COMMUNITY BASED AVOIDED DEFORESTATION PROJECT IN GUINEA-BISSAU - REDD

Project/Juridiction proponent

NameWebsiteLocation of headquartersOrganization type
Instituto da Biodiversidade e das Ãreas Protegidas da República da Guiné-Bissau(IBAP)#https://ibapgbissau.org/#Guinea-BissauND

Project/Juridiction Partners

NameWebsiteLocation of headquartersOrganization type
BioGuinea FoundationNDGuinea-BissauNGO/private non for profit
The World BankNDGuinea-BissauInternational organization

Project characteristics

  • ID-RECCO ID
    471
  • Project status 2022
    Ongoing
  • Project name
    COMMUNITY BASED AVOIDED DEFORESTATION PROJECT IN GUINEA-BISSAU - REDD
  • Secondary name
  • Country
    Guinea-Bissau
  • Last IDRECCO update year
    2020
  • Size (in hectare)
    181200
  • Start year
    ND
  • End year
    2031
  • Duration
    20
  • Project description
    The REDD project activity will support the long term conservation of the mangrove and terrestrial forests of two National Parks of high biodiversity relevance. The proposed REDD project, seeks to enable Guinea Bissau to support the work of IBAP and to provide additional tangible financial benefits to the participating communities.
  • Objective 1
    climate
  • Objective 2
    biodiversity conservation
  • Objective 3
    social development
  • Deforestation drivers
    local livelihoods
  • Type of forest
    wetland
  • Project activity
    REDD
  • Project Type
    REDD
  • Details for Afforestation/Reforestation activity
    NA
  • Multiple locations?
    Yes
  • Jurisdiction level 1
    Region: Cacheu
  • Jurisdiction level 2
    Sectors: Caió, Cacheu, Cachungo

Carbon accounting

  • Crediting period
    2011-2031
  • Period to calculate annual carbon credits
  • Annual carbon credits
  • Total carbon credits
    1806617
  • Leakage is expected?
    yes
  • Carbon pools included
    Above ground biomass | Below ground biomass
  • Gasses included
    CH4 | CO2
  • Reference period start year
    2002
  • Reference period end year
    2017
  • Carbon standard 1
    VCS

Carbon certification

  • Carbon standard 1 Progress
    certified
  • Carbon standard 1 Publication date
    44124
  • Carbon standard 1 Weblinks
    https://registry.verra.org/mymodule/ProjectDoc/Project_ViewFile.asp?FileID=49114&IDKEY=j097809fdslkjf09rndasfufd098asodfjlkduf09nm23mrn87r67728206
  • 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.verra.org/app/projectDetail/VCS/2324 https://registry.verra.org/mymodule/ProjectDoc/Project_ViewFile.asp?FileID=49113&IDKEY=9lksjoiuwqowrnoiuomnckjashoufifmln902309ksdflku098i67726827

Community level intervention

  • Any monetary benefits?
    Yes
  • Monetary benefit type
    Unclear
  • Monetary benefit detail
    Finally, the cash flow arbitrarily establishes that 30% of the REDD revenues are channelled direct to the communities through the benefit sharing mechanism (FIAL). FIAL stands for the Fund for Local Environmental Initiatives
  • Provides employment?
    ND
  • Are there non-cash benefits?
    Yes
  • Economic activities - type
    fishing | microenterprise | other
  • Is there tenure clarification?
    No
  • Is there environmental education?
    Yes
  • Is there forest access restriction or control/monitoring of deforestation?
    Yes
  • Is there forest enhancement?
    No
  • Is there community infrastracture improvement?
    No
  • Is there other community benefits?
    No