Project/Juridiction proponent

Project/Juridiction Partners

Project characteristics

• ID-RECCO ID
  305
• Project status 2022
  Ended
• Project name
  Ecomalaka+
• Secondary name
  Geographically-integrated Ecomakala+ REDD pilot project
• Country
  Congo, the Democratic Republic of the
• Last IDRECCO update year
  2020
• Size (in hectare)
  5476
• Start year
  ND
• End year
  2027
• Duration
  20
• Project description
  The project aims to help reduce deforestation in the Virungas National Park and will implement new activities or enforce diverse activities already in place by focusing on three areas: 1. Build the provincial capacity and implement sustainable wood resources management strategies. 2. Enforcement of activities on wood energy supply and demand (community reforestation, improved cook-stove, briquettes): These activities target the creation of alternatives to deforestation and supporting the development of micro-entreprises benefiting rural and urban populations. 3. The control of illegal exploitation of charcoal through the application of regulations: strong support will be given to the Congolese Nature Conservation Institute (ICCN) to enforce activities against illegal exploitation of charcoal in the Park by armed groups. In the long run, CBFF resources will serve to reduce deforestation in the Virunga Park by 15%. In the short term, the resources will be used to remunerate the population for the reforestation of 1,000 ha in the Virunga Park, create 1,000 ha of individual micro-forest plantations for project beneficiaries and subsidize the distribution of 4,000 improved stoves to 4,000 households (20,000 people). The project will have a tangible positive impact on people’s income.
• Objective 1
  biodiversity conservation
• Objective 2
  social development
• Objective 3
  ND
• Deforestation drivers
  charcoal production, energy wood, industrial wood exploitation, local livelihoods
• Type of forest
  humid
• Project activity
  REDD
• Project Type
  REDD
• Details for Afforestation/Reforestation activity
  ecosystem restoration, plantation
• Multiple locations?
  Yes
• Jurisdiction level 1
  Province : North Kivu
• Jurisdiction level 2
  Territory : Nyiragongo, Masisi and Rutshuru

Carbon accounting

• Crediting period
  ND
• Period to calculate annual carbon credits
• Annual carbon credits
• Total carbon credits
  2342341
• Leakage is expected?
  ND
• Carbon pools included
  ND
• Gasses included
  ND
• Reference period start year
  ND
• Reference period end year
  ND
• Carbon standard 1
  Gold Standard

Carbon certification

• Carbon standard 1 Progress
  attempted
• 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
  CBFF funding document: http://www.afdb.org/fileadmin/uploads/afdb/Documents/Project-and-Operations/RDC%20-%20Approved%20-%20Gographically%20integrated%20Ecomakala%2B%20REDD%20pilot%20project.pdf (not valid, as of 23 july 2014); http://www.wwf.be/_media/CBFF%20EcoMakala%20Folder_360147.pdf; http://www.wwf.be/_media/Brochure_WWF_Makala_ENG_V4_199047.pdf; http://www.wwf.be/fr/que-faisons-nous/regions-menacees/bassin-du-congo/projets-du-wwf/lutter-contre-la-deforestation-ecomakala/572 https://mer.markit.com/br-reg/public/index.jsp?name=EcoMakala&entity=project&entity_domain=Markit,GoldStandard

Community level intervention

• Any monetary benefits?
  Yes
• Monetary benefit type
  Conditional
• Monetary benefit detail
  it is a system based on performance
• Provides employment?
  ND
• Are there non-cash benefits?
  Yes
• Economic activities - type
  microenterprise
• Is there tenure clarification?
  Yes
• 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?
  No
• Is there other community benefits?
  Yes