Tajikistan’s few remaining forests are subject to severe deforestation and forest degradation. Since 2009 GIZ is supporting the local forest management enterprise (LSFE) in Gorno-Badakhshan Province in implementing a community-based joint forest management project on 2,000 ha of riparian forest. This project serves as a pilot to support Tajikistan’s national forest sector reform process. Within the project, afforestation/reforestation and improved forest management activities are implemented and the related carbon benefits are envisioned to be certified according to the Gold Standard (GS). UNIQUE forestry and land use was contracted to assess the feasibility for carbon credit generation of the pilot.

• Carbon standard eligibility assessment
• Economic assessment of the LSFEs and its investment needs
• Assessment of LSFE capacities to achieve and maintain GS certification
• Outline a strategy and cpacity building needs to achieve certification
• Development of a carbon marketing strategy