Project/Juridiction proponent

Project/Juridiction Partners

Project characteristics

• ID-RECCO ID
  351
• Project status 2022
  TBC
• Project name
  Mount Cameroon National Park REDD Project
• Secondary name
  REDD+ around Mount Cameroon, southwest region of Cameroon
• Country
  Cameroon
• Last IDRECCO update year
  2020
• Size (in hectare)
  58178
• Start year
  ND
• End year
  ND
• Duration
  ND
• Project description
  The ecologically valuable region is under serious threat of deforestation, caused by local villagers through the establishment of cash crops, mainly for cocoa-plantations. Deforestation was avoided by the development and implementation of a REDD+ project. This project was inherently connected to the newly established Mt. Cameroon National Park. The REDD+ project financed both the administration of the National Park as well as compensation measures in the surrounding villages. A feasibility study conductedin 2008 by GFA ENVEST and funded by the German Development Bank (KfW) evaluated the threat of permanent deforestation in the Mt. Cameroon region, identified drivers of deforestation, screened appropriate mitigation strategies and developed a baseline scenario. In May 2009, GFA ENVEST visited the project site, investigated the legal project structure and discussed project setup with the Ministry of Forestry and Wildlife and the Ministry for Environment and Nature Protection. As the national park was established in spring 2010, the REDD+ project development was envisaged to start in autumn 2010.
• Objective 1
  biodiversity conservation
• Objective 2
  climate
• Objective 3
  ND
• Deforestation drivers
  industrial agriculture or cattle ranching, slash and burn agriculture
• Type of forest
  ND
• Project activity
  REDD
• Project Type
  REDD
• Details for Afforestation/Reforestation activity
  NA
• Multiple locations?
  No
• Jurisdiction level 1
  Province : Southwest
• Jurisdiction level 2
  Departments : Meme and Fako

Carbon accounting

• Crediting period
  ND
• Period to calculate annual carbon credits
• Annual carbon credits
• Total carbon credits
  ND
• Leakage is expected?
  ND
• Carbon pools included
  ND
• Gasses included
  ND
• Reference period start year
  ND
• Reference period end year
  ND
• Carbon standard 1
  none

Carbon certification

• Carbon standard 1 Progress
  ND
• Carbon standard 1 Publication date
  ND
• Carbon standard 1 Weblinks
  ND
• 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://theredddesk.org/countries/initiatives/mount-cameroon-national-park-redd-project ; http://www.gfa-group.de/envest/projects/gfa_envest_projects_eng_3431628.html ; http://www.fornis.net/system/files/Presentation%20Abdon%20REDD_IUFRO-FORNESSA.pdf ; http://theredddesk.org/sites/default/files/resources/pdf/2010/IUCN_ELC_2009_REDD-Legal-Frameworks_CASE-STUDY-CAMEROON.pdf ; http://www.protectedplanet.net/sites/Mont_Cameroun_National_Park ;

Community level intervention

• Any monetary benefits?
  Yes
• Monetary benefit type
  Conditional
• Monetary benefit detail
  Community efforts for preserving/increasing carbon stock will be remunerated through conservation credits and bonuses
• Provides employment?
  ND
• Are there non-cash benefits?
  Yes
• Economic activities - type
  ecotourism | microenterprise
• Is there tenure clarification?
  Yes
• Is there environmental education?
  No
• 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?
  Yes