Project/Juridiction proponent

Project/Juridiction Partners

Project characteristics

• ID-RECCO ID
  430
• Project status 2022
  Ongoing
• Project name
  TIST Program in Kenya, VCS 005
• Secondary name
  TIST Program in Kenya CCB-002; The International Small Group and Tree Planting Program, Kenya, VCS-005; PROJECT DESCRIPTION FOR TIST PROGRAM IN KENYA VCS-005
• Country
  Kenya
• Last IDRECCO update year
  2020
• Size (in hectare)
  2556
• Start year
  ND
• End year
  2033
• Duration
  30
• Project description
  TIST provides an administrative backbone that supplies training in building nurseries, tree planting, conservation farming, building fuel-efficient stoves and malaria and HIV/AIDS prevention.
• Objective 1
  climate
• Objective 2
  biodiversity conservation
• Objective 3
  return on investment
• Deforestation drivers
  industrial agriculture or cattle ranching, local livelihoods
• Type of forest
  dry|humid
• Project activity
  ARR
• Project Type
  ARR
• Details for Afforestation/Reforestation activity
  agroforestry, plantation
• Multiple locations?
  Yes
• Jurisdiction level 1
  Provinces : Central, Rift Valley and Eastern
• Jurisdiction level 2
  District : Meru and Laikipia

Carbon accounting

• Crediting period
  2004-2033
• Period to calculate annual carbon credits
• Annual carbon credits
• Total carbon credits
  2600818
• Leakage is expected?
  no
• Carbon pools included
  Above ground biomass | Below ground biomass | Other
• Gasses included
  CO2
• Reference period start year
  1990
• Reference period end year
  2000
• Carbon standard 1
  VCS

Carbon certification

• Carbon standard 1 Progress
  certified
• Carbon standard 1 Publication date
  40893
• Carbon standard 1 Weblinks
  https://registry.verra.org/mymodule/ProjectDoc/Project_ViewFile.asp?FileID=20939&IDKEY=diquwesdfmnk0iei23nnm435oiojnc909dsflk9809adlkmlkf228874881
• Carbon standard 1 Expiry date
  ND
• Carbon standard 2
  CCB
• Carbon standard 2 Progress
  In Process
• Carbon standard 2 Publication date
  44280
• Carbon standard 2 Weblinks
  https://registry.verra.org/mymodule/ProjectDoc/Project_ViewFile.asp?FileID=51685&IDKEY=k903q4jsafkasjfu90amnmasdfkaidflnmdf9348r09dmfasdf871273615
• 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://registry.verra.org/app/projectDetail/VCS/737 https://registry.verra.org/app/projectDetail/CCB/737

Community level intervention

• Any monetary benefits?
  Yes
• Monetary benefit type
  Conditional
• Monetary benefit detail
  payments are paid at least annually based on the number of live trees counted each year. The payments are $0.02 per tree per year and are initially of greater value than the value of the carbon. Ultimately, the Small Groups will receive 70% of the net carbon revenues. farmers receive an annual advance on their potential carbon revenues | tree payment based on live tree counts and the long-term profit sharing arrangement with the Small Groups
• Provides employment?
  Yes
• Are there non-cash benefits?
  Yes
• Economic activities - type
  agroforestry | fuel efficient stoves | 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?
  Yes