Carbon Project
Iroko Restoration Project - Cameroon
Location
Congo Basin, Cameroon
Size
18,209 hectares
Focus
Communal rainforest restoration
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The Iroko Restoration Project (“Iroko”) is a reforestation project in East Cameroon that will restore over 18,000 hectares of degraded forest in the Congo Basin rainforest – the “Green Lungs” of Africa.
This land has been degraded for decades, caused by logging and slash-and-burn agriculture. Named after the culturally significant Iroko tree (Milicia excelsa), which in West African folklore brings misfortune if cut down, the project reflects our mission to protect and regenerate these landscapes for the long-term.
In addition to issuing approximately 6.3 million tCO2e Verified Carbon Units (VCUs), the project will generate income opportunities and revenue sharing back to the local Ndélélé and Bétaré-Oya communities.
This project is based on Verra’s VM0047 Afforestation, Reforestation, and Revegetation (ARR) methodology, with Under Validation (UV) registration under Verra targeted for Q4 2025.
Our Terraware software will offer real-time progress tracking of restoration activities for standardized, high-integrity monitoring. Field surveys, camera traps, and advanced tools like eDNA for tracking fauna and flora diversity are currently being assessed as methods of tracking biodiversity impacts.
Our Terraware software will offer real-time progress tracking of restoration activities for standardized, high-integrity monitoring. Field surveys, camera traps, and advanced tools like eDNA for tracking fauna and flora diversity are currently being assessed as methods of tracking biodiversity impacts.
Our project is helping to restore this ecosystem by planting 28 native tree species.
Our project is helping to restore this ecosystem by planting 28 native tree species.
The Iroko Restoration Project will create hundreds of local jobs and channel capital raised through the sale of carbon credits back into communities and local councils through a Community Trust Fund.
The Iroko Restoration Project will create hundreds of local jobs and channel capital raised through the sale of carbon credits back into communities and local councils through a Community Trust Fund.
Over 2,500 hectares will be dedicated to cacao trees near existing farming communities. Once fully established, the agroforestry system is expected to generate significant annual income for the local stakeholders.
Over 2,500 hectares will be dedicated to cacao trees near existing farming communities. Once fully established, the agroforestry system is expected to generate significant annual income for the local stakeholders.
Terraformation has partnered with Iroko Analytics and the Centre Technique de la Forêt Communale (CTFC) to launch the Iroko Restoration Project. Iroko Analytics identifies and manages optimal project sites with a focus on long-term impact and compensating rewarding communities for ecosystem services, and CTFC contributes deep regional knowledge and execution to forestry management.
Terraformation has partnered with Iroko Analytics and the Centre Technique de la Forêt Communale (CTFC) to launch the Iroko Restoration Project. Iroko Analytics identifies and manages optimal project sites with a focus on long-term impact and compensating rewarding communities for ecosystem services, and CTFC contributes deep regional knowledge and execution to forestry management.
Verra sets the world’s leading standards for climate action and sustainable development. The Verified Carbon Standard (VCS) is the most widely used GHG crediting program. The Climate, Community & Biodiversity Standard (CCB) indicates that a project mitigates climate change, supports local communities, and protects vulnerable species.
