Africa Biocarbon Projects Database Faith Wambui, Peter Minang and Susan Chomba 2010
Project
1
Agricultural Developmentsoil Carbon Project
2 Energy efficient stoves
Country Angola
Angola
Natural Resource Management Angola: Akavango river Village-based rangeland management of woody savanna & establishment of woodlots for carbon sequestration Benin Community based woody savanna management and Benin: Northern woodlot for carbon benin near sequestartion Parakou Rehabilitation of degraded lands in the Djidja area Benin
Type
Agricultural Development-Soil Carbon Energy efficient stoves (delivering reductions in the loss of non-renewable biomass)
3 Project
Natural resource management
4
Afforestation, sustainable forest management
carbon Amount
Mechanism
5300000 tCO2
7 Cameroon REDD Readiness
Cameroon
sustainable forest management Rehabilitation of degraded land sustainable forest management
8
Cameroon
Forestation
Cameroon
Reforestation
61380t CO2e
Cameroon
Forestation
50000t CO2e per year
Cameroon
Reforestation
2040t CO2e per year
Cameroon
Reforestation
14600t CO2e per year CDM
Afforestation
500000 tCO2 by 2012 and 1000000 tCO2 by 2017and2400000t CO2 over 30 years CDM
5 6
9
Northwest Cameroon Reforestation Reforestation communale use multiple savannah area of the province of AdamawaMeiganga in Cameroon
10 SNI Anacarde
5300000 tCO2 15230 tCO2e per Year CDM
CDM
Creation of Forestry Plantation
11 in Garoua, North Province
CDM
Alpicam Reforestation Project
12 in Kadey Department
15 Ecomakala
Democratic Republic of Congo Democratic Republic of Congo Democratic Republic of Congo
Avoided deforestation, Biodiversity conservation
180t CO2e per year 210000t C02e by 2012, 213000t CO2e by 2017
16
Democratic Republic of Congo
Reforestation
4000000t CO2e over 30 years
Ibi Batéké Carbon Sink
13 Plantation
14 Congo Kikwit Reforestation
Reforestation project using native species in MaringaLopori-Wamba region: Establishment of the 'Bonobo Peace Forest'
Forestation
CDM
Project 17 Energy efficient cook stoves
Country
Type
Brazzaville Area DRCongo Energy efficient stoves
18 project
Humbo assisted regeneration
Management of natural regeneration
19
Community based carbon sequestration project in the rift valley systems of Ethiopia
Ethiopia
Ethiopia
Afforestation
20
Community based rehabilitation of degraded ecosystems in selected parts of Ethipia for carbon sequestration and trade Ethiopia
21 22
23 24 25
26
Development of an incentive scheme for farmers (hill farming communities) to reforest degraded hill areas in the northern parts of Ethiopia Ethiopia Participatory approach to rehabilitate Degraded hills/ Ecosystems Ethiopia Promotion of legume-based agroforestry systems and home garden agriculture Ethiopia Reclamation of bush encroached rangelands Ethiopia Reforestation for fuel in the highlands of Ethiopia Ethiopia Establishment of Acacia woodland nature reserve in the Ethiopian Rift Valley system Ethiopia Bale Mountain Ecoregion Emission Reduction Assets Ethiopia
27 28 Gurage Zone Replantation 29 Wolkite Town Tree Planting Forest restoration and Sustainability in Ethiopia
30 31 A Rocha Ghana 32 Cultivation
34
Western kenya integrated Ecosystems management project
1890000.00 tCO2e
CDM
21000000 tCO2e
REDD
Agricultural management
Ecosystem restoration
Fuel woodlots
Woodland restoration Reforestation Forestation Agroforestry,forest restoration and sustian. Agriculture. Intends to sell VERs
Ghana
Forestation
Ghana
Afforestation
Kenya
CDM
Indigenous tree enrichment planting
Ethiopia
Kenya
29500t CO2e
Reforestation
Forestation
Green belt movement
33 biocarbon fund project
