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Project title: Promoting the implementation of National REDD+ initiatives and enhancing the
capacity for result-based-financing in Tanzania.
Support area III: Conservation and sustainable use of natural carbon sinks / REDD+
Partner Institutions for embedding in the country of implementation/target area:
TFS, VPO, NCMC(?)
2. Brief description
The project aims at address the major drawbacks for REDD+ implementation and enhancing
the capacity for result-basedREDD+ financing in Tanzania. The project will contribute to the
national MRV system and REL assessment and to establish the financial mechanisms and long
term strategy for conservation and sustainable use of carbon sinks. Meanwhile the project will
increase the long term capacity of local and national institutions to integrate natural capital
conservation and socio-economic development.
The project builds upon the lesson learned from REDD+ pilot projects and Participatory Forest
Management initiatives in the country. The project aims at address the major drawbacks to REDD+
implementation and enhancing the capacity for result-based REDD+ financing in Tanzania. The project
will contribute to the national MRV system and REL assessment and to establish the financial
mechanisms and the long term strategy for conservation and sustainable use of carbon sinks.
Meanwhile the project will increase the long term capacity of local and national institutions to integrate
natural capital conservation and socio-economic development. It will target three large scale landscapes
as case studies which will provide the basis for scaling up the approach at national scale.
3. Project Concept
Current situation (max 1400 character in bullet form)
 Tanzania suffers from high rates of deforestation and forest degradation which are
among the main sources of carbon emission.
 REDD+ policy has been initiated through adoption of a national strategy and legal
frameworks supporting participatory forest management (PFM) to promote emission
reduction and poverty alleviation.
 PFM experiences and REDD+ pilot projects face difficulties in accessing carbon markets
and inadequate financial mechanisms for benefit sharing. This situation could decrease
community participation and accelerate carbon emissions. Inadequate land tenure clarity
and land use plans hinder REDD+ implementation.
 Efforts for establishing Monitoring Reporting and Verification (MRV) system and
Reference Emission Level (REL) exist but are not coordinated between the national and
local actions, and REL are still missing due to insufficient data and analysis capacity.
 Tanzanian forests include important biodiversity hotspots and water towers where
conservation initiatives have been taking place by Government, NOGs, other
stakeholders and development partners.
 Tanzania faces challenges in managing these areas for climate change regulation. Fast
socio-economic development heavily dependent on natural capital, and future
investments on agriculture, e.g. SAGCOT, infrastructure and energy sectors could
further pose major threats on them.
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3.2 Target groups
Local communities will be directly involved in the project implementation including approval of
village land use plans, adoption of alternative livelihood strategy and sharing the benefits from
established financial mechanisms.
Local governments will be capacitated on integration of land use plans in district development
plans, establishment and approval of by-laws to ensure smooth and effective implementation of
result-based REDD+ payments.
Government executive agencies such as Tanzania Forest Service and National Carbon
Monitoring Centre will play a key role on technical advice in design project and implementation
of MRV and REL at subnational level and integrating the project results into policy
implementation. They will also benefit from capacity building.
Academic/Research institutions and NGOs will assist in project implementation, information
collection and dissemination, consolidate relevant knowledge and enhance capacity for REDD+
Private sector will contribute to establish the financial mechanisms and will share the benefits.
Decision makers will assist in policy guidance.
3.3: Overarching Project goal (outcome 1400)
Promote the implementation of National REDD+ initiatives and enhance the capacity for resultbased-financing for reducing greenhouse gases emissions, by contributing to the national MRV
system and REL, and triggering efficient financial mechanisms for climate change mitigation.
Set up the basis for equitable benefit sharing at both national and local levels and enhance the
capacity of the local communities to sustainably manage the natural capital, to create economic
opportunities for improving their livelihoodand reducing their vulnerability to climate change.
Support the establishment of a nested approach where local initiatives will be coordinated and
linked to the national emission reduction and safeguard strategies.
3.4: Project outputs
 . Monitoring system put in place to contribute to National MRV and REL establishment.
 Emissions factors for different land uses determined.
 Multiple financial mechanisms for equitable benefit sharing and livelihood options
harmonized, tested and implemented within target landscapes.
 Long term strategy for sustainable management of carbon sinks in target landscapes
developed.
 Capacity of governments, local communities and private sectors to participate in the REDD+
processes, conserve biodiversity and other ecosystem services enhanced.
 Policy brief and a proposal for scaling up the outcomes of the project to implement the
national strategy produced.
3.5 Project actions
Work package 1 Project management (WWF TCO, WCMC)
 Conducting preliminary and interim project partner discussions to establish the direction and
key actions for project implementation. (WWF TCO)
 Establish and coordinate anetwork of key stakeholders for carbon sink conservation in the
area.(WWF TCO, WCMC)
Work Package 2 Carbon Assessment, Monitoring Reporting and Verification (MRV),
Baseline development and carbon accounting.
