Improving Rural Livelihoods Through Carbon Sequestration By Adopting Environment Friendly Technology based Agroforestry Practices

Project/Juridiction proponent

NameWebsiteLocation of headquartersOrganization type
VEDA Climate Change Solutions Ltd#http://vccslindia.org/#IndiaPrivate for profit
JK Paper Ltd.#http://www.jkpaper.com/#IndiaPrivate for profit

Project/Juridiction Partners

NameWebsiteLocation of headquartersOrganization type
The Okinawa Electric Power Co., Inc.NDIndiaPrivate for profit
TEPCO (The Tokyo Electric Power Co., Inc.)NDIndiaPrivate for profit
Suntory Holdings LimitedNDIndiaPrivate for profit
Kingdom of Spain - Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Environment and Ministry of Economy and CompetitivenessNDIndiaPublic
Sumitomo Joint Electric Power Co., Ltd.NDIndiaPrivate for profit
Sumitomo ChemicalNDIndiaPrivate for profit
Ministry of Sustainable Development and Infrastructure, LuxembourgNDIndiaPublic
ldemitsu Kosan Co., Ltd.NDIndiaPrivate for profit

Project characteristics

  • ID-RECCO ID
    580
  • Project status 2022
    Ongoing
  • Project name
    Improving Rural Livelihoods Through Carbon Sequestration By Adopting Environment Friendly Technology based Agroforestry Practices
  • Secondary name
  • Country
    India
  • Last IDRECCO update year
    2020
  • Size (in hectare)
    3607
  • Start year
    ND
  • End year
    2033
  • Duration
    30
  • Project description
    The project will mobilize resource-poor farmers to raise tree plantations on farmlands. It proposes to link resource poor farmers and end users of wood products in order to optimize the land use and to facilitate the co-ordination of wood producers, agronomists, financial institutions and non governmental organizations to improve the livelihood opportunities of rural households. The project activity is implemented on the degraded farmlands or lands used for rainfed subsistence agriculture. The project objectives are: - Generating high-quality greenhouse gas removals by sinks. - Developing plantation and agro forestry models, which can provide multiple benefits to farmers in terms of timber, firewood and non-wood forest products. - Providing additional income and to promote livelihoods of resource poor farmers through carbon revenues. - Reforesting degraded lands to control soil and water erosion and reclaim lands. - Reducing the dependence of industry on natural forests thereby conserving biodiversity. - Building capacity of various stakeholders to benefit from global mechanisms.
  • Objective 1
    development, social development
  • Objective 2
    climate
  • Objective 3
    biodiversity conservation
  • Deforestation drivers
    ND
  • Type of forest
    dry
  • Project activity
    ARR
  • Project Type
    ARR
  • Details for Afforestation/Reforestation activity
    agroforestry, plantation
  • Multiple locations?
    Yes
  • Jurisdiction level 1
    States : Orissa and Andhra Pradesh
  • Jurisdiction level 2
    District : Rayagada, Koraput and Kalahandi, Visakhapatnam, Srikakulam, and Vizianagaram

Carbon accounting

  • Crediting period
    2004-2033
  • Period to calculate annual carbon credits
  • Annual carbon credits
  • Total carbon credits
    10700876
  • Leakage is expected?
    no
  • Carbon pools included
    Above ground biomass | Below ground biomass
  • Gasses included
    CH4 | CO2 | N2O
  • Reference period start year
    1990
  • Reference period end year
    2000
  • Carbon standard 1
    CDM

Carbon certification

  • Carbon standard 1 Progress
    certified
  • Carbon standard 1 Publication date
    40595
  • Carbon standard 1 Weblinks
    https://cdm.unfccc.int/filestorage/Y/Z/C/YZC0GL12XOEW4Q5TR7UP6M3JVH9ABN/Validation%20Report.pdf?t=dlF8cWgwN3plfDANT0TSFPy1JioE8Pwyj34H
  • 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://www.forestcarbonportal.com/project/improving-rural-livelihoods-through-carbon-sequestration-adopting-environment-friendly-techn; http://cdm.unfccc.int/Projects/DB/TUEV-SUED1298895593.56/view; http://www.vccslindia.org/biocf_project-improving_rural_livelihoods

Community level intervention

  • Any monetary benefits?
    Yes
  • Monetary benefit type
    Non-conditional
  • Monetary benefit detail
    guaranteed purchase system: The wood will be sold by the farmers at the highest price to the paper mills |
  • Provides employment?
    Yes
  • Are there non-cash benefits?
    Yes
  • Economic activities - type
    agroforestry
  • 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?
    ND
  • Is there other community benefits?
    ND