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shifting, effects on all carbon pools shall be considered;
(b) In the case of fuel wood collection or similar activities outside the project boundary, only the
gathered volume of wood that is non-renewable shall be considered as an emission by sources
if forests are not significantly degraded due to this activity. The equation (Eq. 3.2.8) for fuel
wood gathering as outlined in IPCC Good Practice Guidance for Land Use, Land-Use Change
and Forestry (IPCC-GPG) (2003) could be applied in combination with household surveys
or Participatory Rural Appraisal (PRA). In the case that forests are significantly degraded,
accounting rule 1 applies. “Not significantly degraded” means that the extracted volume
results in emissions which are between 2% and 5 % of actual GHG removals. If the extracted
wood volume results in emissions which are below 2% of the actual GHG removals, this type
of leakage can be ignored.
The EB approved the tool for testing the significance of GHG emissions in A/R CDM project activities
[EB31, Annex 16]. The tool assists project participants to transparently demonstrate, which GHG
emission sources, possible decreases in carbon pools and leakage emissions are insignificant for
a particular CDM A/R project activity and therefore can be neglected. Or when required by the
applicability conditions of AMs, whether increases in GHG emissions for a particular CDM A/R project
activity are significant. The EB also clarified that this tool supersedes the guidance provided by the
EB in the EB 22 Annex 15 para. 3(b), concerning ignoring leakage emissions from extraction of nonrenewable
fuel wood. [EB31, para. 47]
(5) Section E. Monitoring plan
In the section E of monitoring, project participants describe, according to the monitoring
methodology they selected, methods to collect and archive data necessary for estimating GHG
removals. The results of monitoring will be used to calculate the difference between GHG removals in
baseline scenario and in project scenario. The monitoring plan needs to provide detailed information
related to the collection and archiving of all relevant data needed to estimate or measure verifiable
changes in carbon stocks in the carbon pools and the emissions of GHG occurring within the project
boundary, to determine the baseline, and to identify increased emissions outside the project
boundary.
Section E.2. Sampling design and stratification
Project participants need to describe the sampling design that will be used in the project for the expost
calculation of actual GHG removals and, in case the baseline is monitored, the baseline GHG
removals. The sampling design should describe stratification, determination of number of plots and
plot distribution, etc.
Section E.4.1. Data to be collected or used in order to monitor the verifiable changes in carbon
stock in the carbon pools within the project boundary resulting from the proposed A/R CDM
project activity
Project participants need to archive monitored data for 2 years following the end of the (last)
crediting period. When archiving data, header of tables and titles of columns should not be modified
and columns should not be deleted. If necessary, rows are added at the bottom of the table.
(6) Section F. Environmental impacts of the proposed A/R CDM project activity
Section F.1. Documentation on the analysis of the environmental impacts, including impacts on
biodiversity and natural ecosystems, and impacts outside the project boundary of the proposed
A/R CDM project activity
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