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 Undertake carbon assessment (inventory) and MRV related activities in existing permanent
and new carbon monitoring plots to establish baselines, changes, sequestration and
additionality. (SUA, YORK)
 Undertake biodiversity and socio-economic surveys to establish the links between carbon,
biodiversity, other ecosystem services and livelihoods. (WCMC, SUA, YORK)
 Develop carbon distribution maps from ground surveys data and remote sensing information
at different times to inform on the changes in carbon stocks over time. (WCMC, SUA, YORK)
 Establish REL, emission factors and future scenarios for both ecosystem services and socioeconomic conditions. (SUA, WWF-TCO, YORK)
Work Package 3 Carbon financing mechanisms
 Development and harmonization of appropriate methodologies for Voluntary Carbon
Standards (VCS) to access carbon markets. (MCDI, WWF-TCO)
 Facilitate sustainable forest management through forest certification schemes (FSC)
incorporating biodiversity conservation within the landscapes. (MCDI, WWF-TCO)
 Promote public-private partnerships and private business models. (WWF-TCO)
 Introduction of conservation agriculture to reduce carbon emissions from agriculture sector
while increasing production within the landscape. (SUA, WWF-TCO)
Work Package 4 Strategy for long term carbon sinks conservation
 Identify and quantify the drivers of deforestation and forest degradation as a basis for
interventions and ecosystem restoration. (SUA, WWF-TCO, YORK)
 Develop scenarios of land use/cover changes to investigate possible future changes in
carbon stock and plan relevant interventions. (WWF-TCO ,YORK)
 Facilitate participatory village land use planning to secure gender balanced resource
ownership, user rights associated benefits. (WWF-TCO, MCDI)
 Facilitate communities’ engagement in Participatory Forest Management (PFM) and scale up
good practices.(WWF-TCO, MCDI)
Work Package 5 Capacity building and dissemination
 Training beneficiaries on carbon assessment and MRV, land use /management plans and
monitoring. SUA
 Enhance the capacity for scaling up the results to implement the national REDD+ strategy.
WWF-TCO
 Training on negotiation skills in the context of climate change debate. WCMC, WWF-TCO
 Produce policy briefs, and disseminate lessons learnt and outcomes through different media.
WWF-TCO, WCMC
Work Package 6 Policy and advocacy
 Lobbying for mainstreaming and implementation of REDD+ framework at national level. ALL
PARTNERS
 Participation in climate change negotiations at national and international level, including
UNFCC CoP meetings. ALL PARTNERS
4. Expected long term results (Impacts) 500 character
4.1 contributions to climate change mitigation (reducing emission)
The proposed project through effective implementation of land use plans and sustainable forest
management could slow down the rate of deforestation and degradation within the landscapes
and consequently reduce carbon emission from different land use/cover types.
4.2 contributions to climate change adaptation
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The proposed project will enable local communities to adopt smart agriculture including
conservation agriculture and agroforestry as important strategy to climate change adaptation
and mitigation and increased agricultural productivity household income and consequently
poverty reduction among communities.
4.3 contributions to conservation/sustainable use of biodiversity, carbon sink and other
natural capital
Result based payment mechanisms that will established are sufficient incentives to increase
local communities’ participation in the management of ecosystem service including carbon and
biodiversity across the landscape. Therefore biodiversity conservation ensured due to reduced
deforestation and degradation rate as local community realize the benefits of avoided
deforestation across the land scape.
4.4 Contribution to sustainable development of co benefit
The proposed project will contribute to the sustainable economic development at both national
and local scales. At local level the project strongly develop skills and building capacities for
communities through participatory resource planning, implementation and monitoring, and
hence granting use rights. Institutional capacities for partners will establish and develop
frameworks on using natural capital (forests and carbons) as means for national economic
development and poverty reduction.
4.5 Securing of sustainability after the funding period
The project will engage in capacity building on monitoring and reporting carbon stocks, long
term land use planning and natural capital management. Linkages with private sector, improved
access to the voluntary carbon market, and introduction of supply chains will ensure long term
financial mechanism to support the project goal. The project will empower the institutional
framework through integration with the long term national REDD+ strategy and creation of
relevant institutional networks.
4.6 Replicability of results, potential multiplier effects
Lessons from the project will be documented, captured and disseminated in technical papers
and scientific products. The approaches will be promoted at relevant international meetings and
technical events. Detailed learning from the project will be fed to government systems for rolling
REDD+ and climate change approaches across the country. Through the lessons being
available at national level, and linking to UN-REDD projects, there will be opportunity to
replicate the lessons and successes.
4.7 contributions to mobilizing additional (especially) private capital
The project aims to attract financing through private investments by strengthening the
institutions that are responsible for governing REDD (market or fund based approaches) and
test local payment schemes. Financing will be through raising revenue collection potential at
local level, while generating livelihoods for local communities. Mpingo Conservation
Development Initiative (MCDI) as partner with business models will increase revenue retention
from timber extraction through sustainable supply chain, which will cultivate into the project.
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5.1 Integration of project in strategies of target country (1000 characters)
The project responds to the needs of integrating conservation and socio-economic development
goals in Tanzania; complies with the objectives of the National REDD+ Strategy, poverty
reduction strategy and biodiversity conservation by accounting for multiple benefits. It complies
with the National REDD+ Strategy by contributing to establish robust REL and effective MRV
system for determining carbon stock changes, to implement sustainable financial mechanisms
and incentive schemes, enhance active participation of stakeholders, build capacity through
training, institution support, policy and advocacy. It also contributes to communication and
information sharing, international climate change debates for informed decisions on national
REDD+ processes and architecture.
5.2 Synergies and connections to other projects in the country/target region
The project will build synergy with projects that follows landscape approach and community
based natural resource management. Such include the integrated community adaptation
programs to climate change impacts in Kilombero, conservation initiatives in the Serengeti –
Masai Mara ecosystem dialog on land use change, greater Pangani basin dialog on water
resource management in order to improve degraded land and water ways and the Selous –
Niassa Wildlife Corridor – setting up the corridor to reduce threats on miombo woodland
degradation for biodiversity conservation using community based natural resources
management approach in wildlife management areas. There will be continued synergy with
REDD+ projects that are supported under international collaboration in Tanzania and
neighboring countries.
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