Project/Juridiction proponent

Project/Juridiction Partners

Project characteristics

• ID-RECCO ID
  655
• Project status 2022
  Ongoing
• Project name
  NIHT Topaiyo REDD +
• Secondary name
• Country
  Papua New Guinea
• Last IDRECCO update year
  2020
• Size (in hectare)
  10443
• Start year
  ND
• End year
  2047
• Duration
  30
• Project description
  The project aims to alleviate these press ures on the forests through financial support of clans in the area. By providing the alternative livelihood and income source of carbon finance, i t will be possible to avoid conducting industrial scale commercial timber harvesting in the area , and instead provide revenues to communities through conservation and sustainable management initiatives . This project activity , beyond protecting local forest s and biodiversity, contribute to social and economic d evelopment in one of the poorest and most isolated areas of Papua New Guinea.
• Objective 1
  climate
• Objective 2
  biodiversity conservation
• Objective 3
  social development
• Deforestation drivers
  illegal logging, industrial wood exploitation, local livelihoods
• Type of forest
  humid
• Project activity
  REDD
• Project Type
  REDD
• Details for Afforestation/Reforestation activity
  NA
• Multiple locations?
  No
• Jurisdiction level 1
  New Ireland
• Jurisdiction level 2
  District: Namatanai

Carbon accounting

• Crediting period
  2017-2047
• Period to calculate annual carbon credits
• Annual carbon credits
• Total carbon credits
  55090789
• Leakage is expected?
  no
• Carbon pools included
  Above ground biomass | Below ground biomass | Dead wood
• Gasses included
  CO2
• Reference period start year
  1988
• Reference period end year
  2008
• Carbon standard 1
  VCS

Carbon certification

• Carbon standard 1 Progress
  certified
• Carbon standard 1 Publication date
  44103
• Carbon standard 1 Weblinks
  https://registry.verra.org/mymodule/ProjectDoc/Project_ViewFile.asp?FileID=48776&IDKEY=a8723kjnf7kjandsaslmdv09887vaksmrmnwqkjoiuanfnfuq0v67262104
• 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://registry.verra.org/app/projectDetail/VCS/2293 https://registry.verra.org/mymodule/ProjectDoc/Project_ViewFile.asp?FileID=48773&IDKEY=d097809fdslkjf09rndasfufd098asodfjlkduf09nm23mrn87d67257967

Community level intervention

• Any monetary benefits?
  Yes
• Monetary benefit type
  Non-conditional
• Monetary benefit detail
  The project provide income generation through employment
• Provides employment?
  Yes
• Are there non-cash benefits?
  No
• Economic activities - type
  other
• Is there tenure clarification?
  No
• Is there environmental education?
  No
• Is there forest access restriction or control/monitoring of deforestation?
  Yes
• Is there forest enhancement?
  No
• Is there community infrastracture improvement?
  Yes
• Is there other community benefits?
  Yes