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

ANNEX I
Baseline scenario
What would the future
look like without the
proposed project? What
would the estimated total
carbon sequestration/
conservation be without
the project? Explain why
the project is additional
(e.g. without the carbon
finance the project would
not be financially viable)
Other environmental impacts
Existing vegetation and
land use
What is the current land
cover and land use? Is
tree cover more than 30
percent?
Potential environmental
impacts (positive and
negative) of the project
(Include how to minimize
potential negative effects)
a) Local impacts
b) Global impacts
The future without the extra resources provided by the
carbon finance will mean that fewer trees will be planted
and the pressure on the already existing vegetation will
even be greater. We are missing baseline data to be able
to calculate the estimated carbon sequestration without
the proposed project. This project is additional given
that at the moment the resources that are provided for
tree planting are not sufficient to cover large areas in
the region which urgently require tree planting for both
reforestation and afforestation and other sustainable land
management activities.
The area is densely populated and the land use is
predominantly smallholder agriculture. The lake shore
has many wetlands which is valuable for the biodiversity.
Forest cover in the Lake Victoria basin is less than 10
percent. In the next phase of project preparation we will
use Landsat images to make:
1. Land use analysis; and
2. Vegetation analysis.
In addition we will use radar images to determine:
1. Sloping pattern; and
2. Watershed division.
Local impacts:
Climate change adaptation and mitigation through the
use of diversified AF-based production systems and the
farmers´ organizations will be promoted. Awareness
raising of global climate change. Increased biodiversity,
conservation of indigenous species, increased tree
coverage, improved microclimate. Benefits from AF
technique include: increased soil coverage, increased soil
fertility, increased land productivity due to efficient use
of land/space, erosion control, protection of watersheds,
hence increased quantity and quality of water, less toxic
smoke from using high caloric value trees for fuel wood
supply for cooking, energy provision through increased
access to fuel wood and charcoal production from
sustainable production on-farm (sold to urban areas).
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