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Conserving Now, Preserving Future
South Asia’s First VCS Approved Methodology from India
For the Implementation of REDD+ Activities in Landscapes
Affected by Mosaic Deforestation and Degradation
Sabine Preuss
Director Environment, Climate and Natural Resources Management,
GIZ India
Side Event
India Pavilion
COP23
Sabine Preuss
Director Environment, Climate and Natural Resources Management,
GIZ India
Side Event
India Pavilion
COP23
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South Asia’s First VCS Approved Methodology from
India
For the Implementation of REDD+ Activities in Landscapes Affected by Mosaic Deforestation and
Degradation
Ms. Sabine Preuss
Programme Director
Environment, Climate Change and Natural Resource Management
9 November 2017
Side Event
India Pavilion
COP23
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Implemented by
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Overview of the Methodology
Sectoral Scope
Agriculture, Forestry and Other Land-Uses (AFOLU)
Project Category: REDD and ARR
Project types: AUDD, ARR
Prepared by Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH
IORA Ecological Solutions Pvt. Ltd.
Authors Kundan Burnwal (GIZ);
Ashwin A.S., Swapan Mehra, Zainab Hassan, Ankit Rawat (IORA
Ecological Solutions)
Contact Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH
A-2/18, Third Floor, Safdarjung Enclave, New Delhi 110029, India
Telephone: +91 11 49495353
Contact Email: [email protected]
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Implemented by
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Overview: Forestry in India
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77,51%
2,54%
9,70%
8,99% 1,26%
Non-Forest
Very Dense Forest
Moderately DenseForestOpen Forest
� Ranks at 10th position in terms of
forest area in the world (GFRA
2010)
� Forests neutralize about 11% of
India’s GHG emissions (Reference
document for REDD+ in India,
2014)
� Incremental annual mitigation potential of Green India Mission interventions has
been estimated to be 148.8 million tonnes of CO2by 2020 which alone can
offset 6.4% of National GHG emissions by 2020
� Forestry is a concurrent subject
Forest cover is 697,898 sq km, i.e. 21.23% of the country’s geographical area. (FSI SFR 2013)
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No internationally approved carbon market forestry methodology developed for India
Hence no existing methodology considers the specific nature of drivers and agents of forest change of Indian forests
Neither do the existing methodologies attend to India specific management needs or India specific data and parameters
India specific methodology will aid in the development of REDD projects in line with Draft National REDD+ Strategy and Policy
India Specific VCS REDD Methodology
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Methodology Webhosted on the VCS website
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Methodology Applicability• Criteria set out in the methodology which must be met by the project developer (PD)• Serve to identify the scope of the methodology
Project Boundary• Spatial boundaries, Temporal boundaries, Carbon pools and GHG emission sources
Baseline• Baseline scenario (ex-ante) expected to occur in the absence of the project activity and GHG
emission in the baseline
Additionality• Increase in GHG removals by sinks within the project boundary that would have occurred in the
absence of the project scenario
Quantification• Estimation of sequestration as well as emissions due to the project activity in PA and LA in a
given baseline crediting period which includes Baseline emission, Project Emission and Leakage
Monitoring• Process of monitoring of parameters related to emission in PA and LA
Uncertainty • Uncertainty relevant to forest inventory taken to calculate the project emission and sequestration
Key Components of VCS REDD Methodology
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Applicability (Eligibility Criteria, Drivers)
Applicable
Activities
Drivers, activities considered under
this methodology
Deforestation
or degradation
1. REDD [Avoided Unplanned Deforestation and Degradation (AUDD)]; and
2. ARR
Unsustainable extraction of fuel wood Degradation
Unsustainable extraction of Non Timber
Forest Produce
Degradation
Unplanned timber harvesting Degradation
Uncontrolled grazing and fodder collection Degradation
Anthropogenic forest fire Deforestation
Unplanned mining and quarrying Deforestation
Expansion of subsistence agriculture by
conversion of forest lands
Deforestation
Encroachment Deforestation
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Methodology Applicability Conditions
The methodology is globally applicable under the following conditions:
� The project activities include AUDD or a combination of AUDD and ARR.
� The project area must meet the definition of forest land for at least 10
years prior to start date of any REDD activities.
� The project area must not be a forest land for at least 10 years prior to
the start date of any ARR activities and does not convert native
ecosystems.
� Biofuel crop production is allowed in ARR activities.
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Non Applicability Conditions
The methodology is not applicable under the following conditions:
× The project activities include APDD.
× The project area is wetlands or peat lands.
× The project activities only include ARR.
× The project activities include ACoGS.
× ARR activities displace more than 50 percent of agricultural lands from the area..
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Project Boundary
Spatial boundaries
Project areaReference
Region
Leakage zones and Leakage management
zone
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Boundaries: Scenarios
Project Area and Reference Region
Fig: Discrete parcels of PA
and RR
Fig: PA and RR that do not
share boundaryFig: PA inside the RR
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Reference Region (RR) Vs Project Area (PA)Factors Points of comparison
Area • RR shall not be less than that of the PA. • RR need not share boundary with the PA.• Both RR and PA need not be contiguous, and can be formed of distinct
parcels.• REDD components and ARR components of the project must be distinctly
mapped
Forest types and landscape factors
• The forests within the RR shall be similar to the forests within the PA. • Landscape factors like elevation, slope, climatic conditions must be
considered similar in proportion.
Land tenure and management practices
• Land tenure system and management practices prevalent in the RR must be demonstrated to be similar to that in the PA
• RR and PA may not be subject to two completely different land tenure and management practices
Policies and regulations
• Policies and regulations having an impact on land-use change patterns within the RR and the PA must be of the same type, or have an equivalent effect, taking into account the current level of enforcement.
Drivers • The types of prevalent drivers shall be the same. • RR shall not have any driver which is not present at the PA.
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Thank you for your Attention!
Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH
For further details on the methodology please contact:Kundan BurnwalA2/18, Third Floor,Safdarjung Enclave,New Delhi- 110029E: [email protected]
T: +91-11 4949 5353F: +91-11 49495391I: www.giz.de
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