Mechanism
Reforestation on degraded land
Ethiopia
Ethiopia, Mr Damota near Soddo
carbon Amount
400000t CO2e
400000 t CO2e by Reforestation,Afforestation 2017. Promote conservation activities to control sediment and nutrient flow into Lake Victoria
CDM CDM
Project
Country
35 Busia local community initative Kenya Kenya 36 Kwale forestry initative Machakos and Kitui local community Forestry intitiative
37 38 Dakatcha woodlands
39
The international small group and tree planting program (TIST) The Kasigau Corridor REDD Project
40 41 Kenya Tree planting
2940000t CO2e for 36 years
Kenya
Reduced deforestation
6000000t CO2e
Kenya Kenya
Afforestation Avoided deforestation, Biodiversity conservation
4470000 tCO2 by 2030 CDM 3500000t CO2e by 2018 REDD
Kenya
Forestation
45
Aberdare Range / Mt. Kenya Small Scale Reforestation Initiative - Kirimara-Kithithina Small Scale A/R Project
46
47
48
49
Trees afforestation, reforestation, agroforestry
Kenya
44
43
Mechanism
Plantation Forest management, Reforestation and preservation
Aberdare Range / Mt. Kenya Small Scale Reforestation Initiative - Kirimara-Kiriti Small Scale A/R Project Kenya Aberdare Range/ Mt. Kenya Small Scale Reforestation Initiative - Kamae-Kipipiri Small Scale A/R Project Kenya Aberdare Range / Mt. Kenya Small Scale Reforestation Initiative - GathiuruKiamathege Small Scale A/R Project Kenya
42
Type
carbon Amount
Reforestation
CDM
Reforestation
CDM
Reforestation
CDM
Kenya
Reforestation
CDM
Kenya
Reforestation
CDM
Kenya
Reforestation
CDM
Kenya
Reforestation
CDM
Reforestation, sustainable development and carbon sequestration project in Kenyan Kenya degraded lands
Reforestation
CDM
Aberdare Range / Mt. Kenya Small Scale Reforestation Initiative - Kabaru-ThiguMugunda Small Scale A/R Project Aberdare Range/ Mt. Kenya Small Scale Reforestation Initiative - Kibaranyeki Small Scale A/R Project Aberdare Range / Mt. Kenya Small Scale Reforestation Initiative - Karuri Small Scale A/R Project
50 Reduced Deforestation Project Liberia
Reduced deforestation
51
Avoided deforeststaion, afforestation,sustainable forest management
Makira forest plateau (Mantadia Corridor REDD Initiative
Madagascar
9500000t CO2e over 30 years
REDD
Project
52
53
54
55
56 57
Andansibe-Mantadia biodiversity corridor Ankeniheny–Zahamena – Mantadia Biodiversity Conservation Corridor and Restoration Project
Country
Type
carbon Amount
Madagascar
Afforestation, Bioderversity conservation
400000t CO2 (Kyoto); 4000000t CO2 (NonKyoto) by 2017 REDD
Madagascar
Reduced deforestation, reforestation, Agroforestry
10000000tCO2e over 30 years
Vhodrazana Mantadia corridor conservation and restoration carbon project Madagascar Largescale application of restoration techniques and management of soil fertility especially in cropping systems with permanent vegetation cover minimum tillage in the region Bongolava Madagascar Madagascar Eco Eco Project Rehabilitation, Revegetation and agroforestry in the zone and Ankazobe Ambohi Madagascar Reforestation on degraded land for sustainable wood production of wood chips Madagascar
58 Zahamena Agroforesterie
61
Agriculture
1600 t CO2e
Agroforestry
86569 tCO2e
Reforestation Agroforestry
Madagascar
Reforestation, Restoration of degraded land
Madagascar Community Afforestation for CO2 sequestration, wood production and energy services, rehabilitation of degraded lands and improving the living conditions of peasants in the town of Antanetikely-Analamanga Region Madagascar
CDM
Reforestation,woodfuel plantation, agroforestry
Madagascar
Holistic Conservation
59 Programme for Forests 60 Dragon tree Rainforest
Mechanism
