Gorilla Carbon
Gorilla Carbon was Africa's first sustainable forest management REDD+ project protecting 92,530 ha of forest in the Congo Basin
Located in the Sangha province within the Republic of Congo, the project protects 60 mammal species including African Forest Elephants, leopards and is home to 6,000 Lowland Gorillas
Avoiding 4.9 million tonnes of carbon emissions over the next thirty years while providing opportunities for local communities through carbon credit revenue sharing as well as community investment.
Gorilla Carbon is from the Bioeconomy-developed North Pikounda project, which is anticipated to reduce 4+ million tonnes of CO2e over its lifetime. Learn more about the project via the VERRA registry here:
Tiger Carbon at a glance:
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Africa's first sustainable forest management REDD+ project
- 92,530 hectares
protected in North- western portion of Congo River Basin
- 56,209
tCO2e in first issuance with millions more expected
- 4.9 million
tonnes of emissions expected to be avoided over 30 years
- 6000+
lowland gorillas in concession area
- 60
mammal species in North Pikounda, including African Forest Elephants, leopards, hippopotamuses
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