Community guidelines for accessing forestry voluntary carbon ... - FAO

ANNEX I
Describe the current
and alternative land use
practices with reference to
existing pilot activities
1a Forest;
It is expected that some proposed project sites will be
converted into woodlots due to the nature of terrain and
low soil productivity. This will increase the total biomass
per area unit and therefore also an increased sequestration
of carbon and soil carbon storage.
1b. Agroforestry (shade trees, boundary planting)
This will be the major intervention in the project sites
where trees for carbon will be integrated into the existing
farming system of intensive cropping of both annual and
perennial crops. Agroforestry adds the total number of
trees, which contributes to increased soil carbon storage
as well as total carbon sequestration.
2. Reforestation of degraded temperate grasslands or
arid lands by tree planting
Some of the sites are highly degraded through
overgrazing and cutting of savanna woodlands for
charcoal production, and reforestation will be the main
intervention. Agroforestry uses land more intensively
(spatially and temporally) which increases carbon
sequestration. Growing trees on farm decreases pressure
on common land or natural forests and therefore reducing
carbon emissions.
3. Establishing tree/shade crops over existing crops
(e.g. coffee)
Some sites are characterized by intensive perennial cash
crops such coffee, tea and even improved pastures. Trees
will therefore be introduced to provide shade to the
crops. Agroforestry technologies like intercropping/alley
cropping provides potential carbon sequestration, which
would not happen in a mono cropping system.
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