Mé REDD+ Project - To tackle deforestation and forest degradation in the Mé region

Start
December 2016
End
February 2021
Project cost
2 500 000 €
Role in the project
Coordination

Countries

Côte d’Ivoire

Fields

Organic Agriculture Agroforestry Spatial Planning Bioenergy Biodiversity Climate Forest Market REDD+ Remote sensing

Sectors

Timber Cocoa Coffee Cola Hevea Palm oil Cassava Plantain

Main goals

57% of the forests of Ivory Coast disappeared between 1990 and 2015 (BNETD, 2016). Only 3.4 million ha of forest remain and this decline is largely attributable to cocoa cultivation of which Côte d'Ivoire is the world's largest producer.

To address this situation, the objective of the REDD + Project (PRM) is to reduce greenhouse gas emissions from deforestation and forest degradation in the Mé region while improving living conditions of the populations bordering these forests.

Specific objectives

Laying the foundation for a green economy by actively participating in current processes of decentralization and securing land rights
Preserving, renewing and adding value to regional agricultural and forestry capital by demonstrating that it is possible to reconcile the reduction of pressure on natural resources and rural development, with cocoa farming leading the way
Measure the impacts of the project and support the national REDD + process, particularly in terms of mobilizing the necessary funding for scaling up and deploying a jurisdictional approach

Beneficiaries

The forests of Mabi-Yaya and the climate!
The 7 intervention villages
2250 farmers and 5000 ha of agricultural plantations
150 forest and reforestation owners
15 charcoal burners
4 NGOs and 4 local entrepreneurs


Activities

Spatial Planning
Land-use mapping at the regional scale through remote sensing (report below, in french)
Participatory elaboration of Local Development Plans and implementation through local call for projects (schools, health centers, etc.)

Land tenure security
Official delimitation of 7 village territories
Issuance of land certificates on 3500 ha of wooded areas (including agroforestry systems)

Agriculture zero deforestation
Technical assistance modulated with 2250 households: increase of the added value per hectare, incomes securing and diversification, support to sustainable value chains (organic and fairtrade certifications), development of Payments for Environmental Services dedicated to organic cocoa agroforestry in partnership with Alter Eco

Sustainable forest management and reforestation
Reforestation of 500 ha (including 50 ha of wood energy) in partnership with the private sector (Inprobois, Tropical Bois, Tranchivoire, FIP) and local NGOs (APFNP, GIREFOR, AYA, GAYA)
Technical and financial support to first clearings for 150 owners with unmanaged old reforestations

Sustainable domestic energy
Regional diagnosis of the bio-energies sector Improved carbonization training for 15 charcoal producers
Technical and financial support to local NGOs and entrepreneurs: biogas, improved fish smokers, high-efficiency charcoal kilns, biocharcoal

Impact measurement and support to the REDD + process
Establishment of a Regional Reference Emission Level (report below, in french)
Establishment of a Socio-Economic and Environmental Reference State (report below, in french)
PhD dedicated to the early detection of land clearing and monitoring over time of land-use change, in partnership with CURAT

Geoportal of Mé REDD+ Project

Visualize the progress of the project in real time here

The GeoPoppy App

GeoPoppy is a field data collection App developed with free software, with technical support from CartONG and financial support from AFD

Related documents

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Project report
Agriculture, Organic Agriculture, Agroforestry, Spatial Planning, Bioenergy, Biodiversity, Climate, Forest, Market, REDD+, Remote sensing

Final report of the REDD + Project of the Mé Four years of commitment and innovation in the service of the forests of the Mé and its inhabi…

Benjamin Garnier et toute l'équipe
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Communication
Agriculture, Organic Agriculture, Agroforestry, Spatial Planning, Bioenergy, Biodiversity, Climate, Forest, Market, REDD+, Remote sensing

The Mé REDD + Project - four years of commitment and innovation in the service of the Mé forests and its inhabitants

Benjamin Garnier et toute l'équipe
prm_me_redd_agiculture_agroecologique_cotedivoire_biodiversite_climat.jpg
Technical document
Organic Agriculture, Agroforestry, Biodiversity, Climate, Forest, Market, REDD+

Assessment of the effects linked to the implementation of Zero Deforestation Agriculture activities of the REDD + project of the Mé

Charlotte Hemingway
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Project report
Organic Agriculture, Agroforestry, Spatial Planning, Bioenergy, Biodiversity, Forest, Market, REDD+, Remote sensing

Third annual activity report of the Mé REDD+ Project (in french)

Equipe projet
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Project report
Organic Agriculture, Agroforestry, Spatial Planning, Bioenergy, Biodiversity, Forest, Market, REDD+, Remote sensing

Second Annual Activity Report of the Mé REDD+ Project

Equipe projet
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Project report
Agriculture, Agroforestry, Bioenergy, Biodiversity, Climate, Forest, REDD+, Remote sensing

First Annual Activity Report of the Mé REDD+ Project

Equipe Projet
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Technical document
Agriculture, Forest, REDD+, Remote sensing

Mapping of land use in the Mé region

Tiodionwa Ouattara, Clovis Grinand
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Project report
Agriculture, Agroforestry, Spatial Planning, Forest

Local Development Plan of the village of Kossandji (Côte d'Ivoire)

Denis Méa, Romuald Vaudry
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Communication
Bioenergy, Forest, REDD+

Bioenergy Diagnosis in the Region of the Mé - Summary for Policy Makers

Romaric Aouake, Dorgeles Gomeu, Anthony Guhur, Romuald Vaudry
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Project report
Bioenergy, Forest, REDD+

Charcoal Burners' Training Report on Improved Carbonization

Romaric Aouake, Anthony Guhur
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Technical document
Forest, REDD+, Remote sensing

Reference Emission Level for the forests of the Region of Mé

Tiodionwa Ouattara, Clovis Grinand, Romuald Vaudry
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Communication
Organic Agriculture, Agroforestry, Forest

Agro-forestry systems based on cocoa: optimize the existing, encourage their development

Romuald Vaudry

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