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Juma Sustainable Development Reserve
These numbers were generated based on the deforestation predictions made by
the SimAmazonia model. The model is able to predict the quantity and location of
the deforestation inside the Juma Reserve. The explanation of how the deforestation
quantity was assessed is described in Annex I of the Juma PDD.
However, adopting a conservative approach and assuring the benefi ts of the project,
the project commits to reduce 90% of the ongoing deforestation. In this way, the
other 10% can be kept as “security carbon,” in case small areas of deforestation occur
inside the Reserve.
The corresponding emissions and stocks are subject to change on two occasions:
I - After the fi rst verifi cation period and the new vegetation carbon stocks are defi ned;
II - In 2016, ten years after the start of the project, when the baseline will be revised.
Even though the baseline estimation is considered robust and conservative, there
are uncertainties that can aff ect the carbon credits generation. As a measure to deal
with the model uncertainties the baseline will be re-validated at the end of each “baseline
assessing period” (10 years). At this time, if the baseline deforestation is verifi ed
as diff erent than predicted the emission reductions for the previous period shall be
recalculated.
If baseline deforestation is verifi ed as lower than the originally predicted, the project
shall discount the respective amount of VERs from the next “baseline assessing
period”. If baseline deforestation is verifi ed as higher than the originally predicted, the
project will be able to issue the respective amount of VERs for this period.
The other GHG emissions sources, and their respective inclusion/exclusion and
the reasons to do so are presented on the table below:
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