Himalayan Oak Restoration Project
Project/Juridiction proponent
Name | Website | Location of headquarters | Organization type |
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Value Network Venture Advisory Services Pte. Ltd. | ND | India | Private for profit |
Project/Juridiction Partners
Name | Website | Location of headquarters | Organization type |
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CHEA | ND | India | ND |
Self Help Groups (SHGs) | ND | India | local communities/landowners/cooperatives |
Van Panchayats | ND | India | local communities/landowners/cooperatives |
Project characteristics
- ID-RECCO ID689
- Project status 2022Ongoing
- Project nameHimalayan Oak Restoration Project
- Secondary name
- CountryIndia
- Last IDRECCO update year2020
- Size (in hectare)500
- Start yearND
- End year2049
- Duration30
- Project descriptionThe Project aims to restore native Oak forests in degraded forest lands in Uttarakhand state of India. All land preparation activities are done manually, using indigenous hand held tools and implements. The project will be implemented on Van Panchayati lands. Van Panchayats, or VPs are unique community forestry bodies, prevalent in the state.
- Objective 1biodiversity conservation
- Objective 2climate
- Objective 3social development
- Deforestation driverscattle grazing, local livelihoods
- Type of forestdry|humid
- Project activityARR
- Project TypeARR
- Details for Afforestation/Reforestation activityecosystem restoration
- Multiple locations?No
- Jurisdiction level 1State: Uttarakhand
- Jurisdiction level 2District: Nainital, Almora and Pitoragarh
Carbon accounting
- Crediting period2019-2049
- Period to calculate annual carbon credits
- Annual carbon credits
- Total carbon credits2317666
- Leakage is expected?no
- Carbon pools includedND
- Gasses includedND
- Reference period start yearND
- Reference period end yearND
- Carbon standard 1Gold Standard
Carbon certification
- Carbon standard 1 Progresscertified
- Carbon standard 1 Publication dateND
- Carbon standard 1 Weblinkshttps://registry.goldstandard.org/projects/details/1452
- Carbon standard 1 Expiry dateND
- Carbon standard 2none
- Carbon standard 2 ProgressND
- Carbon standard 2 Publication dateND
- Carbon standard 2 WeblinksND
- 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.goldstandard.org/projects/details/1452 https://impact.sustain-cert.com/public_projects/1561 https://vnvadvisory.com/our-projects/chea-forest-uttarakhand/ https://www.carboninitiativeforum.org/shop/climate-mitigation/oak-india/ https://www.carboninitiativeforum.org/our-climate-projects/climate-mitigation/oak-restoration-in-the-himalayan-region/ https://www.climatelinks.org/resources/restoring-oak-forests-western-himalayas
Community level intervention
- Any monetary benefits?Yes
- Monetary benefit typeNon-conditional
- Monetary benefit detailThe project provide income generation through employment
- Provides employment?Yes
- Are there non-cash benefits?Yes
- Economic activities - typeNTFP
- Is there tenure clarification?ND
- Is there environmental education?ND
- Is there forest access restriction or control/monitoring of deforestation?Yes
- Is there forest enhancement?Yes
- Is there community infrastracture improvement?ND
- Is there other community benefits?ND