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CCB & VCS PROJECT DESCRIPTION: CCB Version 3, VCS Version 3 THE JAGUAR AMAZON REDD PROJECT Document Prepared By GREENOXX SC Project Title The Jaguar Amazon REDD Project Version V1 Date of Issue 21st March 2020 Project Location Peru, Madre de Dios GREENOXX SC Silvia Gomez Caviglia [email protected] Plaza Independencia 753, Montevideo, Uruguay +5982 604 0869 Project Proponent(s) BOZOVICH GROUP Vittorio de Dea Peña [email protected] Carretera a La Cachuela Km. 1.8, Tambopata, Madre de Dios, Perú 51 989 067 284 Prepared By GREENOXX SCS Global Services. Contact Person: Christie Pollet-Young. Validation Body E: [email protected]. T: +1-510-452-8000 Project Lifetime 01 January 2018 - 15 July 2041; 33 year lifetime GHG Accounting Period 01 January 2018 - 31 December 2040; 33-year total period History of CCB Status No previous validations were carried out CCB v3.0, VCS v3.3 1 CCB & VCS PROJECT DESCRIPTION: CCB Version 3, VCS Version 3 Gold Level Criteria Biodiversity Gold Level Expected Verification Schedule April 27th, 2020 CCB v3.0, VCS v3.3 2 CCB & VCS PROJECT DESCRIPTION: CCB Version 3, VCS Version 3 Table of Contents The page numbers of the table of contents below shall be updated upon completion of the project description. 1 Summary of Project Benefits ........................................................................................................... 4 1.1 Unique Project Benefits ......................................................................................................................... 4 1.2 Standardized Benefit Metrics................................................................................................................. 4 2 General............................................................................................................................................ 7 2.1 Project Goals, Design and Long-Term Viability ....................................................................................... 7 2.2 Without-project Land Use Scenario and Additionality ...........................................................................36 2.3 Stakeholder Engagement......................................................................................................................39 2.4 Management Capacity..........................................................................................................................50 2.5 Legal Status and Property Rights...........................................................................................................53 3 Climate .......................................................................................................................................... 68 3.1 Application of Methodology .................................................................................................................68 3.2 Quantification of GHG Emission Reductions and Removals ...................................................................82 3.3 Monitoring ...........................................................................................................................................88 3.4 Optional Criterion: Climate Change Adaptation Benefits ..................................................................... 116 4 Community .................................................................................................................................. 117 4.1 Without-Project Community Scenario................................................................................................. 117 4.2 Net Positive Community Impacts ........................................................................................................ 127 4.3 Other Stakeholder Impacts ................................................................................................................. 129 4.4 Community Impact Monitoring ........................................................................................................... 131 4.5 Optional Criterion: Exceptional Community Benefits ........................................................................... 134 5 Biodiversity ................................................................................................................................. 138 5.1 Without-Project Biodiversity Scenario ................................................................................................ 138 5.2 Net Positive Biodiversity Impacts ........................................................................................................ 145 5.3 Offsite Biodiversity Impacts ................................................................................................................ 153 5.4 Biodiversity Impact Monitoring .......................................................................................................... 154 5.5 Optional Criterion: Exceptional Biodiversity Benefits .......................................................................... 159 Appendices ......................................................................................................................................... 162 Appendices ......................................................................................................................................... 163 Appendix 1: Stakeholder Identification Table (developed in Section 2.1.9)....................................................... 163 Appendix 2: Project Activities and Theory of Change Table (developed in Section 2.1.11) ................................ 164 Appendix 3: Project Risks Table (developed in Section 2.1.18) ......................................................................... 165 CCB v3.0, VCS v3.3 3 CCB & VCS PROJECT DESCRIPTION: CCB Version 3, VCS Version 3 DISCLAIMER The JAGUAR REDD+ PROJECT is aware and supports the nesting process of projects baselines and national FREL, being conducted by the Peruvian Government leaded by MINAM. It implies that, even though the emissions reductions have been calculated for the first 10 years of the project life (until 2027), project partners intend to adopt the national information when it is available and is official and is compatible with the VERRA methodology used in this project. Up to now, all the official information available at this moment has been used. It includes forest loss data, monitoring methodology, stratification and carbon stocks in official forest strata. It implies that projections used since 2021 are likely to be changed when and if the government of Peru announces a new FREL with a method for quota allocation at project level. In that sense, project proponent has reviewed and confirms that current project is aligned with VERRA guidelines on nesting described in this link: https://verra.org/important-considerations-related-to-nesting-of-redd-projects/#esp 1 SUMMARY OF PROJECT BENEFITS This section highlights some of this project’s important benefits. Section 1.1 (Unique Project Benefits) should be aligned with a project’s causal model and is specific to this project. Section 1.2 (Standardized Benefit Metrics) is the same quantifiable information for all CCB projects. This section does not replace the development of a project-specific causal model or the monitoring and reporting of all associated project- specific impacts (positive and negative) that are described in Sections 2-5 of this document. 1.1 UniQue Project Benefits TABLE 1: UNIQUE PROJECT BENEFITS Outcome or Impact Estimated by the End of Project Lifetime Section Reference 1) Jaguar Conservation 2) Brazil Nut Conservation 3) Eco-tourism Initiative 1.2 Standardized Benefit Metrics For each metric, provide an estimate of the net benefit the project aims to achieve during the project lifetime. Insert “not applicable” where the metric does not apply and “data not available” where the metric does apply but there are no means of quantification. Estimations included below shall be substantiated in this document as denoted in the corresponding section reference. CCB v3.0, VCS v3.3 4 CCB & VCS PROJECT DESCRIPTION: CCB Version 3, VCS Version 3 TABLE 2: STANDARDIZED METRICS OF THE PROJECT Estimated by Category Metric the End of Project Lifetime Section Reference Net estimated emission removals in the project area, measured against the without-project scenario 0 GHG GHG Net estimated emission reductions in the project area, emission emission 37,518,511 reductions reductions or or removals measured against the without-project scenario For REDD+2 projects: Estimated number of hectares of reduced forest loss in the project area measured against the 92,093 without-project scenario cover 1 For ARR3 projects: Estimated number of hectares of forest cover increased in the project area measured against the Not applicable Forest without-project scenario Number of hectares of existing production forest land in which 4 183,015 IFM practices are expected to occurred as a result of project hectares activities, measured against the without-project scenario Number of hectares of non-forest land in which improved land management practices are expected to occurred as a result of Not applicable management Improved land land Improved project activities, measured against the without-project scenario Total number of community members who are expected to have improved skills and/or knowledge resulting from training 293 provided as part of project activities Number of female community members who are expected to Training have improved skills and/or knowledge resulting from training 26 as part of project activities