Trees for Global Benefits

Project/Juridiction proponent

NameWebsiteLocation of headquartersOrganization type
Environmental Conservation Trust of UgandaNDUgandaNGO/private non for profit

Project/Juridiction Partners

NameWebsiteLocation of headquartersOrganization type
BR&D (Bioclimate Research and Development Ltd.)NDUgandaPrivate for profit
CARE InternationalNDUgandaNGO/private non for profit
District Local Governments of Bududa, Manafwa and MbaleNDUgandaPublic
Edinburgh Centre for Carbon Management (ECCM)NDUgandaPrivate for profit
World Agroforestry Centre(ICRAF)#http://www.cifor-icraf.org/#UgandaResearch/academic institute
Tree Talk - Straight Talk FoundationNDUgandaNGO/private non for profit
UNDP (United Nations Development Programme) Territorial Approach for Climate Change (UNDP-TACC) ProjectNDUgandaPublic
Bitereko Women's GroupNDUgandaND

Project characteristics

  • ID-RECCO ID
    338
  • Project status 2022
    Ongoing
  • Project name
    Trees for Global Benefits
  • Secondary name
  • Country
    Uganda
  • Last IDRECCO update year
    2020
  • Size (in hectare)
    2773
  • Start year
    ND
  • End year
    2053
  • Duration
    50
  • Project description
    Trees for Global Benefit is a cooperative carbon offsetting scheme linking small scale landholder farmers in Uganda to the voluntary carbon market, combining carbon sequestration with rural livelihood improvements through small-scale, farmer-led, agro-forestry projects while reducing pressure on natural resources in national parks and forest reserves. The project is certified according to the groundbreaking Plan Vivo standard and is mainly supported by companies and organisations that offset/compensate for their carbon emissions. It is run by a local environmental NGO called Ecotrust and involves smallholder farmers and communities that plant trees in agroforestry systems, and they receive money as the trees sequester carbon from the atmosphere. The project helps tackle the rapid deforestation taking place in Uganda and has multiple positive benefits for the communities involved, the environment and ecosystems. The TFGB project began as a pilot in the Bushenyi district in 2003, and the pilot’s success has led to expansion into the districts of Kasese, Hoima and Masindi, as well as into the mountain ecosystems of Rwenzori in the West and Elgon in the East. Project focuses on planting indigenous and naturalized tree species, and is informing the Ugandan national REDD strategy.
  • Objective 1
    biodiversity conservation
  • Objective 2
    climate
  • Objective 3
    social development
  • Deforestation drivers
    industrial agriculture or cattle ranching, local livelihoods
  • Type of forest
    humid
  • Project activity
    ARR|IFM
  • Project Type
    ARR
  • Details for Afforestation/Reforestation activity
    agroforestry, ecosystem restoration, plantation
  • Multiple locations?
    Yes
  • Jurisdiction level 1
    Region : Western
  • Jurisdiction level 2
    District : Bushenyi, Hoima, Masindi and Kasese

Carbon accounting

  • Crediting period
    2003-2028
  • Period to calculate annual carbon credits
  • Annual carbon credits
  • Total carbon credits
    2402499
  • Leakage is expected?
    ND
  • Carbon pools included
    ND
  • Gasses included
    CO2
  • Reference period start year
    1995
  • Reference period end year
    2005
  • Carbon standard 1
    Plan vivo

Carbon certification

  • Carbon standard 1 Progress
    certified
  • Carbon standard 1 Publication date
    37257
  • Carbon standard 1 Weblinks
    https://mer.markit.com/br-reg/public/project.jsp?project_id=100000000000171
  • 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
    http://www.planvivo.org/projects/registeredprojects/trees-for-global-benefits-uganda/; http://cotap.org/projects/tfgb-uganda/; http://www.forestcarbonportal.com/project/trees-global-benefits

Community level intervention

  • Any monetary benefits?
    Yes
  • Monetary benefit type
    Conditional
  • Monetary benefit detail
    Payments for carbon sequestration to farmer participants | average payment of $904 over ten years for one hectare area | Payments over ten years: 30% upon verification of plantings, 20% after the first year, 20% in year 3, 10% in year 5, and 20% in year 10
  • Provides employment?
    ND
  • Are there non-cash benefits?
    Yes
  • Economic activities - type
    agroforestry | ecotourism | micro-credits | microenterprise | tree planting
  • 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?
    Yes
  • Is there community infrastracture improvement?
    No
  • Is there other community benefits?
    No