Project/Juridiction proponent

Project/Juridiction Partners

Project characteristics

• ID-RECCO ID
  343
• Project status 2022
  Ended
• Project name
  Aberdare Range/ Mt. Kenya Small Scale Reforestation Initiative
• Secondary name
• Country
  Kenya
• Last IDRECCO update year
  2020
• Size (in hectare)
  1879
• Start year
  ND
• End year
  2027
• Duration
  20
• Project description
  In 2007 and 2008 the Aberdare Range / Mt. Kenya Small Scale Reforestation Initiative will reforest degraded forest lands in the Aberdare Range and Mt. Kenya Regions. Lands chosen are in the catchment areas of the Tana River within the Aberdare and Mt. Kenya Reserve Forests (gazetted). They will be reforested using a mix of fast, medium and slow growing indigenous species. The project is operated by Green Belt Movement (GBM) on behalf of Community Forest Associations (CFAs) in association with the Ministry of Environment and Natural Resources, Kenya Forest Service (KFS).The purpose of the proposed activity is to reforest environmentally sensitive lands in the catchment areas of the Tana River within the Aberdare and Mt. Kenya Reserve Forests.
• Objective 1
  biodiversity conservation
• Objective 2
  social development
• Objective 3
  climate
• Deforestation drivers
  ND
• Type of forest
  dry|humid
• Project activity
  ARR
• Project Type
  ARR
• Details for Afforestation/Reforestation activity
  ecosystem restoration
• Multiple locations?
  Yes
• Jurisdiction level 1
  Province : Central and Eastern
• Jurisdiction level 2
  District : Meru, Nyandarua, Nyeri, Kiambu,

Carbon accounting

• Crediting period
  ND
• Period to calculate annual carbon credits
• Annual carbon credits
• Total carbon credits
  1197222
• Leakage is expected?
  ND
• Carbon pools included
  ND
• Gasses included
  ND
• Reference period start year
  ND
• Reference period end year
  ND
• Carbon standard 1
  CDM

Carbon certification

• Carbon standard 1 Progress
  certified
• Carbon standard 1 Publication date
  40821
• Carbon standard 1 Weblinks
  http://cdm.unfccc.int/Projects/DB/JACO1260322919.16/view
• Carbon standard 1 Expiry date
  ND
• Carbon standard 2
  CCB
• Carbon standard 2 Progress
  withdrawn
• Carbon standard 2 Publication date
  ND
• Carbon standard 2 Weblinks
• 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.forestcarbonportal.com/project/aberdare-range-mt-kenya-small-scale-reforestation-initiative-kamae-kipipiri-small-scale-ar-p; http://www.climate-standards.org/2009/06/10/aberdare-rangemt-kenya-small-scale-reforestation-initiative/; http://theredddesk.org/countries/initiatives/aberdare-range-mt-kenya-small-scale-reforestation-initiative-kibaranyeki-small; http://theredddesk.org/countries/initiatives/aberdare-range-mt-kenya-small-scale-reforestation-initiative-kirimara; http://theredddesk.org/countries/initiatives/aberdare-range-mt-kenya-small-scale-reforestation-initiative-kamae-kipipiri; http://theredddesk.org/countries/initiatives/aberdare-range-mt-kenya-small-scale-reforestation-initiative-gathiuru; http://theredddesk.org/countries/initiatives/aberdare-range-mt-kenya-small-scale-reforestation-initiative-kabaru-thigu; http://theredddesk.org/countries/initiatives/aberdare-range-mt-kenya-small-scale-reforestation-initiative-karuri-small; http://theredddesk.org/countries/initiatives/aberdare-range-mt-kenya-small-scale-reforestation-initiative-kirimara-kiriti; http://cdm.unfccc.int/Projects/DB/JACO1260322919.16/view; http://cdm.unfccc.int/Projects/DB/JACO1324448535.95/view; http://cdm.unfccc.int/Projects/DB/JACO1260322827.04/view;

Community level intervention

• Any monetary benefits?
  Yes
• Monetary benefit type
  Both conditional and non-conditional
• Monetary benefit detail
  Conditional: Community groups paid US$130/ha for planting and maintaining trees for first two years | Guaranteed purchase: GBM guarantees purchase of seedlings from community nurseries |
• Provides employment?
  Yes
• Are there non-cash benefits?
  Yes
• Economic activities - type
  microenterprise | tree planting
• Is there tenure clarification?
  No
• Is there environmental education?
  No
• 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