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Nhambita Community Nhambita Community Carbon Project Carbon Project
Mozambique
Mfuma yaNhambita
Mozambique• Mozambique is one of the
world's poorest countries • 80% of 18,000,000 are
rural (depending on NR)• Extreme weather patterns
with droughts and floods• Poor infrastructures
(roads, schools, clinics)• Landmines and
unexploded ordinance from several years of war
• Aids pandemic
Nhambita
Nhambita Community
=> About 5,000 people (1,000 families)
=> Livelihood activities
- Agriculture (slash and burning), hunting, traditional beekeeping, charcoal and Fishing
=> Land use right and Community Association (2001)
=> Bank account (2005)
Gorongosa National Park
• Established in 1921• region of highest biodiversity in Mozambique • 74 different vegetation systems, 15 geological
formations and some 40 soil types. • rich flora with thousands of different species; a
high species diversity of reptiles, frogs and fish, an avifauna of 500 or more species; 25 wild ungulate species including seven miniature antelope
Some threats to Gorongosa’s
rich biodiversity
Poverty and Disease
Average incomeless than
USD1 a day
Malaria
HIV/AIDs
Deforestation, fire and poaching• Slash and burn agriculture
• Charcoal Production
• Illegal logging
• Bushfires
• Poaching
How do we addressed these threats
The Nhambita community carbon project
• Started in 2003
Aims to help rebuild the local economy by establishing environmentally responsible farming and food security
Plan vivo• Plan vivo is a system for planning, managing and
monitoring the supply of carbon offsets from small farms in ways that enhance rural livelihood
=> Land-use change and habitat restoration model that addresses poverty alleviation, sustainable development and biodiversity conservation while also tacking carbon emissions
How does it work?Farmers join voluntarily
1. Machambas are mapped and system(s)
chosen
2. Contract signed
3. Trees are provided
4. Monitoring (2-3 per year)
5. Payments (during 7 years)
Carbon Payments
Project activities
• Reforestation/agroforestry
• Forest management
- Started working on 8,000 ha
- Fire management
Project activities
• Research * 15 permanent sample
plots (1 ha each):
Project activities
• We are also promoting interest group:Vegetable garden BeekeepingHand craftingBio DieselSaw millingCarpentryNursery
OutcomesContracts
Year No. Farmers
Area planted
Trees planted
04/05 62 58 4,000
05/06 307 356 26,000
06/07 120 135 90,000
Total 485 549 120,000
OutcomesIncome
Year Farmers Community fund
2005 3,787.62 2,456.78
2006 26,820.84 11,241.68
Total 30,608.45 13.698.46
OutcomesIncome (cont.)
• Salary : 200,000 USD
• Other income: 16,000USD
3. Fire management
• About 120 Km of firebreak
• Training of trainers (GTZ collaboration)
• Two groups of 12 people each trained
• Equipment for prevent and fight fire bought
=> This made big difference in 2006/2007
4. Infrastructures
• School y (partnership between German Embassy and Community)
• Improved wells (clean water)
• Clinic under constrution
5. Job creation
•About 140 permanent and temporally
• Several indirect jobs such as small shopping and carpentries
• Farmers subcontract
6. Most important
- Change in attitude in relation to their natural resources and environment
- The project brings new hope
