RMDLT Portel - Pará REDD Project PROJECT DESIGN DOCUMENT UNDER THE CLIMATE, COMMUNITY AND BIODIVERSITY ALLIANCE STANDARD (CCBA-PDD) Version 6.0 – January 17th 2013 Project Developer and Implementation Entity: Ecosystem Services LLC 1 Table of Contents Table of Contents ........................................................................................................................... 2 I. General Information ............................................................................................................. 6 II. Executive Summary ............................................................................................................. 8 III. Basic Data ........................................................................................................................... 11 1) The title of the CCB Standards Project’s activity: ................................................................. 11 2) The version number of the document: .................................................................................... 11 3) The date of the document: ........................................................................................................... 11 IV. General Section ................................................................................................................. 12 G1 Original Conditions at Project Site .......................................................................................... 12 G1.1 Location of the project and basic physical parameters ........................................................... 12 G1.2 Types and condition of vegetation at the project site .............................................................. 21 G1.3 Boundaries of the Project Area and Project Zone ...................................................................... 30 G1.4 Current carbon stocks at the project site ....................................................................................... 34 G1.5 Community Information ........................................................................................................................ 35 G1.6 Current land use and land tenure at the project site ................................................................ 54 G1.7 Biodiversity Information ....................................................................................................................... 55 G1.8 IUCN Red List threatened species ..................................................................................................... 58 G1.9 High Conservation Values (HCVs) and description of the qualifying attributes ........... 59 G2 Baseline Projections ..................................................................................................................... 69 G.2.1 Land Use without the Project ............................................................................................................. 69 G2.2 Documentation that project benefits would not happen in absence of project ............ 76 G2.3 Calculation of estimated carbon stock changes in absence of project .............................. 76 G.2.4 Impacts on Community of the “without” Project scenario .................................................... 83 G.2.5 Impacts on Biodiversity of the “without” Project scenario ................................................... 83 G3 Project Design and Goals ............................................................................................................ 84 G.3.1 Summary of Project’s Major Climate, Community and Biodiversity Objectives .......... 84 G.3.2 Description of Each Project’s activity ............................................................................................. 86 G.3.3 Map Identifying Location of Project Areas, Activities and Leakage Areas ...................... 91 G.3.4 Definition of Project’s lifetime and GHG Accounting Period ................................................ 94 G3.5 Identification of Natural and Human-Induced Risks and Mitigation Strategies ........... 95 G3.6 Measures to Ensure the Maintenance or Enhancement of High Conservation Values consistent with precautionary principle .................................................................................................. 96 G3.7 Description of Measures that Will Be Taken to Maintain and Enhance Benefits beyond Project’s lifetime ................................................................................................................................. 96 G3.8 Involvement of Communities in Project Design and Provisions for Stakeholder Consultation During Project Implementation ........................................................................................ 97 G3.9 Procedure to publicize Public Comment Period ...................................................................... 105 G3.10 Process for Handling Unresolved Conflicts ............................................................................. 105 G3.11 Demonstration that Financial Mechanisms are Adequate for Project Implementation ................................................................................................................................................ 110 G4 Management Capacity and Best Practices ........................................................................... 110 2 G.4.1 Identification and Roles of Project Proponents ...................................................................... 110 G4.2 Identification of key skills and Experience of Management Team ................................... 111 G4.3 Plan to Provide Orientation and Training to the Project’s Employees .......................... 115 G4.4 Equal Opportunity of Local Community Members for Employment .............................. 118 G4.5 Compliance with Regulations Covering Worker Rights and Plan to Communicate Regulations ......................................................................................................................................................... 118 G4.6 Assessment of Risk to Worker’s Safety and Plan to Communicate and Minimize Risk .................................................................................................................................................................................. 119 G4.7 Financial Health of Implementing Organization ...................................................................... 120 G5 Legal Status and Property Rights ........................................................................................... 120 G.5.1 List of Relevant Laws and Assurance Compliance ................................................................. 120 G5.2 Document that the project has approval from the appropriate authorities, including the established formal and/or traditional authorities customarily required by the communities. ...................................................................................................................................................... 122 G5.3 Demonstrate that the project will not encroach uninvited on private property, community property, or government property .................................................................................. 123 G5.4 Demonstrate that the project does not require the involuntary relocation of people or of the activities important for the livelihoods and culture of the communities ............. 127 G5.5 Identification and Mitigation of Illegal Activities .................................................................... 127 G5.6 Demonstration of Land Tenure Status and Title to Carbon Rights .................................. 128 V. Climate Section ................................................................................................................. 129 CL1. Net Positive Climate Impacts ................................................................................................ 129 CL1.1 Net Change in Carbon Stocks due to Project’s activities .................................................... 129 CL1.2 Net Change in Emissions of Non-CO2 Gases ............................................................................ 131 CL1.3 Other GHG Emissions from Project’s activities ...................................................................... 132 CL1.4 Net Climate Impact of the Project ................................................................................................ 132 CL1.5 Specification How Double Counting is Avoided ..................................................................... 133 CL2 Offsite Climate Impacts (“Leakage”) ................................................................................. 134 CL2.1 Determination of Leakage Type and Extent ............................................................................ 134 CL2.2 Documentation and Quantification of How Leakage will be Mitigated ....................... 134 CL2.3 Subtracting Project related Leakage from Carbon Benefits ............................................. 135 CL2.4 Inclusion of Non-CO2 Gases in Calculations ............................................................................. 135 CL3 Climate Impact Monitoring .................................................................................................... 136 CL3.1 Plan for Selecting and Monitoring Carbon Pools ................................................................... 136 CL3.2 Development of a Full Monitoring Plan ..................................................................................... 136 VI. 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