Restore Africa: Restoring Landscapes and Livelihoods in Coastal Kenya
Gold Standard · GS23294 · Kenya
About this project
The Restore Africa: Restoring Landscapes and Livelihoods in Coastal Kenya project is implemented in Kenya’s coastal region, specifically in the Kwale and Kilifi counties. With an annual deforestation rate of 0.58%, Kenya faces significant forest loss, primarily driven by dependence on natural resources and extensive land degradation. The primary causes of land degradation include unsustainable wood resource exploitation, the expansion of unsustainable cultivation practices, the spread of invasive species, pollution, and climate change. The project focuses on establishment of new trees (e.g. through manual planting and broadcast seeding) as well as the improved management activities that enhance the natural regeneration of established root stock (e.g. through coppice management) in the Kwale and Kilifi counties in Kenya, involving more than 100,000 small farmer households. The aim is to both sequester carbon as well as generate a broad set of environmental and socio-economic co-benefits through the implementation of sustainable agroforestry practices at a landscape scale. Co-benefits, based on the restoration of ecosystem functions, include increased household income, enhanced local livelihoods, increased gender equality and the improvement of ecosystem services. The project builds on extensive experience in socio-economic development within the region.
The record
- Project ID
- GS23294
- Registry
- Gold Standard
- Type
- Afforestation/Reforestation · Forestry & Land Use
- Removal or reduction
- Impermanent Removal
- Methodology
- —
- Developer
- Global Evergreening Alliance · 6 projects
- Country
- Kenya
- First vintage
- —
- Crediting period
- 2024-11-10 to 2054-11-11
- Estimated yearly credits
- 148,000
- Scale
- Large Scale · Standalone
- Sustainable Development Goals
- Goal 2: Zero Hunger · Goal 13: Climate Action · Goal 5: Gender Equality · Goal 15: Life On Land
- Data from
- Berkeley VROD v2026-08 + Gold Standard registry
Community involvement
Status and timeline
- Registry status
- Listed (In the pipeline)
- First credits (vintage)
- none yet
- Crediting period
- 2024-11-10 to 2054-11-11
- Credits issued
- 0 (retired 0)
Location
The registry gives Kenya as the location, so this project is not drawn on the map. It is counted in the country totals.
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| TIST Program in Kenya, VCS 005 VCS737 · Registered | 997,867 |
| TIST Program in Kenya, VCS 009 VCS996 · Registered | 299,772 |
| Komaza Smallholder Farmer Forestry Kenya VCS2623 · Registered | 83,335 |
| TIST Program in Kenya, VCS 003 VCS596 · Late to Verify | 68,288 |
| TIST Program in Kenya, VCS 001 VCS594 · Late to Verify | 61,903 |