STEWARD Supporting Sustainable Land Management

Project/Juridiction proponent

NameWebsiteLocation of headquartersOrganization type
United States Agency for International Development#http://www.usaid.gov/#Sierra LeonePublic

Project/Juridiction Partners

NameWebsiteLocation of headquartersOrganization type
CARE InternationalNDSierra LeoneNGO/private non for profit

Project characteristics

  • ID-RECCO ID
    418
  • Project status 2022
    Ended
  • Project name
    STEWARD Supporting Sustainable Land Management
  • Secondary name
    Sustainable & Thriving Environments for West African Regional Development (STEWARD)
  • Country
    Sierra Leone
  • Last IDRECCO update year
    2020
  • Size (in hectare)
    ND
  • Start year
    ND
  • End year
    2015
  • Duration
    4
  • Project description
    The objective of the project is to reduce or reverse degradation of forest areas in village lands in Sierra Leone and Guinea. The approaches employed to meet this objective will be developed through participatory land use planning. Activities include: - Reduced forest degradation and assisted natural regeneration through sustainable land management and fire control; - Increasing carbon stocks and productivity in agricultural areas by introducing agroforestry practices.
  • Objective 1
    biodiversity conservation
  • Objective 2
    social development
  • Objective 3
    non timber production
  • Deforestation drivers
    cattle grazing, fire, industrial agriculture or cattle ranching, industrial wood exploitation, local livelihoods, slash and burn agriculture
  • Type of forest
    dry
  • Project activity
    ARR|REDD
  • Project Type
    REDD
  • Details for Afforestation/Reforestation activity
    agroforestry
  • Multiple locations?
    Yes
  • Jurisdiction level 1
    Province : Sierra Leone and Guinea
  • Jurisdiction level 2
    District : Bombali and sub-prefectures : Madina Oula, Soya and Ouré Kaba

Carbon accounting

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

Carbon certification

  • Carbon standard 1 Progress
    intended
  • Carbon standard 1 Publication date
    ND
  • Carbon standard 1 Weblinks
    http://www.planvivo.org/docs/SSLM-PIN_published.pdf
  • 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/wp-content/uploads/SSLM-PIN_published.pdf

Community level intervention

  • Any monetary benefits?
    ND
  • Monetary benefit type
    ND
  • Monetary benefit detail
    ND
  • Provides employment?
    ND
  • Are there non-cash benefits?
    Yes
  • Economic activities - type
    agriculture | agroforestry | micro-credits
  • 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?
    ND