Niger Acacia Senegal Plantation Project
Project/Juridiction proponent
| Name | Website | Location of headquarters | Organization type |
|---|---|---|---|
| Achats Services International(ASI) | ND | Niger | Private for profit |
Project/Juridiction Partners
| Name | Website | Location of headquarters | Organization type |
|---|---|---|---|
| IBRD (International Bank for Reconstruction and Development) | ND | Niger | Public |
| International Crop Research Institute for Semi-Arid Tropics (ICRISAT) | ND | Niger | Research/academic institute |
| Kingdom of Spain-Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Environment and Ministry of Economy and Competitiveness | ND | Niger | Public |
| Ministry of Water, the Environment and the Fight against Desertification (ME/E/LCD) | ND | Niger | Public |
| Rural communities | ND | Niger | Local communities/landowners/cooperatives |
Project characteristics
- ID-RECCO ID350
- Project status 2022TBC
- Project nameNiger Acacia Senegal Plantation Project
- Secondary nameND
- CountryNiger
- Last IDRECCO update year2020
- Size (in hectare)8472
- Start yearND
- End year2035
- Duration30
- Project descriptionThis first Nigerien A/R CDM project activity aims to restore deforested and highly degraded land in the Sudano-Sahelian zone of Niger by empowering rural communities to adopt sustainable agro-forestry practices by establishing plantations using native species Acacia senegalensis (Acacia Senegal). Along with Acacia plantations, benefits are expected from the sale of agroforestry products, NTPF… The project is a public-private partnership between Achats Services International (a private Niger company) and International Crop Research Institute for Semi-Arid Tropics (ICRISAT).
- Objective 1non timber production
- Objective 2biodiversity conservation
- Objective 3social development
- Deforestation driversenergy wood, local livelihoods, Natural Disaster
- Type of forestdry
- Project activityARR
- Project TypeARR
- Details for Afforestation/Reforestation activityplantation
- Multiple locations?Yes
- Jurisdiction level 1Regions : Diffa, Dosso, Maradi, Tillaberi and Zinder
- Jurisdiction level 2Multiple locations
Carbon accounting
- Crediting period2006-2035
- Period to calculate annual carbon credits
- Annual carbon credits
- Total carbon credits748712
- Leakage is expected?ND
- Carbon pools includedND
- Gasses includedND
- Reference period start yearND
- Reference period end yearND
- Carbon standard 1CCB
Carbon certification
- Carbon standard 1 Progresswithdrawn
- Carbon standard 1 Publication dateND
- Carbon standard 1 Weblinkshttps://registry.verra.org/app/projectDetail/CCB/1640
- Carbon standard 1 Expiry dateND
- Carbon standard 2CDM
- Carbon standard 2 Progresscertified
- Carbon standard 2 Publication date41481
- Carbon standard 2 Weblinkshttps://cdm.unfccc.int/filestorage/U/H/K/UHKFR8Q17IZDW3LGBCAE45JMXO6V2S/NASPP_PDD_form06v10_clean.pdf?t=bUN8cWdxcTJwfDDacQmwV6v8Ltor1bqixsRg
- 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 informationhttp://cdm.unfccc.int/Projects/DB/ErnstYoung1375258307.15/view; http://www.eco-carbone.com/eco-carbone.php?Firstlevel_ID=4&Secondlevel_ID=20&lang=fr; http://www.climate-standards.org/2012/02/15/niger-acacia-senegal-plantation-project/
Community level intervention
- Any monetary benefits?Yes
- Monetary benefit typeConditional
- Monetary benefit detailRevenues from carbon credits to be redistributed.
- Provides employment?Yes
- Are there non-cash benefits?Yes
- Economic activities - typeagroforestry | plantation forestry | tree planting
- Is there tenure clarification?No
- Is there environmental education?No
- Is there forest access restriction or control/monitoring of deforestation?No
- Is there forest enhancement?Yes
- Is there community infrastracture improvement?No
- Is there other community benefits?No