Carbon Project
Iroko Restoration Project - Cameroon
Location
Congo Basin, Cameroon
Size
14,000 hectares
Focus
Communal rainforest restoration
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The Iroko Restoration Project (“Iroko”) is a reforestation project in East Cameroon that aims to restore nearly 14,000 hectares of degraded forest in the Congo Basin rainforest – the “Green Lungs” of Africa.
This land has been degraded for decades, caused by logging and slash-and-burn agriculture. Named after the culturally significant Iroko tree (Milicia excelsa), which in West African folklore brings misfortune if cut down, the project reflects our mission to protect and regenerate these landscapes for the long-term.
In addition to issuing approximately 5 million tCO2e Verified Carbon Units (VCUs), the project will generate income opportunities and revenue sharing back to the local Ndélélé and Bétaré-Oya communities.
This project is based on Verra’s VM0047 Afforestation, Reforestation, and Revegetation (ARR) methodology, and has been listed Under Validation (UV) with Verra (ID: 5858).
Additionally, our Terraware software will offer real-time progress tracking of restoration activities for standardized, high-integrity monitoring. Field surveys, camera traps, and advanced tools like eDNA for tracking fauna and flora diversity are currently being assessed as methods of tracking biodiversity impacts.
Additionally, our Terraware software will offer real-time progress tracking of restoration activities for standardized, high-integrity monitoring. Field surveys, camera traps, and advanced tools like eDNA for tracking fauna and flora diversity are currently being assessed as methods of tracking biodiversity impacts.
This project offers investors a rare opportunity to back one of Africa’s most biodiverse restoration efforts. We're planting 25 native species which will help restore biological complexity and critical habitats.
This project offers investors a rare opportunity to back one of Africa’s most biodiverse restoration efforts. We're planting 25 native species which will help restore biological complexity and critical habitats.
The Iroko Restoration Project will create hundreds of local jobs and share a portion of future carbon revenues with local communities and councils through its benefit-sharing mechanism, including Communal Development Funds.
The Iroko Restoration Project will create hundreds of local jobs and share a portion of future carbon revenues with local communities and councils through its benefit-sharing mechanism, including Communal Development Funds.
Over 2,500 hectares will be dedicated to cacao trees near existing farming communities. Once fullyestablished, the agroforestry system is expected to generate significant annual income for the localstakeholders.
Over 2,500 hectares will be dedicated to cacao trees near existing farming communities. Once fullyestablished, the agroforestry system is expected to generate significant annual income for the localstakeholders.
Terraformation has partnered with Iroko Analytics and the Centre Technique de la Forêt Communale (CTFC) to launch the Iroko Restoration Project. Iroko Analytics brings experience in developing and managing restoration and carbon projects across Africa, while CTFC contributes deep regional expertise in community and council forest management.
Terraformation has partnered with Iroko Analytics and the Centre Technique de la Forêt Communale (CTFC) to launch the Iroko Restoration Project. Iroko Analytics brings experience in developing and managing restoration and carbon projects across Africa, while CTFC contributes deep regional expertise in community and council forest management.
Verra sets the world’s leading standards for climate action and sustainable development. The Verified Carbon Standard (VCS) is the most widely used GHG crediting program. The Climate, Community & Biodiversity Standard (CCB) indicates that a project mitigates climate change, supports local communities, and protects vulnerable species.
