Pre-feasibility study for a CDM-AR project in the Cochabamba ...

Figure 4.5: Carbon flow during the whole project period
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4.4. Leakage
Additional emissions
As a consequence of project activities there will be some additional fossil fuel
emissions. Since this will be minimal, no calculations for this are made in this stage of
project development.
Displacement
Project strategy will be to introduce a more efficient form of land use, agricultural
systems will be intensified as much as possible within the project boundaries:
• Agroforestry systems will be introduced to maintain the main level of
agricultural production within the project boundary. This does not necessarily
mean the same crops will be produced, there might be a shift form annual crops
to perennial crops, but production level from a financial and subsistence point of
few will be maintained or improved.
• Silvopastoral systems will be introduced together with high productive grass
species, by this carrying capacity of the area will improve so the number of
cattle estimated in the baseline can be maintained.
If as a result of the pre-feasibility study it appears that in spite agroforestry and
silvopastoral systems production capacity for crops and cattle is reduced, leakage
management areas will be introduced. This are areas used already for agricultural but
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Silvipastoral
Agroforestry
Pure plantations
Baseline