CDM – Executive Board PROJECT DESIGN DOCUMENT FORM for AFFORESTATION and REFORESTATION PROJECT ACTIVITIES (CDM-AR-PDD) - Version 05
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UNFCCC/CCNUCC CDM – Executive Board PROJECT DESIGN DOCUMENT FORM FOR AFFORESTATION AND REFORESTATION PROJECT ACTIVITIES (CDM-AR-PDD) - Version 05 CLEAN DEVELOPMENT MECHANISM PROJECT DESIGN DOCUMENT FORM FOR A/R CDM PROJECT ACTIVITIES (CDM-AR-PDD) (Version 05) TABLE OF CONTENTS SECTION A. General description of the proposed A/R CDM project activity 2 SECTION B. Duration of the project activity / crediting period 29 SECTION C. Application of an approved baseline and monitoring methodology 29 SECTION D. Estimation of ex ante actual net GHG removals by sinks, leakage, and estimated amount of net anthropogenic GHG removals by sinks over the chosen crediting period 54 SECTION E. Monitoring plan 62 SECTION F. Environmental impacts of the proposed A/R CDM project activity 74 SECTION G. Socio-economic impacts of the proposed A/R CDM project activity 81 SECTION H. Stakeholders’ comments 83 CONTACT INFORMATION ON PARTICIPANTS IN THE PROPOSED A/R CDM PROJECT ACTIVITY 86 INFORMATION REGARDING PUBLIC FUNDING 89 BASELINE INFORMATION 89 MONITORING PLAN 89 1/150 UNFCCC/CCNUCC CDM – Executive Board PROJECT DESIGN DOCUMENT FORM FOR AFFORESTATION AND REFORESTATION PROJECT ACTIVITIES (CDM-AR-PDD) - Version 05 SECTION A. General description of the proposed A/R CDM project activity A.1. Title of the proposed A/R CDM project activity: >> Niger Acacia Senegal Plantation Project - NASPP Version of document: 01 Date of document: 28 October 2011 A.2. Description of the proposed A/R CDM project activity: >> This first Nigerien A/R CDM project activity (NASPP) aims to restore deforested and highly degraded land in the Sudano-Sahelian zone of the Republic of Niger by empowering rural communities to adopt sustainable agro-forestry practices by establishing plantations using native species Acacia senegalensis (Acacia Senegal). This project represents the first effort in Niger to establish Acacia Senegal plantations on a large scale in regions where dry forests are unable to regenerate by natural means. The sale of emission reduction credits from the carbon sequestered in plantations will make the project more viable by providing an additional revenue stream that will supplement income from the sale of Arabic gum from the acacia tree. The project is an innovative public-private partnership involving the following parties: Achats Service International (ASI), a dynamic Franco-Nigerien agro-business; The Ministry of Water, the Environment and the Fight against Desertification (ME/E/LCD); Rural communities, which will benefit from the project through employment creation and by developing their own plantations. Rural communities covered under the Community Action Program1 (CAP) will be involved in the establishment of plantations, maintenance, harvest, and sale of gum from plantations. The major benefits of this public/private partnership to rural communities will be the technical transfer of know-how and training to be provided by ME/E/LCD and market access for the sale of Arabic gum to be guaranteed by ASI so as to ensure the project‟s sustainability. In addition, ASI will take responsibility for managing the distribution of tCER revenue to rural communities, corresponding to their share of carbon sequestered. ASI and ME/E/LCD will constitute the main technical and extension support for the project. In return, the rural communities have agreed to develop plantations in accordance with the standards and technologies recommended by ME/E/LCD. Arabaic gum produced by Acacia Senegal Rural communities (mostly women) have expressed high interest in participating in the NASPP and have decided to establish plantations on 8,472 ha by 2013. By 2010, they have already planted 5,170 ha. 1 The CAP is a national development program of the World Bank aiming to establish and operationalize decentralized, participatory, and transparent financing mechanisms that empower poor communities to take charge of their own development, with the support of local authorities 2/150 UNFCCC/CCNUCC CDM – Executive Board PROJECT DESIGN DOCUMENT FORM FOR AFFORESTATION AND REFORESTATION PROJECT ACTIVITIES (CDM-AR-PDD) - Version 05 A total of about 8,472 ha of Acacia plantations will be developed under the project, which is expected to produce around 4,600 tons of Arabic gum each year at full capacity and sequester about 137,437 tCO2e by 2012 and over 316,094 tCO2e tCO2e by 2017. The planting schedule is detailed in table 1 below: Table 1 - NASPP annual plantation objectives Planting year 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 Total Area (ha) 1,300 1,992 305 456 1,204 1,310 1905 8,472 In order to facilitate the development and application of best practices of agro-forestry in this area, the ME/E/LCD will provide