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CARBON PROJECT
Kikonda Forest Reserve
Gold Standard · GS2990 · Uganda
Credits issued
500,935
tonnes CO₂-equivalent
Credits retired
474,603
95% of issued
Remaining
26,332
issued and not yet retired
Status
Active
Gold Standard Certified Project
About this project
The project is located 30km south east of the City of Hoima in the catchment of the Kafu River in central Uganda. The project activity includes an eligible planting area of 7,321 ha complemented by non eligible land and conservation areas of 4861 ha, adding up to a total of 12,182 ha.)
The record
- Project ID
- GS2990
- Registry
- Gold Standard
- Type
- Afforestation/Reforestation · Forestry & Land Use
- Removal or reduction
- Impermanent Removal
- Methodology
- —
- Developer
- Nile Fibreboard Ltd. · 1 project
- Country
- Uganda
- First vintage
- 2008
- Crediting period
- 2002-10-01 to 2050-10-01
- Estimated yearly credits
- 18,058
- Scale
- Micro Scale · Standalone
- Sustainable Development Goals
- Goal 13: Climate Action · Goal 12: Responsible Production and Consumption · Goal 15: Life On Land
- Data from
- Berkeley VROD v2026-08 + Gold Standard registry
Community involvement
The registry record we hold does not describe the communities involved.
Registry documents (the project design document and validation report) normally cover consultation and benefit-sharing; open the record in the registry to read them.
Sustainable Development Goals claimed: Goal 13: Climate Action · Goal 12: Responsible Production and Consumption · Goal 15: Life On Land
Status and timeline
- Registry status
- Gold Standard Certified Project (Active)
- First credits (vintage)
- 2008
- Crediting period
- 2002-10-01 to 2050-10-01
- Credits issued
- 500,935 (retired 474,603)
Credits by vintage year
Issued and retired, tonnes CO₂-equivalent
Location
Project location Location stated by the registry for this project
- Coordinates
- 1.2745, 31.4829
- Source
- Gold Standard registry (public API)
Other afforestation/reforestation projects in Uganda
| Natural High Forest Rehabilitation Project on... VCS673 · Registered | 1,092,577 |
| TIST Program in Uganda, VCS 005 VCS993 · Registered | 625,885 |
| TIST Program in Uganda, VCS-CCB 011 VCS2497 · Registered | 508,539 |
| Bukaleba Forest Project VCS799 · Registered | 351,909 |
| OYU - Reforesting Uganda for a better tomorrow VCS4888 · Registered | 339,638 |
| TIST Program in Uganda, VCS 001 VCS824 · Late to Verify | 245,014 |
Credit totals and status are as compiled in the Berkeley Voluntary Registry Offsets Database v2026-08 (CC BY 4.0) and change as the registries update. Please check the registry record before you quote a figure.