The governments of Ghana and Singapore have given early-stage backing to a proposed carbon credit project led by Ghanaian environmental organization Eco-Bliss Climate.
The initiative, set in Ghana’s Upper West Region, aims to reduce and remove approximately 3.6 million tonnes of carbon dioxide equivalent (tCO₂e) by 2030 through climate-smart agricultural practices across 91,000 hectares of land.
Ghana’s Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the Ministry of Environment, Science and Technology (MEST) have jointly issued a Letter of Intent, signaling national support for the initiative.
The project has also received a Letter of Support from the Republic of Singapore, through its National Environment Agency (NEA), reinforcing bilateral collaboration under the Ghana–Singapore Article 6.2 Implementation Agreement on climate action.
Focusing on Improved Agricultural Land Management (IALM), the project will implement a range of sustainable farming techniques, including agroforestry, soil carbon enrichment, improved grazing, and sustainable irrigation.
These interventions are expected to help restore degraded lands, improve soil health, and enhance resilience for smallholder farmers in one of Ghana’s most climate-vulnerable regions.
Over 45,000 farmers are expected to benefit directly through training, adoption of improved practices, and access to revenue generated via carbon finance mechanisms.
The project is aligned with both Ghana’s National Climate Change Policy and Singapore’s framework for high-integrity international carbon credits.
“This level of government support affirms the potential of nature-based solutions to address both environmental and socio-economic challenges,” said Awuni Laud Anthony, CEO of Eco-Bliss Climate.
With these endorsements, Eco-Bliss Climate will move forward to prepare a Project Design Document (PDD) under the Verified Carbon Standard (VCS), detailing emission reduction methodologies, monitoring protocols, and stakeholder engagement strategies.
The project will undergo third-party validation as part of the certification process.
If completed, the initiative would become one of the largest IALM-based carbon credit projects in West Africa, contributing to global net-zero goals while delivering local economic and environmental benefits.
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