The management team of the National Alternative Employment and Livelihood Programme (NAELP) for illegal miners, led by the National Coordinator, Dr. Louise Carol Serwaa Donkor, on October 25, hosted Mundo Verde Climate, a Swiss-based company, at their Cantonment Office in Accra.
This meeting was part of NAELP’s ongoing efforts to establish partnerships in carbon credit development by reclaiming and reforesting degraded lands, providing alternative opportunities for the targeted beneficiaries.
The meeting served as a follow-up to previous discussions held between the two parties in Nairobi, Kenya, during the recent Africa Climate Summit (ACS) the previous month, as well as other online interactions. Its purpose was to explore the framework for a potential partnership.
The visit of Mundo Verde to NAELP in Accra focused on elaborating due diligence requirements, community benefits, sustainable governance structure and environmental impact assessment.
During the discussion, the Business Development Director at Mundo Verde Climate-Carbon Projects, Can Erenberk, asked for the state of landownership structure to enable easy engagements.
Responding, Dr. Carol Donkor took the team through an elaborate landownership system in Ghana.
Managing Partner of Mundo Verde, Gediz S. Kaya, also reiterated their interest in natured-based climate solutions partnerships and the accompanying investments they make in communities.
Upon enquiry from Mundo Verde, Dr. Carol Donkor spoke extensively about our lands database which is able to support project development of a minimum of 500,000 hectares. She mentioned the work NAELP has done with geoscientists to make sure a pipeline of projects can be developed from identified lands to benefit from carbon development investments.
Dr. Carol Donkor mentioned the areas NAELP has already undertaken our pilot projects and where further projects may be developed to include the Eastern, Western, Western North and Ashanti Regions.
The meeting was very fruitful and positive and ended with high anticipation of a possible partnership.