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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). 181
Community guidelines for accessing forestry voluntary carbon markets Consistency between the project and the environmental priorities of the host country Socio-economic impacts How will the project improve the welfare of the community involved in it, or in its vicinity? What are the direct effects which can be attributed to the project, and which would not have occurred to the same extent without the project (e.g. employment creation, Improved nutritional status, water-harvesting techniques, HIV/Aids mitigation through AF intervention, conservation agriculture techniques, improved aesthetical value, shade. Global impacts: Decreased global warming through increased carbon sequestration from the atmosphere through the planting of trees. Protection of river catchments that provide water for Lake Victoria, thus improving environmental status of the whole Nile Basin. Increased public awareness of global climate change, global environmental issues and poverty, and thus increased solidarity between North and South, reducing global economic inequalities The Lake Victoria Basin Commission of EAC (East African Community (Governments of Tanzania, Kenya, Uganda, Rwanda and Burundi) prioritize strategies under Ecosystems, Natural Resources and Environment. The commission lines up several strategies (from Feb 2007) which are consistent with LVDP, the most important are (quoting): - Improve land use and natural resources; - Promote proper land use management practices; - Promote the establishment of community forests and woodlots/afforestation/tree planting schemes/ agroforestry; and. - Promote integrated water resource/water catchment management. Community benefits; - Enhanced nutrition from fruits and vegetables promoted - Access to medicinal plants - Increased land productivity due to efficient use of land/space - Higher economic returns from diversification of products like fruits, medicine, vegetables, bee products - Aesthetic and recreational value of trees to the environment 182
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