
Project activity
ARR
Project Type
ARR
Details for Afforestation/Reforestation activity
plantation
Multiple locations?
No
Jurisdiction level 1
Province/Autonomous Region : Gansu
Jurisdiction level 2
County/District/City/Prefecture : Qingyang

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/huan-town-afforestation-project