Tackling climate change through sustainable forest management and community development
Project/Juridiction proponent
| Name | Website | Location of headquarters | Organization type |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sabah Forestry Department | #http://www.forest.sabah.gov.my/my/# | Malaysia | Public |
| European Union Delegation to Malaysia | ND | Malaysia | Public |
Project/Juridiction Partners
| Name | Website | Location of headquarters | Organization type |
|---|---|---|---|
| KOPEL BHD | ND | Malaysia | NGO/private non for profit |
| Sabah Parks Departments | ND | Malaysia | Public |
| Sawit Kinabalu | ND | Malaysia | Private for profit |
| Tourism Department of Agriculture, Lands and Surveys Department, Department of Irrigation and Drainage, Malaysian Pepper Board, State Natural Resource Office, State Attorney General Office, Sabah Wildlife Department | ND | Malaysia | Public |
| District Offices | ND | Malaysia | Public |
Project characteristics
- ID-RECCO ID559
- Project status 2022Ended
- Project nameTackling climate change through sustainable forest management and community development
- Secondary nameSabah EU-REDD+ Project
- CountryMalaysia
- Last IDRECCO update year2020
- Size (in hectare)ND
- Start yearND
- End year2017
- Duration6
- Project descriptionThe European Union is implementing a project to tackle climate change through sustainable forest management and community development in the State of Sabah in Malaysia. The EU Multi-Annual Indicative Programme (MIP) 2011-2013 aims to address deforestation and forest degradation, sustainable forest management, enhancement and conservation of forest carbon stocks with close involvement of the forest dependant local communities. The specific objectives of the project include to enhance institutional capacity of the Sabah Government, to develop necessary systems and tools to implement the State REDD+ Strategy and to implement REDD+ demonstration activities. The project plans to set up three pilot areas in partnership with local communities are in the areas of Kg Gana in Kota Marudu, Kinabatangan River Corridor and Kinabalu Eco-linc zone.
- Objective 1development, participatory forest management, social development
- Objective 2climate
- Objective 3ND
- Deforestation driversillegal logging, infrastructure, Transient agriculture
- Type of forestND
- Project activityREDD
- Project TypeREDD
- Details for Afforestation/Reforestation activityNA
- Multiple locations?Non
- Jurisdiction level 1State : Sabah
- Jurisdiction level 2Division : Tawau
Carbon accounting
- Crediting periodND
- Period to calculate annual carbon credits
- Annual carbon credits
- Total carbon creditsND
- Leakage is expected?ND
- Carbon pools includedND
- Gasses includedND
- Reference period start yearND
- Reference period end yearND
- Carbon standard 1none
Carbon certification
- Carbon standard 1 ProgressND
- Carbon standard 1 Publication dateND
- Carbon standard 1 WeblinksND
- Carbon standard 1 Expiry dateND
- Carbon standard 2none
- Carbon standard 2 ProgressND
- Carbon standard 2 Publication dateND
- Carbon standard 2 WeblinksND
- Carbon standard 2 Expiry dateND
- Carbon standard 3none
- Carbon standard 3 ProgressND
- Carbon standard 3 Publication dateND
- Carbon standard 3 WeblinksND
- Carbon standard 3 Expiry dateND
- Source of informationhttp://theredddesk.org/countries/initiatives/tackling-climate-change-through-sustainable-forest-management-and-community ; http://theredddesk.org/sites/default/files/af_aap_2012_mys.pdf ;
Community level intervention
- Any monetary benefits?Yes
- Monetary benefit typeNon-conditional
- Monetary benefit detailGoal is to enhance community-related benefits of forests | It is envisaged that pilots could provide limited financial grants to empower local communities in its implementation.
- Provides employment?Yes
- Are there non-cash benefits?Yes
- Economic activities - typeagriculture | agroforestry | ecotourism
- Is there tenure clarification?Yes
- Is there environmental education?Yes
- Is there forest access restriction or control/monitoring of deforestation?Yes
- Is there forest enhancement?Yes
- Is there community infrastracture improvement?Yes
- Is there other community benefits?Yes