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Ghana Cocoa Forest REDD+ Programme (GCFRP)

Ghana · Kumasi · See the Ghana profile

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 Bank FCPF ERPA (2019–2024): up to US $50 M for 10 M tCO2e. First payment: US $4.86 M for 972,456 tCO2e (Jan 2023).

5.9M ha
Programme area
140,000+
Cocoa farmers engaged
US$4.86M for 972,456 tCO2e
First results-based payment (Jan 2023)
up to US$50M / 10M tCO2e
ERPA value (2019–2024)

Details

Maturity
Scaling
Promoter
Ghana Forestry Commission / Ghana Cocoa Board (COCOBOD)
Period
2019-present
Keywords
Forest, carbon, cocoa agroforestry, REDD+

Context

The Ghana Cocoa Forest REDD+ Programme (GCFRP) is the world's first commodity-based REDD+ programme, covering the High Forest Zone and engaging cocoa farmers across designated hotspot areas under a World Bank FCPF Emission Reductions Payment Agreement (2019–2024).

Results

The programme spans 5.9 million ha with more than 140,000 cocoa farmers; its first results-based payment of US$4.86 million was made for 972,456 tCO2e in January 2023, under an ERPA worth up to US$50 million for 10 million tCO2e.

Implementation

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