CCBA OBERALLMIG CLIMATE PROTECTION PROJECT OBERALLMIG CLIMATE PROTECTION PROJECT CCBA PROJECT DESIGN DOCUMENT VERSION 6 06.09.2010 SWITZERLAND 1 CCBA OBERALLMIG CLIMATE PROTECTION PROJECT Hubertus Schmidtke SILVACONSULT AG Neustadtgasse 9, P.B. 113 CH-8400 Winterthur Switzerland +41 (0) 52 214 0265
[email protected] On behalf of Oberallmeindkorporation Schwyz Brüöl 2, Postfach 449 CH 6431 Schwyz Switzerland Tel.: +41 (0) 41818 50 60
[email protected] 2 CCBA OBERALLMIG CLIMATE PROTECTION PROJECT CONTENTS I. Basic Data II. General Section G1. Original Condition in the Project Area G2. Baseline Projections G3. Project Design & Goals G4. Management Capacity and Best Practices G5. Legal Status and Property Rights III. Climate Section CL1. Net Positive Climate Impacts CL2. Offsite Climate Impacts (“Leakage”) CL3. Climate Impact Monitoring IV. Community Section CM1. Net Positive Community Impacts CM2. Offsite Stakeholder Impacts CM3. Community Impact Monitoring V. Biodiversity Section B1. Net Positive Biodiversity Impacts B2. Offsite Biodiversity Impacts B3. Biodiversity Impact Monitoring VI. Gold Level Section GL1. Climate Change Adaptation Benefits GL2. Exceptional Community Benefits GL3. Exceptional Biodiversity Benefits Appendix 3 CCBA OBERALLMIG CLIMATE PROTECTION PROJECT Introduction The Oberallmeindkorporation Schwyz (OAK Schwyz) The OAK Schwyz is an old family law corporation with more than 17’000 members all living in the canton of Schwyz. The OAK Schwyz was mentioned in writing for the first time in the 12 century and its origin goes back to the main process of formation of settlement of this mountainous region in the early middle ages. The OAK Schwyz is the main land owner in the canton Schwyz. According to the constitution (Ref.