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Gola Rainforest REDD+ Project (Sierra Leone)

Sierra Leone · Kenema · See the Sierra Leone profile

West Africa's only REDD+ national park project: 71,070 ha of Upper Guinea rainforest, protecting 19 Mt CO2 and reducing ~500,000 tCO2e/yr. VCS + CCBA certified; RSPB, Government of Sierra Leone and Conservation Society of Sierra Leone co-manage with 7 Gola chiefdoms.

71,070 ha
Rainforest protected
19M tCO2
Carbon protected
~500,000 tCO2e/yr
Annual emission reductions
Gola Rainforest REDD+ Project (Sierra Leone)

Details

Maturity
Established
Promoter
RSPB / Conservation Society of Sierra Leone
Period
2013-present
Keywords
Tropical rainforest, carbon, biodiversity, REDD+

Context

The Gola Rainforest REDD+ Project protects Upper Guinea rainforest in Sierra Leone, co-managed by the RSPB, the Government of Sierra Leone, the Conservation Society of Sierra Leone and seven Gola chiefdoms, and is certified under Verra VCS and CCBA.

Results

It covers 71,070 ha, protecting 19 Mt CO2 of stored carbon and reducing about 500,000 tCO2e per year.

Implementation

Implementation detail (cost, timeline, staffing, conditions for success) is not yet available for this practice.

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