Jurisdictional Program of Province of Tshopo

Project/Juridiction proponent

NameWebsiteLocation of headquartersOrganization type
Government of the Tshopo Province, Democratic Republic of the CongoNDCongo, the Democratic Republic of thePublic

Project/Juridiction Partners

NameWebsiteLocation of headquartersOrganization type

Project characteristics

  • ID-RECCO ID
    467
  • Project status 2022
    Legacy information for jurisdictional program - no longer updated
  • Project name
    Jurisdictional Program of Province of Tshopo
  • Secondary name
    JNR SCENARIO 1 TSHOPO PROVINCE, DRC
  • Country
    Congo, the Democratic Republic of the
  • Last IDRECCO update year
    2020
  • Size (in hectare)
    20055900
  • Start year
    ND
  • End year
    2019
  • Duration
    5
  • Project description
    The Tshopo Forest Reference Emission Level or FREL is expressed as tonnes of CO2 equivalent per year for the reference period 2015-2019. It is intended to serve as a benchmark for assessing each project’s performance in implementing REDD+ activities into the jurisdiction. The initiative corresponds to a JNR scenario 1, which jurisdictional proponent is the Tshopo Government, represented by the Congo Emission Management Company (CEMCO), designated as the Authorized Representative.
  • Objective 1
    climate
  • Objective 2
    biodiversity conservation
  • Objective 3
    ND
  • Deforestation drivers
    industrial wood exploitation, mining, slash and burn agriculture
  • Type of forest
    humid
  • Project activity
    jurisdictional/landscape
  • Project Type
    Jurisdictional/landscape
  • Details for Afforestation/Reforestation activity
    NA
  • Multiple locations?
    No
  • Jurisdiction level 1
    Province: Tshopo
  • Jurisdiction level 2
    All

Carbon accounting

  • Crediting period
    2015-2019
  • Period to calculate annual carbon credits
  • Annual carbon credits
  • Total carbon credits
    819796154
  • Leakage is expected?
    ND
  • Carbon pools included
    ND
  • Gasses included
    ND
  • Reference period start year
    ND
  • Reference period end year
    ND
  • Carbon standard 1
    VCS

Carbon certification

  • Carbon standard 1 Progress
    in process
  • Carbon standard 1 Publication date
    ND
  • Carbon standard 1 Weblinks
    https://verra.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/VCS-JNR-Baseline-Summary_Tshopo_ENG_9MAR2020.pdf
  • 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://verra.org/project/tshopo-forest-reference-emission-level/ https://verra.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/VCS-JNR-Baseline-Summary_Tshopo_ENG_9MAR2020.pdf

Community level intervention

  • Any monetary benefits?
    Check
  • Monetary benefit type
    ND
  • Monetary benefit detail
    ND
  • Provides employment?
    ND
  • Are there non-cash benefits?
    ND
  • 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