Project/Juridiction proponent

Project/Juridiction Partners

Project characteristics

• ID-RECCO ID
  359
• Project status 2022
  TBC
• Project name
  Nyankamba Community Resource Management Area REDD Project
• Secondary name
  The Nyankamba REDD Project
• Country
  Ghana
• Last IDRECCO update year
  2020
• Size (in hectare)
  240000
• Start year
  ND
• End year
  ND
• Duration
  20
• Project description
  The project uses a Community Resource Management Area (CREMA) structure under the Wildlife Division of the Forestry Commission to devolve authority for land management to communities. Carbon finance would be be combined with NTFP and other revenues to finance improved protection, fire control, conservation incentives, and investments in food security and income generation. Project aims to conserve wildlife and to promote sustainable alternative land uses for the local communities, such as sustainable farming and charcoal production, forest management, sustainable harvesting of non-timber forest products (NTFPs) such as shea nuts, and ecotourism. REDD funding would pay for conservation activities including environmental education, social and health programs, etc. This site has been included as a priority site in Ghana’s REDD Readiness Preparation Proposal (RPP), creating conditions for potential finance as well as potential to shape REDD policy in Ghana.The project lands will be restored to semi-natural forest creating wildlife corridors linking Mole and Bui National Parks. This area will be managed primarily for wildlife, carbon values and sustainable NTFPs harvesting.
• Objective 1
  participatory forest management
• Objective 2
  biodiversity conservation
• Objective 3
  social development
• Deforestation drivers
  cattle grazing, charcoal production, energy wood, fire, local livelihoods, slash and burn agriculture
• Type of forest
  ND
• Project activity
  ARR|REDD
• Project Type
  REDD
• Details for Afforestation/Reforestation activity
  agroforestry
• Multiple locations?
  No
• Jurisdiction level 1
  Region : Savannah
• Jurisdiction level 2
  District : East Gonja Municipal Assembly

Carbon accounting

• Crediting period
  ND
• Period to calculate annual carbon credits
• Annual carbon credits
• Total carbon credits
  3800000
• Leakage is expected?
  ND
• Carbon pools included
  ND
• Gasses included
  ND
• Reference period start year
  ND
• Reference period end year
  ND
• Carbon standard 1
  none

Carbon certification

• Carbon standard 1 Progress
  ND
• 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
  http://theredddesk.org/countries/initiatives/nyankamba-community-resource-management-area-redd-project ; (link not working on 1/3/14) http://www.katoombagroup.org/incubator/project.php?id=220 ; https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&source=web&cd=2&cad=rja&ved=0CDIQFjAB&url=http%3A%2F%2Ftheredddesk.org%2Fsites%2Fdefault%2Ffiles%2Fpin_nyankamba_ghana_crema_20100129_jm_0.doc&ei=lyfHUveKLOrisATq_oLwDA&usg=AFQjCNFQGxeP41X8LuGHDqrRaBYtiSn4fw&sig2=btq4jg5WwNzLhqngMsbGLw&bvm=bv.58187178,d.cWc (athorization is needed to access the website as of August 2020) ;

Community level intervention

• Any monetary benefits?
  Check
• Monetary benefit type
  Unclear
• Monetary benefit detail
  Portion of economic benefits generated by project will go to community trust fund for purpose of community development activities |
• Provides employment?
  Yes
• Are there non-cash benefits?
  Yes
• Economic activities - type
  agroforestry | ecotourism | microenterprise | processing and commercialization
• Is there tenure clarification?
  ND
• Is there environmental education?
  ND
• Is there forest access restriction or control/monitoring of deforestation?
  ND
• Is there forest enhancement?
  ND
• Is there community infrastracture improvement?
  ND
• Is there other community benefits?
  Yes