1860000t CO2 by 2035 (I-CERs) CDM pipeline 16000 t CO2e/1000ha/year
Reforestation
560 t CO2e per year
Afforestation
63600t CO2e
Reforestation
85756t CO2e
Reforestation Sustainable
62 environmental and community Madagascar Sustainable Community-based Reforestation via Carbon Offset payments in Ankotrofotsy Madagascar
63 64 Verama
65
Reforestation to preserve the forest Vohibe, Commune Ambalabe-Atsinanana Region
Reforestation
120000t CO2e
Madagascar
Plantation
30753t CO2e
Madagascar
Reforestation
127200t CO2e
CDM
Type
carbon Amount
Mechanism
66 the protected area Marolambo Madagascar
Reforestation
16000t CO2e
CDM
67 68 Hazovola
Madagascar
Reforestation
60000t CO2e
Madagascar
Forestataion
569844t CO2e
Afforestation
5125t CO2e
CDM
Reduced deforestation
610700t CO2e
REDD
Madagascar
Reduced deforestation
191683t CO2e
REDD
41850t CO2e per year CDM
Project
Country
Forest carbon projects within Forest Restoration CNRE Brickaville
70
Community afforestation for the production of firewood, construction wood and fruits, in three municipalities of the Ambato Boeni district (Boeny Region) Madagascar REDD Project of the Forest Community Ampanihy-South West Region Madagascar REDD and Reforestation oriented preservation of the forest in Makirovana Tsihomanaomby-Sava Region Reforestation of degraded lands and cashewnut production in the Masiloka Peninsula, Madagascar Tree planting and forest management for carbon sequestration
Madagascar
Reforestation of degraded lands
Malawi
Reforestation of farmland
74 Haryana afforestation project
Malawi
Forestation
71
72 73
CDM
75 Project
Mali
Reforestation
The project is expected to sequester around 300,000 tons of CO2e by 2017 and 800,000 tons of CO2e by 2035.
76
Mali
Reforestation
20267t CO2e
CDM
Mali
Reforestation
370000.00 tCO2e
CDM
78 Acacia community plantations Mali
Reforestation
950000t CO2
Acacia Senegal Plantation
77
79
Agrocarbulants Locaux, Territoire Rural et Energie au Mali (ALTERRE) Mali Acacia community plantations
Planting Jatropha curcas for rural energy and carbon sequestration Carbon from communities
80 projects
Rehabilitation of degraded Mali lands Mali: About 250KM north of Bamako Forestation
Participatory Rehabilitation of
81 Degraded Lands in Mauritania Mauritania Nhambita Community Carbon
82 Project
Mozambique
83 Gorongosa Forestry
Mozambique
2,960 tCO2e/year
Rehabilitation of degraded land Afforestation , Reforestation, Avoided deforestation, woodlots, agroforestry systems 500000 t CO2 50000t CO2e per year, 2132715t CO2e over Reforestation, Agroforestry 99 years
CDM
Project
Country
Zambezi delta carbon
Mozambique in Zambezi delta
84 livelihoods project
85 86 87
Quirimbus livelihood Carbon project Ondangwa Namibia Reforestation Planting in Schools in Northern Namimbia
Type
Avoided deforestation, reforestation, sustainable agricultural systems
Mechanism
123633t CO2e per year
Mozambique: Avoided deforestation, near Quirimbus reforestation, sustainable national park agricultural systems
1369397t CO2e per year
Namibia
Forestation
42t CO2e per year
Namibia
Plantation
Niger
Reforestation
Acacia Senegal Plantation
88 Project
carbon Amount
330000.00 tCO2e 1800000t CO2 by 2017
Sequestration of carbon in soil
89 organic matter (SOCSOM) 90 Kaolack Agroforestry
Senegal
Agriculture
Senegal
Forestation
91 Asyila Gum Company SARL
Senegal
Reforestation
5019972t CO2e in 30 years
92 West African deltas in 3 years Senegal
Reforestation
1028226.4t CO2e by 2017
93
Afforestation, Reforestation
52875t CO2e by 2012
Reforestation
22960t CO2e for 14 years
Reforestation of degraded lands
32,185 tCO2e/year
CDM
Afforestation
