Project/Juridiction proponent

Project/Juridiction Partners

Project characteristics

• ID-RECCO ID
  429
• Project status 2022
  Ongoing
• Project name
  TIST Program in Uganda, VCS 001
• Secondary name
  The International Small Group and Tree Planting Program, Uganda, VCS-001; PROJECT DESCRIPTION FOR TIST PROGRAM IN UGANDA VCS-001
• Country
  Uganda
• Last IDRECCO update year
  2020
• Size (in hectare)
  777
• Start year
  ND
• End year
  2032
• Duration
  30
• Project description
  TIST provides an administrative backbone that supplies training in building nurseries, tree planting, conservation farming, building fuel-efficient stoves and malaria and HIV/AIDS prevention.
• Objective 1
  climate
• Objective 2
  biodiversity conservation
• Objective 3
  return on investment
• Deforestation drivers
  industrial agriculture or cattle ranching, local livelihoods
• Type of forest
  dry|humid
• Project activity
  ARR
• Project Type
  ARR
• Details for Afforestation/Reforestation activity
  agroforestry, plantation
• Multiple locations?
  Yes
• Jurisdiction level 1
  Region : Western
• Jurisdiction level 2
  District : Bushenyi, Kabale, Kanungu, Kisoro, Mbarara, Ntungamo, and Rukungiri

Carbon accounting

• Crediting period
  2003-2032
• Period to calculate annual carbon credits
• Annual carbon credits
• Total carbon credits
  730450
• Leakage is expected?
  no
• Carbon pools included
  Above ground biomass | Below ground biomass
• Gasses included
  CO2
• Reference period start year
  2003
• Reference period end year
  2011
• Carbon standard 1
  CCB

Carbon certification

• Carbon standard 1 Progress
  certified
• Carbon standard 1 Publication date
  43556
• Carbon standard 1 Weblinks
  https://registry.verra.org/mymodule/ProjectDoc/Project_ViewFile.asp?FileID=31139&IDKEY=jkjalskjf098234kj28098sfkjlf098098kl32lasjdflkj909k42940681
• Carbon standard 1 Expiry date
  ND
• Carbon standard 2
  VCS
• Carbon standard 2 Progress
  certified
• Carbon standard 2 Publication date
  40988
• Carbon standard 2 Weblinks
  https://registry.verra.org/mymodule/ProjectDoc/Project_ViewFile.asp?FileID=7325&IDKEY=0097809fdslkjf09rndasfufd098asodfjlkduf09nm23mrn87d10101175
• 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
  https://registry.verra.org/app/projectDetail/VCS/824

Community level intervention

• Any monetary benefits?
  Yes
• Monetary benefit type
  Conditional
• Monetary benefit detail
  payments are paid at least annually based on the number of live trees counted each year. The payments are $0.02 per tree per year and are initially of greater value than the value of the carbon. Ultimately, the Small Groups will receive 70% of the net carbon revenues. farmers receive an annual advance on their potential carbon revenues | tree payment based on live tree counts and the long-term profit sharing arrangement with the Small Groups
• Provides employment?
  Yes
• Are there non-cash benefits?
  Yes
• Economic activities - type
  agroforestry | fuel efficient stoves | micro-credits | 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?
  No
• Is there other community benefits?
  Yes