Project/Juridiction proponent

Project/Juridiction Partners

Project characteristics

• ID-RECCO ID
  344
• Project status 2022
  TBC
• Project name
  Forest Again Kakamega Forest
• Secondary name
  Forest Again
• Country
  Kenya
• Last IDRECCO update year
  2020
• Size (in hectare)
  490
• Start year
  ND
• End year
  2049
• Duration
  40
• Project description
  Forests Again is a reforestation project in the Kakamega Forest Reserve in the Western Province of Kenya. The project intends to reforest approximately 473 hectares of cleared open forest and grassland to mimic the original indigenous forest. The aim is to restore and conserve biodiversity, enhance local livelihoods, and to sequester approximately 422,000 of CO2 during the 40 year project period. The project has been validated to a Gold Level Standard under the Climate, Community and Biodiversity Standards by Rainforest Alliance. The project goals include to sequester carbon dioxide, increase indigenous forest area and habitat, connect forest islands through indigenous forest corridors and conserve biodiversity of forest dependent species and improve the lives of local indigneous people. In 2010, the project had achieved restoring 225 aces of forest, planted 100,000 trees and created 300 jobs. The project operates on the Voluntary Over-the-Counter Market (OTC) with reductions of 442,000.
• Objective 1
  biodiversity conservation
• Objective 2
  social development
• Objective 3
  climate
• Deforestation drivers
  cattle grazing, charcoal production, energy wood, local livelihoods
• Type of forest
  humid
• Project activity
  ARR
• Project Type
  ARR
• Details for Afforestation/Reforestation activity
  ecosystem restoration
• Multiple locations?
  No
• Jurisdiction level 1
  Province : Western
• Jurisdiction level 2
  District : Kakamega and Nandi

Carbon accounting

• Crediting period
  2009-2049
• Period to calculate annual carbon credits
• Annual carbon credits
• Total carbon credits
  425791
• Leakage is expected?
  ND
• Carbon pools included
  ND
• Gasses included
  ND
• Reference period start year
  ND
• Reference period end year
  ND
• Carbon standard 1
  CCB

Carbon certification

• Carbon standard 1 Progress
  expired
• Carbon standard 1 Publication date
  40141
• Carbon standard 1 Weblinks
  http://www.climate-standards.org/2009/04/24/forest-again-kakamega-forest/
• 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.eco2librium.net/id84.html; http://www.climate-standards.org/2009/04/24/forest-again-kakamega-forest/ ; https://s3.amazonaws.com/CCBA/Projects/Forest_Again_Kakamega_Forest/Eco2librium_CCB_valid_statement_10.pdf ; http://www.forestcarbonportal.com/project/forest-again-kakamega-forest ; http://theredddesk.org/countries/initiatives/forest-again-kenya; Kakamega Forest: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kakamega_Forest

Community level intervention

• Any monetary benefits?
  Yes
• Monetary benefit type
  Both conditional and non-conditional
• Monetary benefit detail
  Conditional: Up to 20% of carbon offset revenues toward community livelihood development projects; Hiring young people as 'green rangers' and paying them based on their efficacy in ensuring seedling survival | Non-conditional - direct purchase agreement: Project will purchase seedlings from community nurseries
• Provides employment?
  Yes
• Are there non-cash benefits?
  Yes
• Economic activities - type
  ecotourism | fuel efficient stoves | microenterprise | tree planting
• Is there tenure clarification?
  No
• Is there environmental education?
  Yes
• Is there forest access restriction or control/monitoring of deforestation?
  No
• Is there forest enhancement?
  Yes
• Is there community infrastracture improvement?
  Yes
• Is there other community benefits?
  Yes