Both sustainability and inclusiveness have been key features of the project, which has protected 2,728 hectares of degraded forest, and is now restoring and sustainably managing them. The Humbo forest had largely been destroyed by the late 1960s. Following two years of consultation, planning and negotiations, a farmer-managed natural resource regeneration approach was used to restore the degraded natural forests, with village-level cooperatives subsequently managing the restored forests. The project got recognition and was the first project in Ethiopia (also in Africa) to receive temporary certified emission reductions.