MONITORING & IMPLEMENTATION REPORT VCS Version 3, CCB Standards Second Edition i. project name Reforestation Project in Yingjing County, Sichuan Province ii. project location (country, sub-national jurisdiction(s)) Yingjing County, Sichuan Province, China. iii. Project Proponent (organization and contact name with email address and phone number) Paocaowan Forestry Limited Company (the primary project proponent) Contact name: Zhu Hengda Email: [email protected] Phone number: +86 13568765436 Nibashan Forestry Limited Company Contact name: Cheng Yong Email: [email protected] Phone number: +86 13778756661 iv. Auditor (organization and contact name with email address and phone number) Bureau Veritas Certification Contact name: Tian Pin Email: [email protected] Phone number: +86 18017501112 v. project start date, GHG accounting period and lifetime The project start date is 01/04/2011, when the activities that lead to the generation of GHG emission removals were first implemented. The project crediting period is from 01/04/2011 to 31/03/2041 with a lifetime of 30 years. vi. the project implementation period covered by the PIR The project implementation period covered by the PIR is the first monitoring period from 01/04/2011 to 16/06/2016. vii. history of CCB Status including issuance date(s) of earlier Validation/Verification Statements etc. The date of Validation Statement is Jun 24, 2013. The PIR covers the first monitoring period from 01/04/2011 to 16/06/2016. viii. the edition of the CCB Standards being used for this verification v3.0 1 MONITORING & IMPLEMENTATION REPORT VCS Version 3, CCB Standards Second Edition Reforestation Project in Yingjing County, Sichuan Province was validated under the CCB Standards Version 2. This Project verification will be completed under the CCB Standards Version 2. ix. a brief summary of the climate, community and biodiversity benefits generated by the project since the project start date and during the current implementation period covered by the PIR During the monitoring period covered by this PIR, the Project has achieved the following important climate, community and biodiversity benefits: 1. 159.2 ha of mingle forest has been established by direct planting on degraded lands in Yingjing County, Sichuan Province, China. And the total net GHG removals achieved in the current monitoring period are 1,564 tCO2e. 2. The project activity creates part-time and full-time job for the local communities in the planting phase and implementation phase, which bring the local people more revenue than before. The income of forest ranger is 2 times more than the minimum wage in Yingjing county. 3. In the project activity, farmers are trained on seed and seedling selection, nursery management, site preparation, planting models and integrated pest management. Furthermore someone has learned other skills, for example they founded beekeeping association, to teach the local farmers the beekeeping techniques and help them to sell honey. Up to now, there are 339 members in the beekeeping association. And the association create their own honey’s brand. Through the training, local communities can develop alternative livelihood to change their live. 4. Because of the environmental improvement, more and more species live in the project zone. And some protected or endangered species are founded in the project zone. Such as Macaca thibetana, Tragopan temminckii, Capricornissumatraensis, Elaphodus cephalophus, Budorcas taxicolor, Giant panda, and Macaca mulatta. 5. Illegal poaching activities decrease because that the project lands are defined for forestry purpose by local government and because the project launches. x. which optional Gold Level criteria are being used and a brief summary of the exceptional benefits generated by the project to meet the requirements of each relevant Gold Level, and The project activity does not include this optional criterion in the project description. XI. date of completion of this version of the PIR, and version number as appropriate. This joint Monitoring Report and Project Implementation Report (PIR) was completed on August 11, 2016 with version 01. v3.0 2 MONITORING & IMPLEMENTATION REPORT VCS Version 3, CCB Standards Second Edition REFORESTATION PROJECT IN YINGJING COUNTY, SICHUAN PROVINCE Document Prepared By Climate Bridge Ltd. Project Title Reforestation Project in Yingjing County, Sichuan Province Version 01 Report ID YJMR201608 Date of Issue 11-08-2016 Project ID 1332 Monitoring Period 01-04-2011 to 16-06-2016 Prepared By Wang Guan, Climate Bridge Ltd. Contact Tel: +86 21 6246 2036 Email:[email protected] Address: Suite 19D, Sanhe Centre, 121 Yanping Road, Jing’An District, Shanghai, China 200042 Website: climatebridge.com v3.0 3 MONITORING & IMPLEMENTATION REPORT VCS Version 3, CCB Standards Second Edition Table of Contents 1 General ................................................................................................................................................ 6 1.1 Summary Description of the Project (G3) ...................................................................................... 6 1.2 Project Location (G1 & G3) ............................................................................................................ 6 1.3 Project Proponent (G4) ................................................................................................................ 10 1.4 Other Entities Involved in the Project (G4) .................................................................................. 11 1.5 Project Start Date (G3) ................................................................................................................ 12 1.6 Project Crediting Period (G3) ....................................................................................................... 13 2 Implementation of Design .................................................................................................................. 13 2.1 Sectoral Scope and Project Type ................................................................................................ 13 2.2 Description of the Project Activity (G3) ........................................................................................ 13 2.3 Management of Risks to Project Benefits (G3)............................................................................ 15 2.4 Measures to Maintain High Conservation Values (G3) ............................................................... 15 2.5 Project Financing (G3 & G4) ........................................................................................................ 16 2.6 Employment Opportunities and Worker Safety (G4) ................................................................... 17 2.7 Stakeholders (G3) ........................................................................................................................ 18 3 LEGAL Status .................................................................................................................................... 19 3.1 Compliance with Laws, Statues, Property Rights and Other Regulatory Frameworks (G4 & G5) 19 3.2 Evidence of Right of Use (G5) ..................................................................................................... 19 3.3 Emissions Trading Programs and Other Binding Limits (CL1) .................................................... 19 3.4 Participation under Other GHG Programs (CL1) ......................................................................... 19 3.5 Other Forms of Environmental Credit (CL1) ................................................................................ 19 3.6 Projects Rejected by Other GHG Programs (CL1) ...................................................................... 19 3.7 Respect for Rights and No Involuntary Relocation (G5) .............................................................. 20 3.8 Illegal Activities and Project Benefits (G5) ................................................................................... 20 4 Application of Methodology ............................................................................................................... 20 4.1 Title and Reference of Methodology ............................................................................................ 20 4.2 Deviations from the Monitoring Plan ............................................................................................ 20 4.3 Project Boundary (G1) ................................................................................................................. 20 4.4 Baseline Scenario (G2) ................................................................................................................ 22 4.5 Additionality (G2) ......................................................................................................................... 22 5 Monitoring Data and Parameters ...................................................................................................... 22 5.1 Description of the Monitoring Plan (CL3, CM3 & B3) .................................................................. 22 5.2 Data and Parameters Available at Validation (CL3) .................................................................... 29 5.3 Data and Parameters Monitored (CL3, CM3 & B3) ..................................................................... 31 6 Quantification of GHG Emission Reductions and Removals (CLIMATE) ......................................... 34 v3.0 4 MONITORING