99,590 tCO2e/year
CDM
Magrove reforestation in 3
94 95 96
PRESAL (Restoration of lands in the senegal groundnut basin)
Senegal
Improving the living conditions of the local population of the Sine-Saloum Delta through mangrove ecosystem restoration Senegal Reforestation of the former ICS mining site in Thies region, Senegal Senegal Restoration of lands affected by saltiness in the Senegal groundnut basin Senegal Participatory Rehabilitation of
97 Degraded Lands in Senegal
Senegal
CDM
Rehabilitation of degraded lands
Ferncliffe-Tshalanimithi Nature
98 reserve
South Africa Amakhala Conservation Centre Planting South Africa
Forestation
South Africa
Forestation
99 100 Qwa Qwa Reforestation
101 102
Carbon sequestration in peace parks in Africa-Promoting TransSouth(ern) frontier Africa Community based rangeland rehabilitation for carbon sequestration Sudan
103 Kilombero valley teak company Tanzania
9000t CO2e
Forestation 150t CO2e per year
Reforestation and Restoration
Reversal of land degradation Afforestation
CDM
Project
Country
Type
carbon Amount
500000t CO2e by 2012, 1000000t CO2e by 2017, 2400000t CO2e over 30 years REDD
Tanzania REDD Investment
104 from Norway
Tanzania
Reduced deforestation
105
Tanzania
Afforestation, Reforestation
The Uchindile and Mapanda Forest Project
106 Commercial plantation projects Tanzania
107
The international small group and tree planting program (TIST)
Participatory Environmental Management Programme (PEMA)
108 109 Idete Forest Project(IFP) 110 111
Plantation
2873417t CO2e 2300000t CO2 expected in Uganda
Tanzania Morogoro, Tanga, Kigoma, Dodoma Afforestation 1500000.00t CO2e Tanzania, (Wami River Catchment Highland Forests) Environmental management 185000 t CO2e
Tanzania Nile Basin Reforestation Project 3 Uganda Nile Basin Reforestation Project 1 Uganda Nile Basin Reforestation Project 4 Uganda
Mechanism
AFOLU
CDM
Reforestation
3059200t CO2e
CDM
Reforestation
116813.00 tCO2e
CDM
Reforestation
CDM
Reforestation
CDM
113 2
Reforestation
CDM
114
Reforestation
CDM
112
Nile Basin Reforestation Project Uganda Nile Basin Reforestation Project 5 Uganda
115 The Kikonda forest reserve
Uganda
Afforestation & reforestation 200000t CO2e
116
Uganda
Reforestation
117
118
Forest rehabilitation in Kibale national parks Forest rehabilitation in Mt. Elgon
Uganda
Trees for global benefits-Plan vivo project
Uganda Bushenyi, Hoima and masindi Districts Reforestation
Forestation
Forest rehabilitation, Agroforestry
900000t CO2 by 2012, 10000 t CO2 over 100 year period CDM 6750000 t CO2e by 2012 and 10500000 t CO2 over a lifetime (99 years)
Plantation
1500000t CO2e by 2012 and 2300000t CO2e by 2017
121 Nanga farms
Uganda Guatemala Uganda Bushenyi, Kabale, Kanungu Uganda, Luwero district
122 Busoga Forestry project
Uganda, Mid eastern Uganda Forestation
123 Forest fruits
Uganda, Mityana district Agroforestry
119 FACE Uganda AES-Care
120
The international small group and tree planting program (TIST)
AIJ 7100000t CO2 over 99 years
Plantation
2411t CO2e per year 17500t CO2e per year, 350,000t CO2e in 20 years
CDM
Project
124 125 126
Country
Type
Uganda, Namwasa reforestation project Mubende Reforestation National Forest Authority Rwoho Project Uganda, Rwoho Reforestation Rwoho Forest Community Uganda, Rwoho, Conservation Project CFR Afforestation
127 Commercial plantation projects Uganda National Forestry credit development Facility (FCDF)
128 129 Kawaza Village Planting
Zambia
Plantation multi-stakeholder community reforestation
Zambia
Forestation
carbon Amount
260000t CO2 over 20 years (t-CERs)
Mechanism CDM
CDM 2300000t CO2 expected in Uganda
