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Good practice ★ 87 Evidence: Descriptive / self-reported

Mpingo Conservation & Development Initiative (Tanzania)

Africa's first FSC community forest (2009): MCDI supports 40+ communities managing 410,000+ ha of Tanzanian miombo woodland, with 150,000 ha FSC-certified. REDD+ …

Kilwa Masoko, Tanzania
Good practice ★ 87 Evidence: Observational / pre–post

Katingan Mentaya REDD+ Peatland Conservation Project (Indonesia)

World's largest forest-based avoided-emissions project: 157,875 ha of tropical peatland in Central Kalimantan verified at 7.5M tCO2e/yr under Verra VCS+CCB Gold, protecting …

Palangkaraya, Indonesia
Good practice ★ 80 Evidence: Descriptive / self-reported

Noel Kempff Mercado Climate Action Project (Bolivia)

Since 1997, TNC and partners paid Bolivia to retire logging rights on ~600,000 ha of Amazon/Cerrado forest bordering Noel Kempff Mercado National …

San Ignacio de Velasco, Bolivia
Good practice ★ 73 Evidence: Observational / pre–post

Ghana Cocoa Forest REDD+ Programme (GCFRP)

World's first commodity-based REDD+ programme: 5.9 M ha of Ghana's High Forest Zone with 140,000+ cocoa farmers in 6 hotspot areas. World …

Kumasi, Ghana
Good practice ★ 73 Evidence: Observational / pre–post

Kasigau Corridor REDD+ Project (Kenya)

Kenya's first REDD+ project: Wildlife Works protects 200,000 ha of dry Acacia-Commiphora forest between Tsavo East and West National Parks, with 13.9 …

Voi, Kenya
Good practice ★ 73 Evidence: Observational / pre–post

West Arnhem Land Fire Abatement (WALFA)

Aboriginal-owned carbon project in western Arnhem Land: Traditional Owners apply strategic early dry-season burning over 28,000 km2 to reduce late-season wildfires, earning …

Jabiru, Australia
Good practice ★ 73 Evidence: Observational / pre–post

Trees for Global Benefits (Plan Vivo, Uganda)

A 20-year Plan Vivo agroforestry-carbon scheme run by ECOTRUST: 50,000+ smallholders, 34,000 ha, ~7.5 MtCO2, US$8.7M in performance-based payments, with most revenue …

Mbarara, Uganda
Good practice ★ 73 Evidence: Descriptive / self-reported

Woodland Carbon Code (UK)

The UK's government-backed standard for woodland-creation carbon: validated projects are predicted to sequester ~13 MtCO2 over their lifetime, with a public registry …

Edinburgh, United Kingdom
Good practice ★ 67 Evidence: Descriptive / self-reported

EthioTrees Dryland Restoration Project (Tigray, Ethiopia)

Plan Vivo- and Gold Standard-certified dryland restoration in Tigray, Ethiopia: landless and smallholder farmers have restored 30,000+ ha since 2016, sequestering a …

Dogu'a Tembien, Ethiopia