Securing ecosystem services and community livelihoods in the Mahale – Tongwe West Corridor
Project/Juridiction proponent
| Name | Website | Location of headquarters | Organization type |
|---|---|---|---|
| Frankfurt Zoological Society | https://fzs.org/en/ | Tanzania | NGO/private non for profit |
Project/Juridiction Partners
| Name | Website | Location of headquarters | Organization type |
|---|---|---|---|
| Community Corridor Conservation Trust | ND | Tanzania | ND |
| Regional Administrative Secretariat | ND | Tanzania | Other - Local government |
| Tanzania Forest Service Agency (TFS) | ND | Tanzania | Other - Local government |
| Tanzania National Parks (TANAPA) | ND | Tanzania | NGO/private non for profit |
| Uvinza District Council | ND | Tanzania | Other - Local government |
| Village Governments | ND | Tanzania | Other - Local government |
| Ward Development Councils | ND | Tanzania | Other - Local government |
| Communities of Rukoma, Ikubulu and Lubalisi villages | ND | Tanzania | local communities/landowners/cooperatives |
Project characteristics
- ID-RECCO ID1007
- Project status 2022Ongoing
- Project nameSecuring ecosystem services and community livelihoods in the Mahale – Tongwe West Corridor
- Secondary name
- CountryTanzania
- Last IDRECCO update year2022
- Size (in hectare)3620
- Start yearND
- End yearND
- DurationND
- Project descriptionThis project will build on existing village participatory forest management work (PFM) in community managed forest areas in Rukoma, Ikubulu and Lubalisi villages in Uvinza District, Western Tanzania, to increase carbon sequestration, water catchment protection and biodiversity conservation in a key wildlife corridor within the Greater Mahale Ecosystem. This will contribute to the long-term security of income and environmental resilience of these communities
- Objective 1climate
- Objective 2Biodiversity conservation
- Objective 3social development
- Deforestation driversIndustrial agriculture and cattle ranching | Infrastructure | slash and burn agriculture |
- Type of forestdry|humid|wetland
- Project activityARR|IFM
- Project TypeARR
- Details for Afforestation/Reforestation activityPlantation | Agroforestry | ecosystem restoration
- Multiple locations?yes
- Jurisdiction level 1Region: Kigoma
- Jurisdiction level 2District of Uvinza
Carbon accounting
- Crediting periodND
- Period to calculate annual carbon credits
- Annual carbon credits
- Total carbon creditsND
- Leakage is expected?ND
- Carbon pools includedAbove ground biomass
- Gasses includedCO2
- Reference period start year2001
- Reference period end year2019
- Carbon standard 1Planvivo
Carbon certification
- Carbon standard 1 ProgressIn process
- Carbon standard 1 Publication dateND
- Carbon standard 1 WeblinksProject Idea Note (PIN)
- 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 informationAll info based on PIN https://www.planvivo.org/Handlers/Download.ashx?IDMF=4c75a1a2-9755-4e4e-a2e2-affa3455158b
Community level intervention
- Any monetary benefits?Yes
- Monetary benefit typeConditional
- Monetary benefit detailThe project establish micro-finance scheme to generate revenue to the communities in return for village agreements designed to prevent ecosystem conversion and degradation and to promote non-consumptive tourism use on village lands
- Provides employment?Yes
- Are there non-cash benefits?No
- Economic activities - typeTree planting | Agrofrestry | NTFP | Processing and commercialization | micro-credit
- Is there tenure clarification?Yes
- Is there environmental education?Yes
- 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?Yes