Project
A 50,000 ha reforestation project generating verified nature-based carbon removals in Angola’s Malanje province — restoring native habitat across degraded landscapes while improving watershed function and long-term ecological resilience.
The challenge
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Large-scale reforestation projects require ecological expertise, landscape management, institutional coordination, and sustained implementation capacity. Delivering measurable carbon removals alongside resilient ecosystems requires operational systems and community engagement already in place — not simply planned.
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The stages requiring the greatest upfront commitment — land selection, baseline assessments, species trials, and quantification methodologies — often occur before validation and issuance. At this stage, assessing permanence, monitoring capacity, and the credibility of long-term carbon removals remains complex.
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Nature-based removals are increasingly expected to demonstrate resilience over multi-decade time horizons. Secure land tenure, ecological stewardship, monitoring systems, and community alignment are critical to maintaining credible carbon storage over time.
The Kaya answer
VERIFIED FOUNDATIONS
KAYA operates locally through a dedicated R&D centre, project sites, and field-based delivery teams. Developed against leading standards (Verra, Equitable Earth, and Isometric), the project combines remote sensing, ecological inventories, field trials, and stakeholder consultation to support credible restoration planning from the earliest stages.
QUANTIFICATION & TRANSPARENCY
The project integrates baseline development, species selection, and credible carbon quantification into a phased restoration model designed for long-term monitoring and adaptive management. Ongoing field measurements and ecological assessments support transparency around both restoration progress and carbon removal performance over time.
LASTING STEWARDSHIP
The project combines the planting of 20+ native species, assisted natural regeneration, and integrated landscape management to strengthen watershed function, ecosystem connectivity, and resilience. Long-term land leases and coordination with provincial authorities and national government representatives support durable restoration outcomes across both climate and ecosystems.
Investor Perspective
“We see long-term ecological restoration as one of the defining investment priorities of the coming decades. KAYA’s approach in Malanje reflects the scale, discipline, and local engagement required to deliver durable outcomes across both climate and ecosystems.”
Pierre-Emmanuel Weil | Chairman of the Board
Crown Energy AB
Project overview
Malanje lies within a highly biodiverse forest–savanna transition zone, where forest loss has reduced ecological resilience and carbon storage potential. The project restores native habitat through large-scale reforestation and assisted natural regeneration.
KAYA combines dedicated nurseries, phased implementation, ecological monitoring, and field-based delivery teams with ongoing engagement alongside provincial authorities, national government representatives, and local communities.
The project is designed to scale over a 14-year period across 50,000 ha, with a 40-year crediting horizon and estimated carbon removal potential of ~9.3 tCO2e/ha/yr. This phased model supports predictable issuances and high-integrity nature-based carbon removals.
Project location
Site selection, baseline estimates and early restoration activities are underway across the municipalities of Kalandula, Cacuso, Malanje, Cangandala and Mucari in Malanje province.
Nursery operations at the KAYA Environmental Research & Development Centre support scalable ecosystem recovery and long-term carbon removals.
Project Timeline
Q4 2024
Feasibility assessment completed
Q2 2025
Nursery and reforestation plots successfully established
Q1 2026
Project design completed
Q2 2026
Current Phase
Certification eligibility under assessment
Q3 2026
First field implementation activities
Q1 2030
Verification & first credit issuance
2028-2041
Scale up phase
Get in touch
In 30 minutes we’ll find out together, if our Malanje Reforestation project can meet your needs as a buyer
Chaitanya Sure | CEO
KAYA