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Chapter 2: VCM project types and standards environmental and social co-benefits. They may pay more for VCUs which achieve this double standard, than for those which are VCS only. Grouped projects are an option for project developers working with an area that is too small to result in enough net GHG emission reductions to be sold as carbon credits (see Box 1). Several activities, in different areas and at different times, can be brought together to lower the transaction costs. Grouped projects can bring managers of small forest areas together in order to share the start-up and certification costs through the formation of project cooperatives. 16 Because the VCS is currently the leading standard in the VCM, it will be used as a source of examples throughout these Guidelines. 2.8.2 Climate, community and biodiversity (CCB) standard The CCBA 17 is a partnership of research institutions, corporations and NGOs. It was formed to develop and promote rigorous standards for evaluation of land-based carbon projects. The CCB Standard has been developed to help in the design of land management projects that simultaneously mitigate climate change, support sustainable development and conserve biodiversity. The CCB Standard does not verify emission reductions; it must be used in conjunction with the CDM, VCS or other carbon accounting standards. As of May 2011, a total of 37 projects have completed validation, 14 projects have initiated the validation process, and two projects have achieved verification. Of these 51 projects, 41 are in developing countries. 16 Full guidance for grouped projects can be found in the VCS Version 3. See Section 3.4 of: VCS. 2011. VCS Standard: VCS Version 3. (Available at http://www.v-c-s.org/ sites/v-c-s.org/files/VCS%20Standard%2C%20v3.1.pdf) 17 More information provided at CCBA web site: www.climate-standards.org 67
Community guidelines for accessing forestry voluntary carbon markets At least 100 projects are planning to use the standards, representing over 9 million ha of protected areas and over 450 000 ha of native forest restoration with total estimated annual emissions reductions of over 17 million tons. Figure 8 shows the geographic distribution of projects using the CCB Standard (source: CCB Standards factsheet from http:// www.climate-standards.org/). Geographic Location of Projects (includes projects validated and in the pipeline) Figure 8: Geographic distribution of projects using the CCB Standard The CCB Standard has become a requirement demanded by many brokers and investors in the forestry VCM. A recent survey confirmed that quality standards and multiple benefits are very important for buyers of forest carbon credits (see Box 3). The CCB Standard was rated the most ‘highly desirable’ standard by 67 percent of respondents globally and 79 percent of VCM investors in Europe would be willing to pay a premium of at least one dollar per ton for carbon credits which have CCB verification in addition to a carbon accounting standard. These results indicate that VCM investors are indeed sensitive to the social and environmental risks and opportunities of forest carbon projects. 68
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