Welcome to the N'hambita Community Carbon Project

The goals of the project are to alleviate poverty and develop sustainable rural communities through creating and safeguarding natural carbon sinks in the miombo woodlands of central Mozambique. Carbon buyers provide revenue to pay for tree planting and woodland protection. This website provides information about the project activities from August 2003 - July 2008.

The project

Sustainable land-use activities are being implemented in the N'hambita community to generate verifiable carbon emission reductions. N'hambita is within the buffer zone of the Gorongosa National Park in the Sofala province, Mozambique. The land use activities were set up by Envirotrade in 2001, with technical assistance from ECCM, and were launched in 2003. The University of Edinburgh School of GeoSciences conducts research within the project area. The European Union has provided core funding for the project, 2003-8.

The Plan Vivo system, ensures carbon payments provide income for the poor in the area, and additional benefits are provided.

The future

The N'hambita Community Carbon Project is serving as a demonstration model which will be replicated in other areas both within and outside of Mozambique. See the Envirotrade website for more information.

Getting involved

Although the EU project is over, we are interested in facilitating other researchers to expand and build on current research. Provision of facilities such as vehicles, accommodation and a local support team can be arranged.

Masters and Phd students

There are clear opportunities to locate project work at the site. Logistic support, and a framework of research locations and associated data can be provided. Please note however that funding cannot be provided for external parties. Please get in touch via our contact page to discuss.