Sofala Community Carbon | Project Information
| Location |
Gorongosa National Park, Sofala province, Mozambique |
| Project coordinator |
Envirotrade | Go to website |
| Activities |
Agroforestry, avoided deforestation and forest conservation |
| Area under management |
11,744 hectares |
Participants
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2799 |
| Plan Vivo Status |
Registered Plan Vivo project |
| Verification status |
Verified by Rainforest Alliance November 2010.Next audit due before November 2015. |
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Project news/updates
 2010 | the FAO’s ‘Climate-Smart Agriculture’ review highlights the Plan Vivo project in Mozambique, Sofala Community Carbon, as an example of how carbon sequestration through land use, land use change and forestry (LULUCF) can both promote sustainable rural livelihoods as well as generate verifiable carbon emissions reductions for the international community.
Plan Vivo Certificates
| Total Plan Vivo Certificates issued |
342,423 |
| Emissions reductions capacity |
100,000 tCO2 per annum |
| Next delivery date |
30th December 2012 |
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Project Documents
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More project news…
2009 | Carbon finance used for local school building.
The Nhambita Community Association is building a second school in the community using income from payments for ecosystem services.
By implementing a forest management programme in 12,000 hectares of community forest, the community receive payments for ecosystem services enabling them to self-fund the second school. Students have been learning outside since the old school was damaged (pictured).
The Nhambita Community Association is building a second school in the community using income from payments for ecosystem services.
