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 19 SECTION C. Application of an approved baseline and monitoring methodology 20 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 26 SECTION E. Monitoring plan 33 SECTION F. Environmental impacts of the proposed A/R CDM project activity 43 SECTION G. Socio-economic impacts of the proposed A/R CDM project activity 44 SECTION H. Stakeholders’ comments 45 ANNEX 1: CONTACT INFORMATION ON PARTICIPANTS IN THE PROPOSED A/R CDM PROJECT ACTIVITY 50 ANNEX 2: INFORMATION REGARDING PUBLIC FUNDING 51 ANNEX 3: BASELINE INFORMATION 51 ANNEX 4: MONITORING PLAN 51 ANNEX 5: COORDINATES OF PROJECT BOUNDARY 52 ANNEX 6: PHASES OF PROJECT´S CAMPAIGNS 78 ANNEX 7: SCHEDULE OF CINEMA-MEETINGS 81 ANNEX 8: STATEMENTS OF THE DNA 86 ANNEX 9: LETTER OF THE MINISTRY OF ENVIRONMENT REGARDING EIA 88 ANNEX 10: RARE AND ENDANGERED SPECIES 89 ANNEX 11: ELIGIBILITY ASSESSMENT PHASES 91 SECTION A. General description of the proposed A/R CDM project activity A.1. Title of the proposed A/R CDM project activity: >> Title: Oceanium mangrove restoration project Version of the document: 01 Date of the document: November 10 2010. A.2. Description of the proposed A/R CDM project activity: >> The proposed A/R CDM project activity plans to establish 1700 ha of mangrove plantations on currently degraded wetlands in the Sine Saloum and Casamance deltas, Senegal. Carbon dioxide will be removed from the atmosphere and stored in carbon pools within the project boundary through the photosynthesis of the planted trees. Background The Project is being financed by the Danone Group through the “DANONE FUND for NATURE”. The “DANONE FUND for NATURE” is co-managed through a partnership established between Danone, the Ramsar Convention on Wetlands and the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) with an interest in promoting wetlands all over the world. IUCN is supporting the project activities at a scientific level, while the Ramsar Convention is using the project activities as a pilot to promote wetlands environmental services in the framework of Climate Change mitigation. This partnership also addresses poverty alleviation with a special focus on poor communities depending on natural resources. Thus, the project is organized around conservation, restoration and sustainable management of ecosystems. Oceanium, a Senegalese NGO created in 1984 with years of expertise in the environment conservation, will implement the project with local communities. During 2007 Oceanium developed a pilot reforestation projects in wetlands, achieving the required expertise to implement this project. The proposed project is located in the degraded mangrove lands of the Sine Saloum and Casamance deltas, on the southeast Atlantic coast of Senegal. The mangrove degradation that began a few decades ago came about as a result of natural and anthropogenic causes, including: Climate change, with several marked periods of dryness in the 70s and the 80s, bringing changes in hydrologic flows of fresh and tide water in the coastal plains and riverbeds, in soil and water chemistry, acidity and salinity; Deforestation for wood (cooking, charcoal, fish smoking, salt fabrication, construction, etc.), and rice cultivation, resulting in soil and hydrologic characteristics unfavourable for mangrove growing; and, Road and other infrastructure building that inhibit the natural flow of sea and river water. The project area is a degraded land without vegetation or with scattered mangrove trees in the intertidal zone (bare soils close to mature mangroves in steady state or degrading). The only current land use is related with the wetlands´ non forest products (fish, shellfish, oyster and crab). Purpose of the proposed project activity To restore degraded wetlands and to improve productivity and environmental condition through reforestation, restoring ecological, economic and social services of a significant part of degraded Senegalese mangroves. To mitigate Climate Change by the removal of GHG through biomass growth. To reduce poverty of the local communities through employment creation in the short-term and the improvement of sustainable collection of mangrove products in the mid-term. To attain these objectives, the proposed project will implement (see detailed information about the phases of the project in Annex 6): Plantations of Rizophora mangle for ecosystem restoration without harvesting objectives. Awareness and technical assistance for local people in mangrove establishment, conservation and sustainable management. Monitoring and management of project implementation until the end of the Project. The proposed project will establish a total of 1,700 ha of plantations and remove 67,851 tCO2e during