Agro-forestry Interventions in Koraput district of Orissa

Project/Juridiction proponent

NameWebsiteLocation of headquartersOrganization type
Patneswari Agricultural Cooperative LimitedNDIndiaNGO/private non for profit

Project/Juridiction Partners

NameWebsiteLocation of headquartersOrganization type
BILT (Ballarpur Industries Limited)NDIndiaPrivate for profit
GiZ (Deutsche Gesellschaft fur Internationale Zusammenarbeit)NDIndiaPublic
Harsha TrustNDIndiaND
National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development (NABARD)NDIndiaPublic

Project characteristics

  • ID-RECCO ID
    593
  • Project status 2022
    Ongoing
  • Project name
    Agro-forestry Interventions in Koraput district of Orissa
  • Secondary name
  • Country
    India
  • Last IDRECCO update year
    2020
  • Size (in hectare)
    380
  • Start year
    ND
  • End year
    2041
  • Duration
    32
  • Project description
    The project will implement agroforestry plantation over 380 ha of non-forest land. Moe specifically, the project seeks to bring wasteland areas under forest cover and develop sustainable economic activities using wood harvesting, intercropping and carbon revenue to improve the community’s standard of living. The project will benefit about 496 farmers in the region and involves the use of plantation technologies for local communities.
  • Objective 1
    climate
  • Objective 2
    biodiversity conservation
  • Objective 3
    social development
  • Deforestation drivers
    local livelihoods, Natural Disaster
  • Type of forest
    other
  • Project activity
    ARR
  • Project Type
    ARR
  • Details for Afforestation/Reforestation activity
    agroforestry
  • Multiple locations?
    Non
  • Jurisdiction level 1
    State : Odisha
  • Jurisdiction level 2
    District : Koraput

Carbon accounting

  • Crediting period
    2009-2039
  • Period to calculate annual carbon credits
  • Annual carbon credits
  • Total carbon credits
    33903
  • Leakage is expected?
    no
  • Carbon pools included
    Above ground biomass | Below ground biomass | Soil organic carbon
  • Gasses included
    CO2
  • Reference period start year
    1989
  • Reference period end year
    2009
  • Carbon standard 1
    CDM

Carbon certification

  • Carbon standard 1 Progress
    certified
  • Carbon standard 1 Publication date
    41227
  • Carbon standard 1 Weblinks
    https://cdm.unfccc.int/filestorage/m/n/OA70DLBJGS5VR2ZKP6C4IUY38FMNTQ.pdf/8283%20FValR.pdf?t=Rnh8cWgxaHllfDDymSN7Q6PoEcknOoEPvU1v
  • 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://cdm.unfccc.int/Projects/DB/RWTUV1353316844.37/view; http://www.cdmindia.gov.in/project_details_view.php?id=1489

Community level intervention

  • Any monetary benefits?
    Yes
  • Monetary benefit type
    Conditional
  • Monetary benefit detail
    Part of the revenues from the sale of carbon credits will be distributed to farmers, along with revenues from sale of non-timber and agicultural products. BILT is the potential buyer of timber.
  • Provides employment?
    Yes
  • Are there non-cash benefits?
    Yes
  • Economic activities - type
    agroforestry | micro-credits | tree planting
  • Is there tenure clarification?
    No
  • Is there environmental education?
    Yes
  • 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?
    No