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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
Forêt tropicale protégée
19M tCO2
Carbone protégé
~500,000 tCO2e/yr
Réductions d'émissions annuelles
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

Le projet REDD+ de la forêt de Gola protège la forêt tropicale de Haute-Guinée en Sierra Leone, cogérée par la RSPB, le gouvernement de la Sierra Leone, la Conservation Society of Sierra Leone et sept chefferies de Gola, et certifiée selon les normes Verra VCS et CCBA.

Results

Il couvre 71 070 ha, protégeant 19 millions de tCO2 de carbone stocké et réduisant environ 500 000 tCO2e par an.

Implementation

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