Katingan Mentaya REDD+ Peatland Conservation Project (Indonesia)
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 …
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Acuerdo de Carbono Forestal CAFI de Gabón
Gabon · Libreville · See the Gabon profile
El bosque tropical de 23,6 M ha de Gabón en la Cuenca del Congo (88 % del territorio, deforestación <0,08 %/año desde 1990) recibe pagos CAFI por resultados: US$17 M recibidos por las reducciones de 2016–2017; hasta US$150 M previstos para 2016–2025 a US$5/tonelada verificada.
23.6M ha (88% of territory)
Área forestal
<0.08%/yr since 1990
Tasa de deforestación
US$17M
Pago recibido (reducciones 2016-2017)
up to US$150M at US$5/t
Pagos previstos 2016-2025
Details
- Maturity
- Scaling
- Promoter
- Government of Gabon / Ministère des Eaux et Forêts / CAFI
- Period
- 2016-present
- Keywords
- Tropical forest, carbon, REDD+, Congo Basin, biodiversity
Context
Los 23,6M ha de selva tropical de la Cuenca del Congo de Gabón (88% del territorio, con deforestación por debajo del 0,08%/año desde 1990) reciben pagos basados en resultados de la Iniciativa para los Bosques de África Central (CAFI).
Results
Recibió US$17M por sus reducciones de 2016-2017, con hasta US$150M previstos para 2016-2025 a US$5 por tonelada verificada.
Implementation
Implementation detail (cost, timeline, staffing, conditions for success) is not yet available for this practice.
Data sources
Where this practice's information was retrieved from, and when.
- C-NAPSE web research — accessed 2026-06-21
- Government of Gabon / Ministère des Eaux et Forêts / CAFI — accessed 2026-06-21
- Africa Renewal / UN – Gabon first African country to receive REDD+ payment — accessed 2026-06-21
- UNDP – Gabon first payment under CAFI agreement — accessed 2026-06-21
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