Luangwa Community Forests Project
Project/Juridiction proponent
Name | Website | Location of headquarters | Organization type |
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BioCarbon Partners | #http://biocarbonpartners.com/# | Zambia | Private for profit |
Project/Juridiction Partners
Name | Website | Location of headquarters | Organization type |
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Munyamadzi Game Ranch | ND | Zambia | Private for profit |
Pia Manzi Wildlife Limited and Luansemfwa Safaris Limited | ND | Zambia | Private for profit |
United States Agency for International Development (USAID) | ND | Zambia | NGO/private non for profit |
Bee Sweet | ND | Zambia | ND |
Department of National Parks and Wildlife (DNPW) | ND | Zambia | Public |
Forestry Department (FD) | ND | Zambia | Public |
Ministry of Agriculture | ND | Zambia | Public |
Ministry of Chiefs and Traditional Affairs Provincial Office | ND | Zambia | Public |
Project characteristics
- ID-RECCO ID454
- Project status 2022Ongoing
- Project nameLuangwa Community Forests Project
- Secondary name
- CountryZambia
- Last IDRECCO update year2020
- Size (in hectare)943676
- Start yearND
- End year2045
- Duration30
- Project descriptionThe Luangwa Community Forests Project is a large scale grouped REDD+ project. The project will generate emissions reductions through avoided deforestation, using the following mitigation activities: Direct conservation support, Engagement and capacity building with key Government and community stakeholders, Performance-based payments to community stakeholders delivered through local institutions, Promoting alternative livelihood activities including: conservation agriculture, non-timber forest product livelihoods, and sustainable enterprise development.
- Objective 1biodiversity conservation
- Objective 2social development
- Objective 3climate
- Deforestation driverslocal livelihoods
- Type of forestdry
- Project activityREDD
- Project TypeREDD
- Details for Afforestation/Reforestation activityNA
- Multiple locations?Yes
- Jurisdiction level 1Province: Lusaka
- Jurisdiction level 2District: Rufunsa
Carbon accounting
- Crediting period2015-2045
- Period to calculate annual carbon credits
- Annual carbon credits
- Total carbon credits83598204
- Leakage is expected?yes
- Carbon pools includedAbove ground biomass | Below ground biomass | Soil organic carbon
- Gasses includedCO2
- Reference period start year2007
- Reference period end year2017
- Carbon standard 1CCB
Carbon certification
- Carbon standard 1 Progresscertified
- Carbon standard 1 Publication date43752
- Carbon standard 1 Weblinkshttps://registry.verra.org/mymodule/ProjectDoc/Project_ViewFile.asp?FileID=28860&IDKEY=iiofj09234rm9oq4jndsma80vcalksdjf98cxkjaf90823nmq3q39797940
- Carbon standard 1 Expiry dateND
- Carbon standard 2VCS
- Carbon standard 2 Progresscertified
- Carbon standard 2 Publication date43752
- Carbon standard 2 Weblinkshttps://registry.verra.org/mymodule/ProjectDoc/Project_ViewFile.asp?FileID=28860&IDKEY=iiofj09234rm9oq4jndsma80vcalksdjf98cxkjaf90823nmq3q39797940
- Carbon standard 2 Expiry dateND
- Carbon standard 3none
- Carbon standard 3 ProgressND
- Carbon standard 3 Publication dateND
- Carbon standard 3 WeblinksND
- Carbon standard 3 Expiry dateND
- Source of informationhttps://registry.verra.org/app/projectDetail/VCS/1775 https://registry.verra.org/app/projectDetail/CCB/1775 https://registry.verra.org/mymodule/ProjectDoc/Project_ViewFile.asp?FileID=28861&IDKEY=f903q4jsafkasjfu90amnmasdfkaidflnmdf9348r09dmfasdf39799319
Community level intervention
- Any monetary benefits?Yes
- Monetary benefit typeConditional
- Monetary benefit detailPerformance-based payments to community stakeholders delivered through local institutions: payment of conservation fees
- Provides employment?Yes
- Are there non-cash benefits?Yes
- Economic activities - typeagriculture | NTFP | other
- Is there tenure clarification?No
- Is there environmental education?Yes
- Is there forest access restriction or control/monitoring of deforestation?Yes
- Is there forest enhancement?Yes
- Is there community infrastracture improvement?Yes
- Is there other community benefits?Yes