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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

Obrigado

By: Antonio Serraantonio.serra@envirotrade.netAntonioserra05@yahoo.com.br