Project/Juridiction proponent

Project/Juridiction Partners

Project characteristics

• ID-RECCO ID
  572
• Project status 2022
  Ended
• Project name
  Sustainable Forestry for Rural Development Project
• Secondary name
  SUFORD
• Country
  Lao People's Democratic Republic
• Last IDRECCO update year
  2020
• Size (in hectare)
  ND
• Start year
  ND
• End year
  2012
• Duration
  8
• Project description
  The Development Objective of the project is to achieve the sustainable management of natural production forests to alleviate rural poverty. SUFORD provides support to forest policy formulation and reform, forest land classification and demarcation of natural production forests, investments in improving the management of production forests and village development on the ground, and broad technical advice, training, and capacity building. With respect to REDD+, the SUFORD project: 1. Facilitates intersectoral coordination and cooperation for equitable benefit sharing for local communities 2. Strengthens the impacts of PSFM through continued operational support to field implementation, improvements in forest management quality through better internal control and capacity building, and independent certification 3. Facilitates improved consultation with ethnic groups 4. Develops and implements a program on forest and wildlife law enforcement 5. Supports a REDD+ demonstration site in the Dong Sithuane Production Forest Area.
• Objective 1
  development, social development
• Objective 2
  participatory forest management
• Objective 3
  influence national policy
• Deforestation drivers
  ND
• Type of forest
  ND
• Project activity
  REDD
• Project Type
  REDD
• Details for Afforestation/Reforestation activity
  NA
• Multiple locations?
  Non
• Jurisdiction level 1
  Provinces : Khamuane, Savannakhet, Salavan and Champasak
• Jurisdiction level 2
  ND

Carbon accounting

• Crediting period
  ND
• Period to calculate annual carbon credits
• Annual carbon credits
• Total carbon credits
  ND
• Leakage is expected?
  ND
• Carbon pools included
  ND
• Gasses included
  ND
• Reference period start year
  ND
• Reference period end year
  ND
• Carbon standard 1
  none

Carbon certification

• Carbon standard 1 Progress
  ND
• Carbon standard 1 Publication date
  ND
• Carbon standard 1 Weblinks
  ND
• 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
  http://theredddesk.org/countries/initiatives/redd-demonstration-site-dong-sithuane-production-forest-area; http://www.forestcarbonasia.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/FINAL-Annual-review-of-REDD+-activities-in-Lao-PDR-2011.pdf

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