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Participatory Approaches to Forest Carbon Projects: Phase I
METHODS DEVELOPMENT
Partner Organizations in India:
- Centre for Ecological Sciences, Indian Institute of Science
- Integrated Tribal Development Agency
- Andhra Pradesh Forest Department
This project was implemented with support from the Climate Change and Energy Division
Department of Foreign Affairs & International Trade, Canada. The project was undertaken in 2002 in order to field test methods to prepare forest carbon projects that fulfill the criteria of the Clean Development Mechanism (CDM) as a source of Certified Emission Reductions (CERs). The project developed and evaluated procedures to establish clear project boundaries and create a baseline for assessing carbon additionality. The project targeted lands deforested before December 31, 1989 in Adilabad District in the northern portion of Andhra Pradesh, in central India, with biotic conditions that could qualify for CDM forest carbon projects (ie. less than 10 percent forest cover). Emphasis was placed on organizing the methods design team and identifying the boundaries for a future CDM project site. The team conducted vegetative sampling to establish a carbon baseline for the area, estimate carbon additionality, and develop a system for monitoring and verifying changes in carbon stocks.
The team produced a report on the findings of the methods trials. The findings were discussed and reviewed with experts from the Climate Change Bureau of Environment Canada and the Climate Change and Energy Division of DFAIT. The methods developed under the project were presented at the 8th Conference of Parties (COP) in New Delhi in November 2002 by Dr. Mark Poffenberger, CFI Executive Director.
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The Clean Development Mechanism and Village-Based Forest Restoration in Central India: A Case Study from Adilabad District, Andhra Pradesh, India
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