Project Design Document, Climate, Community, and Biodiversity
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Project Design Document, Validated to the Climate, Community, and Biodiversity Standards (2nd ed) October 31, 2012 Editorial services for the preparation of this document were provided by Leslie Prpich of Beyond Words Editing. 2 Contents List of Figures ........................................................................................................................ 6 List of Tables ......................................................................................................................... 7 Abbreviations........................................................................................................................ 8 GENERAL SECTION............................................................................................................... 10 G1. Original Conditions in the Project Area ...................................................................................11 G1.1. Project Area Location and Basic Physical Parameters...............................................................11 G1.2. Types and Condition of Vegetation within the Project Area.....................................................15 G1.3. Boundaries of the Project Area and the Project Zone ..............................................................19 G1.4. Current Carbon Stocks in the Project Area ...............................................................................22 G1.5. Description of Communities in the Project Zone ......................................................................22 G1.6. Current Land Use, Property Rights, and Unresolved Conflicts..................................................28 G1.7. Current Biodiversity in the Project Zone, and Threats to It ......................................................33 G1.8. High Conservation Values Within the Project Zone ..................................................................37 G2. Baseline Projections ...............................................................................................................45 G2.1. Most Likely Land-Use Scenario in the Absence of the Project..................................................45 G2.2. Additionality ..............................................................................................................................47 G2.3. Estimated Carbon Stock Changes in the Without-Project Scenario..........................................48 G2.4. How the Without-Project Scenario Would Affect Project Zone Communities .........................52 G2.5. How the Without-Project Scenario Would Affect Biodiversity .................................................58 G3. Project Design and Goals ........................................................................................................61 G3.1. Major Climate, Community, and Biodiversity Objectives .........................................................61 G3.2. Project Activities........................................................................................................................61 G3.3. Project Location, Boundaries of Project Area, and Location of Project Activities ....................65 G3.4. Project Lifetime and GHG Accounting Period ...........................................................................69 G3.5. Risks to the Expected CCB Benefits, and Measures to Mitigate Them .....................................69 G3.6. Measures to Ensure the Maintenance or Enhancement of High Conservation Values............71 G3.7. Measures to Enhance CCB Benefits Beyond the Project Lifetime ............................................72 G3.8. Stakeholder Identification and Involvement in Project Design.................................................72 G3.9. Steps to Communicate and Publicize the CCB Public Comment Period ...................................81 G3.10. Process for Handling Unresolved Conflicts and Grievances....................................................81 G3.11. Project Financial Support ........................................................................................................83 G4. Management Capacity and Best Practices ...............................................................................84 G4.1. Project Proponent .....................................................................................................................84 G4.2. Key Technical Skills and Management Team Expertise.............................................................84 G4.3. Employee Orientation, Training, and Capacity Building............................................................90 G4.4. Equal Opportunity for Employment..........................................................................................91 G4.5. Employment Laws .....................................................................................................................92 G4.6. Employee Safety........................................................................................................................92 3 G4.7. Financial Health of Implementing Organizations......................................................................94 G5. Legal Status and Property Rights.............................................................................................95 G5.1. Compliance with Laws, Regulations, and International Agreements .......................................95 G5.2. Approval from Appropriate Authorities....................................................................................97 G5.3. Non-Encroachment ...................................................................................................................98 G5.4. Involuntary Relocation of People or Important Activities.........................................................99 G5.5. Illegal Activities that Could Affect the Project’s CCB Impacts.................................................100 G5.6. Clear, Uncontested Title to Carbon Rights..............................................................................100 CLIMATE SECTION...............................................................................................................102 CL1. Net Positive Climate Impacts...............................................................................................103 CL1.1. Net Change in Carbon Stocks Due to Project Activities .........................................................103 CL1.2. Net Change in Emissions of Non-CO2 GHGs Such as CH4 and N2O.........................................104 CL1.3. Other GHG Emissions Resulting from Project Activities ........................................................104 CL1.4. Demonstration of Positive Net Climate Impact .....................................................................104 CL1.5. Avoidance of Double Counting ..............................................................................................104 CL2. Offsite Climate Impacts (Leakage)........................................................................................105 CL2.1. Leakage ..................................................................................................................................105 CL2.2. Leakage Mitigation Activities .................................................................................................106 CL2.3. Subtraction of Unmitigated Leakage from the Climate Benefits...........................................106 CL2.4. Non-CO2 Gases .......................................................................................................................106 CL3. Climate Impact Monitoring..................................................................................................107 CL3.1. Carbon Pool Monitoring.........................................................................................................107 CL3.2. Full Monitoring Plan...............................................................................................................109 COMMUNITY SECTION........................................................................................................110 CM1. Net Positive Community Impacts .......................................................................................111 CM1.1. Estimated Impacts on Communities from Project Activities................................................111 CM1.2. Demonstration of No Negative Effects on HCVs G1.8.4–6..................................................119 CM2. Offsite Stakeholder Impacts...............................................................................................121 CM2.1. Potential Negative Impacts on Offsite Stakeholders ...........................................................121 CM2.2. Mitigation of Negative Impacts on Offsite Stakeholders .....................................................121 CM2.3. Demonstration of No Net Negative Impacts on Other Stakeholder Groups .......................122 CM3. Community Impact Monitoring..........................................................................................123 CM3.1. Community Monitoring........................................................................................................123 CM3.2. HCV Monitoring....................................................................................................................123 CM3.3. Full Monitoring Plan .............................................................................................................123 BIODIVERSITY SECTION.......................................................................................................124