Blue Carbon - Community Project for Deforestation Prevention
Guinea-Bissau
2012-2019
Funding
BioGuinea Foundation (FBG) by MAVA and FFEM
Objectives
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To promote the conservation of forests and biodiversity in a region at high risk of deforestation, but where well-preserved and significant forest patches still exist;
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To contribute to maintaining soil fertility, agricultural productivity, food security, and the livelihoods of local populations;
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Involving key land-use stakeholders in conservation activities that facilitate financial flows with positive effects;
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To contribute to the fulfillment of national development strategies that integrate climate change into policies, while simultaneously supporting the country's international commitments to the UNFCCC.
Positive impacts
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In addition to protecting Pterocarpus erinaceus , which is included in CITES, reducing deforestation contributes to the maintenance of habitats of great ecological importance: for example, those of five of the seven existing species of sea turtles; and those of Crocodylus niloticus ; Hippopotamus amphibious ; and Pan troglodytes verus .
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Reducing deforestation also helps sustain the supply of a variety of essential goods and services to local communities. For example, maintaining the production of oysters, crabs, shellfish, or a steady supply of firewood.
RESULTS
Project area (PA):
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181 200 ha
Deforestation rate (2011–2016):
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Reduced from 0.9% (baseline) to 0.4%
Tons of carbon per stratum:
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Terrestrial forest – 190 tCO2/ha
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Mangrove – 180 tCO2/ha
Credits:
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302,043 VCUs (2011–2016), approximately $1,510,215
Participatory Rural Appraisal:
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Forest degradation caused by firewood collection is minimal – less than 10% of the sample
On-the-job training:
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14 forest rangers received training and participated in fieldwork
PROJECT PROCESS | Phases of the CBADP Emissions Reduction Project
The image below identifies the completed phases (phases I to VI) and the phase under development (phase VII). Phases V and VI are repeated every 5 years to allow for the periodic issuance of additional VCUs.
Fieldwork and capacity building | 2017
In 2017, a field campaign was conducted in the project area with the aim of developing activities related to:
Data collection and on-the-job training | Data collection to validate allometric equations through non-destructive estimation of tree volume and on-the-job training provided to local technicians on this topic.
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Participatory Rural Appraisal and on-the-job training | Data collection to validate allometric equations through non-destructive estimation of tree volume and on-the-job training provided to local technicians on this subject.
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Awareness-raising | Raising awareness about the REDD process, the implementation of the VCS project in the Cacheu and Cantanhez parks, and the importance of forest conservation at three levels: central level: IBAP technical staff; regional level: park directors and forest rangers; local level: local communities.
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