Background

Kibale National Park in western Uganda is a relict forest of great importance for wildlife; boasting an outstanding 13 species of primates. Much of the forest was destroyed in the 1970s, and since the 1990s the Uganda Wildlife Authority and the FACE Foundation have been working in the park to restore this deforested area.

A major barrier to the natural regeneration of the forest is the growth of elephant grass, which restricts sapling growth. Substantial research has found the grass must be cut by hand before planting the saplings and then at least three times a year until enough of a canopy is formed by the trees to shade out the sunlight.

The project

Please note we do not currently fund any forestry projects with our carbon offsets sold online.

In its early days, ClimateCare funded the re-establishment of a rainforest with 30 or so native species of trees which, when mature, will be home to a number of endangered primates including chimpanzees.

Delivery note

At the point of development and funding this project for our Portfolio 2006/07, no internationally recognised standards existed for this project.  It is instead accredited to an 'SGS' forestry protocol. SGS is a UN approved DOE (CDM and VER project auditor) and widely recognised as an expert in forestry projects. We have the rights to emissions reductions from an area of land which is expected to store the equivalent carbon dioxide over a 99 year period (although the majority happens in the first 50 years) based on the calculations and the ground assessment by SGS. However, as this project is not operated to one of the internationally recognised standards, we cannot guarantee the delivery of exact volumes as we do with our other projects.

DOE - Designated Operational Entity
CDM - Clean Development Mechanism
VER - Voluntary Emission Reduction