Project/Juridiction proponent

Project/Juridiction Partners

Project characteristics

• ID-RECCO ID
  468
• Project status 2022
  Ongoing
• Project name
  Sustainable Agroforestry Based Dairy Value Chain in Mount Elgon, Kenya
• Secondary name
• Country
  Kenya
• Last IDRECCO update year
  2020
• Size (in hectare)
  25000
• Start year
  ND
• End year
  2026
• Duration
  10
• Project description
  It aims to secure thriving livelihoods for smallholder farmers community within Mount Elgon ecosystem in Kenya.
• Objective 1
  biodiversity conservation
• Objective 2
  social development
• Objective 3
  climate
• Deforestation drivers
  cattle grazing, local livelihoods, population increase
• Type of forest
  dry
• Project activity
  ARR|REDD
• Project Type
  ARR
• Details for Afforestation/Reforestation activity
  agroforestry
• Multiple locations?
  No
• Jurisdiction level 1
  County: Bungoma and Tran Nzoia
• Jurisdiction level 2
  County: Bungoma and Tran Nzoia

Carbon accounting

• Crediting period
  2016-2026
• Period to calculate annual carbon credits
• Annual carbon credits
• Total carbon credits
  1163783
• Leakage is expected?
  no
• Carbon pools included
  Above ground biomass
• Gasses included
  CH4 | CO2 | N2O
• Reference period start year
  2015
• Reference period end year
  2020
• Carbon standard 1
  Gold Standard

Carbon certification

• Carbon standard 1 Progress
  in process
• Carbon standard 1 Publication date
  ND
• Carbon standard 1 Weblinks
  https://registry.goldstandard.org/projects/details/1809
• 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
  https://registry.goldstandard.org/projects/details/1809 https://mer.markit.com/br-reg/public/master-project.jsp?project_id=103000000006747 https://livelihoods.eu/lcf/ https://livelihoods.eu/kenya-mt-elgonbuilding-up-the-resilience-of-30000-family-farms-with-sustainable-farming-practices-efficient-market-connection/ https://viagroforestry.org/projects/livelihoods-mount-elgon-project/ www.brookside.co.ke

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 | other
• 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?
  Yes
• Is there community infrastracture improvement?
  ND
• Is there other community benefits?
  Yes