the first crediting period. The plantation will improve ecological conditions and mangrove productivity (fish, shellfish, oyster and crab); no thinning and harvesting activities are planned. Contribution to sustainable development The project activity will not only contribute to environmental protection, but also to socio-economic improvement in the rural area, including: capacity building for local people, creation of employment opportunity and increased mangrove productivity. Several activities will take place to improve the knowledge of the local communities in environment conservation, mangrove restoration and management. Short term employment will be generated for the management of the plantations during the implementation of the project, as well as during the monitoring phase. The mangrove restoration will improve mangrove production leading to a potential income increase for local people. A.3. Project participants: >> Table A-1. Project participants 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) Senegal Oceanium No Group Danone France No Orbeo A.4. Description of location and boundaries of the A/R CDM project activity: A.4.1. Location of the proposed A/R CDM project activity: >> A.4.1.1. Host Party(ies): Senegal >> A.4.1.2. Region/State/Province: Regions: Thiès, Fatick and Kaolack (Sine Saloum area) Ziguinchor and Kolda (Casamance area) See details of the departments, districts and villages in the next table >> A.4.1.3. City/Town/Community (if applicable): Table A-2. Location of the project activity Arrondissemen Area Zone Region Department Number Villages t (ha) Fimla 2,28 1 Fatick Fissel Mbabane 10,98 1 Djilor 1,53 1 Fatick Foundiougn Foundiougne 0,85 1 e Niodior 49,73 9 Sine Saloum Toubacouta 54,08 11 Nioro du Kaolack Wack Ngouna 22,99 Rip 8 Joal Fadiouth 43,22 2 Thies Mbour Sessene 7,50 1 Total 193,16 35 Bounkiling Bona 8,74 7 Goudomp Djibanar 44,12 14 Sedhiou Djende 12,41 1 Sedhiou Djibabouya 11,55 5 Djiredji 34,96 18 Diouloulou 18,95 3 Kadaba 1 388,29 33 Bignona Sindian 0,54 1 Casamance Tanghori 185,02 18 Tendouck 304,88 11 Ziguinchor Kabrousse 111,61 9 Oussouye Loudia Wolof 160,52 15 Nyassia 11,22 3 Niaguiss 88,91 14 Ziguinchor Nyassia 125,00 13 Total Casamance 1506,72 165 TOTAL 1699,88 200 Figure A-1. Political division1 A.4.2 Detailed geographic delineation of the project boundary, including information allowing the unique identification(s) of the proposed A/R CDM project activity: >> The geographic coordinates of the boundaries of each of the parcels of land included in the proposed activity have been determined with a handheld Global Positioning System receiver (GPS) (GARMIN eTrex). Following GPS measurement of the project parcels, some adjustments (displacements) were made using Google Earth images to reduce potential GPS errors (Figure A-2). Coordinates in UTM- WGS84 of the centroid of the different parcels where A/R CDM project activity will take place are shown in Annex 5. The geographic coordinates of the boundaries of each of the parcels will be available for the Designated Operational Entity (DOE) in a GIS file (i.e. *.shp). 1 Institute de recherche pour le développement (IRD). 2000. SENEGAL 2000, images et cartes. M.-C. Cormier, C. Gueye, A. Lericollais et S.M. Seck. http://www.cartographie.ird.fr/SenegalFIG/ Digital Globe GPS measurement - Adjusted parcel Image : © Google Earth Figure A-2. Example of the adjustment of parcel Djirnda S 5 An example of the geographic location of some parcels in Djirnda village is shown in the figure and table below. A complete set of maps and tables is available for the DOE on request (.shp files, images, etc). Dakar Senegal Kaolack Digital Globe Djirnda - Moundé Djirnda S 6 Image : © Google Earth Digital Globe Djirnda S 4 - Djirnda S 5 Image : © Google Earth Figure A-3. Example of location of three of Djirnda´s parcels Table A-3. Locations for three of Djirnda´s parcels Centroid coordinates Arrondissement Area Perimeter Name UTM Department Region Village (district) (ha) (m) X Y Djirnda S 4 327259.9 1544919.15 Foundiougne Fatick Niodior Djirnda 4.73 2901 Djirnda S 5 326828.52 1545090.22 Foundiougne Fatick Niodior Djirnda 2.47 781 Djirnda S 6 327761.72 1545772.98 Foundiougne Fatick Niodior Djirnda 0.84 505 A.5. Technical description of the A/R CDM project activity: A.5.1. Concise description of the present environmental conditions of the area planned for the proposed A/R CDM project activity, including: A.5.1.1. Climate: The north area of the project (Sine-Salom) is located in the Sudanese climate domain and the southern areas (Casamance) in the Sudanese-Guinean and sub-Guinean climate domains. In the former, annual precipitation ranges from 800-1,200 mm, while in the latter, it ranges from 400-800 mm.