technical support to rural communities for the implementation of the Monitoring Plan (MP), and will develop best practices regarding tree selection, grafting, nursery technology and field monitoring. Sustainability of the project will depend on three elements outlined below and represented in 1: Protection of acacia plantations from cattle and harmful gum tapping techniques during the first four years: this will be achieved mainly through a 24-hour vigilance scheme, set up by the communities, and, whenever possible, by putting fences around the plantations; Application of best practices for the development of acacia plantations will allow for production of high quality Arabic gum over a long period. ME/E/LCD will ensure these best practices by diffusing its know-how and high quality grafted seedlings; and Reliable sources of revenue from the sale of Arabic gum (which is expected to start by the fourth year of project implementation) and tCERs will be ensured through a facilitated access to international markets for these products. The project will benefit from the support of several institutions: The Ministry of Water, the Environment and the Fight against Desertification (ME/E/LCD) will provide technical training and support to the rural communities, as part of a larger capacity building plan, in particular to ensure proper pruning and tapping; The International Crop Research Institute for Semi-Arid Tropics (ICRISAT), a public agricultural research and development institute dedicated to improving agriculture in semi-arid tropics, will also provide technical support and training, either directly to the rural communities or indirectly through the ME/E/LCD; The Community Action Program (CAP) of the Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock (MAG/EL) will provide investment and managerial support for rural communities. This will enable the project to start and sustain itself during the first few years where there is no revenue from Arabic gum sales; The rural communities themselves, through the participation of their labor force, will work on their own land and be hired to work for ASI; ASI will guarantee the purchase of Arabic gum and tCERs at a fair price and allow project participants a fair access to international markets. 3/150 UNFCCC/CCNUCC CDM – Executive Board PROJECT DESIGN DOCUMENT FORM FOR AFFORESTATION AND REFORESTATION PROJECT ACTIVITIES (CDM-AR-PDD) - Version 05 Figure 1 - Schematic diagram of the NASPP's contribution to local sustainable development SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT CER revenue Employment Agriculture Gum sale GHG emissions Soil fertility, erosion abatement control SUSTAINABLE ACACIA PLANTATIONS Acacia plantations ZiziphusProtection and Jatropha of Quality vegetal establishment hedgeplantations development Best practices material Rural communities‟ investments and Labor force TechnicalTechnical trainingsupport managerial support (Rural (ME/E/LCD)and support Market access (PAC) Communities) (ICRISAT) (ASI) Project‟s basis Key points Environmental impacts Key factors Socio-economic impacts 1 above, outlines the key factors of the project's sustainability. These key factors lead to positive environmental and socio-economic impacts, which, in turn, contribute to the sustainable development of the project‟s areas. This new agricultural activity, combined with the employment and the different sources of revenue it generates, will reduce out-migration from project areas. A.3. Project participants: >> Please list project participants and Party(ies) involved and provide contact information in Annex 1. Information shall be indicated using the following tabular format. Indicate if the Party Private and/or public entity(ies) Name of Party involved (*) involved wishes to be project participants (*) ((host) indicates a host Party) considered as a project (as applicable) participant (Yes/No) 4/150 UNFCCC/CCNUCC CDM – Executive Board PROJECT DESIGN DOCUMENT FORM FOR AFFORESTATION AND REFORESTATION PROJECT ACTIVITIES (CDM-AR-PDD) - Version 05 Achats Services Republic of Niger (host) International >>No (ASI)(Private entity) International Bank for Reconstruction and Canada (Annex I) >>Yes Development as trustee of the BioCarbon Fund (*) In accordance with the A/R CDM modalities and procedures, at the time of making the CDM-AR-PDD public at the stage of validation, a Party involved may or may not have provided its approval. At the time of requesting registration, the approval by the Party(ies) involved is required. Note: When the CDM-AR-PDD is prepared to support a proposed new baseline and monitoring methodology (form CDM-AR-NM), at least the host Party(ies) and any known project participant (e.g. those proposing a new methodology) shall be identified. The contact information of the project participants is provided in the Annex 1. Project participants: Achats Service International (ASI) Achats