Deal #10178

Uganda
Created at
2023-12-14
Last update
2024-11-07

Detailed crop, animal and mineral information

Crops area/yield/export
  • Teak, Trees (unspecified) [current]
Comment on crops
The project will cover 18,000 hectares with teak (for construction) and 20,000 hectares with indigenous trees for carbon sequestration.The teak will be harvested and used as construction material in Uganda, while the rest of the project will generate carbon credits.

Detailed carbon sequestration/offsetting information

Carbon sequestration/offsetting
  • [2023–2073, current] Reforestation & afforestation ( 9 050 ha)
    Estimated emission reduction/removal during project lifetime: 1 611 679 tCO2e
    Estimated annual emission reduction/removal: 32 234 tCO2e
    Project proponents: Equatoria Forestry Company Ltd. (EFC)
    Certification standard: Yes
    Name of certification standard/mechanism: Verified Carbon Standard (VCS)
    ID of certification standard/mechanism: 5090