KENYA GREENBELT MOVEMENT
REFORESTATION BIOCF PROJECT.
FREDRICK NJAU
&
IRENE MUTHUKA
13th Nov 2008
GBM Vision & Mission.
• VISION: To create a value-driven society of
people who consciously work for continued
improvement of their livelihoods and a greener,
cleaner Kenya. This vision is achieved through
the protection and rehabilitation of the
environment.
• MISSION: To mobilize community
consciousness for self-determination, equity,
improved livelihood securities and environmental
conservation-using tree planting as an entry
point.
PROJECT DETAILS
• GBM submitted a Carbon Finance Document to the
BioCarbon Fund in July 2005 .
• After consultation with the KFS and GBM, the BioCarbon
Fund included this project in their project portfolio in Oct.
2005.
• The project is Located in Aberdares Range and Mt. Kenya.
Two of the five water towers in Kenya.
• Portfolio of Small Scale Reforestation CDM project.
• Project is expected to sequester approx. 400,000tco2e by
2017
• Sites eligible for CDM AR projects were selected based on
remote sensing time series analysis. Non-forest areas were
detected on Landsat images from February 25th, 1987 and
February 21st, 2000 to meet pre 1990 criterion.
Project details contd
• The project will close to 2000ha of degraded land with
indigenous tree species ONLY.
• Project is to use 20 year crediting period with the option of
renewal twice (to a maximum of 60 years.
• GBM and WB have signed ERPA.
• Communities have exclusive user rights for NTFP after
signing CFMAs with KFS.
• Communities carbon rights are ensured through Contract
Agreements signed between GBM and CFAs
• The project has been granted operating licence by NEMA
after undertaking ESIA.
• The 7 PDDs have approved by the host country DNA.
• The Project has been validated by DOE awaiting resolution of
CARs before seeking registration from EB.
Figure 1. Project Sites in Mt Kenya.
Baseline methodology
• Baseline methodology for small scale AR CDM
project has been used.
• Steps followed in carrying out baseline survey
– STEP 1 – Preparation of map of project site in the
office and downloading coordinates to the GPS.
– STEP 2 – Verifying and demarcating project site
boundary with a GPS
– STEP 3 – GPS navigation to the sample plots
– STEP 4 – Describing sample plots
– STEP 5 – Describing non-tree and tree vegetation
– STEP 6 – Measuring trees in the sample plots
STEP 1 – Preparation of map of project site in the office and
downloading coordinates to the GPS.
STEP 2 – Verifying and demarcating project site boundary with a GPS
Boundary point (B12-2 North: 356.256 East: 125.654)
Boundary point (B12-3 North: 356.021 East: 125.985)
Tally sheet “SITE and BOUNDARY”:
Site-Id
Site-name
Booker
Date
(ID)
(name)
(Name of team or team leader)
(Date of work)
223
name
Axel Weinreich
Plot density
12.06.2006
Description / remarks about site
(Decision of plot raster density)
200x200m
X
200x400m
Bound.Point East-coord(X) North-coord(Y) Description
(ID)
1
2
3
(from GPS)
(from GPS)
(Description of boundary corner-point and ist position)
page No.
of pages
(amount of pages)
1
of 2
STEP 3 – GPS navigation to the sample plots
STEP 4 – Describing sample plots
Circular plot
radius
Stem diameter
plot area (m²)
4m
(coverage
estimation; see
non-tree
measurement
below)
< 10 cm dbh
50.27
20 m
no dbh limits(for
baseline study)
1,256.64
4m
20 m
STEP 5 – Describing non-tree and tree vegetation
Ground coverage / Vegetation types
If: Tree seedlings / saplings
Type
Height-Class
Coverage %
1
2
3
tree seedlings / saplings
1
2
tree seedlings / saplings
Species
4
North
Height-Class
Coverage %
5
6
1
1
West
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
Sum coverage:
Checksum*:
sketch of
vegetation
-type
coverage
100%
Sum coverage:
Checksum*:
100%
Tree number
1
2
3
4
Species
crown radius (m)
dec.))
tree height (m (1
not 1.3 m)
height of dbh
measurement (if
dbh (cm(1 dec))
Distance (m,
(1dec.))
Azimuth (°)
STEP 6 – Measuring trees in the sample plots
Tree tally-sheet
Status / remarks
Carbon Pool Selected
• Above ground biomass.
• Below ground biomass.
The SSC A/R Methodology does not
include dead wood, litter, and soil
pools.
Three way legal agreement for the
BioCarbon project.
Community Forest
Association
CFMA: for exclusive
utilization of all non-wood
forest products for 30 years
with possibility of renewal.
Kenya Forest
Service
Contract agreement:
- forest user groups assign
all carbon rights to GBM
- GBM provides tree
planting support, covers
part of the land rent and
provides incentive
payments for surviving
trees and share carbon
revenues.
The Green Belt Movement
MOU to jointly implement the
project and to consider the
regulations of the Forest Act 2005.
Project Organizational structure.
World Bank
C
Advisor
Kenya
Forest Service
Purchaser
$
Knowledge
GBM
$
Facilitator
C
Suppliers
Community Forest
$
Association
Community Forest
Association
Community Forest
Association
Project challenges.
•
•
•
Institutional barriers; for the local
communities do not have the knowledge or the
technology to operate tree nurseries and
propagate seedlings.
Technological barriers; for the community do
not have the institutional or organizational
capacity to distribute seedlings once they are
ready for planting.
Investment barriers; Huge implementation
cost involved. There is no access to investment
capital, funds come upon deliver of credits.
Thank you for your attention
Our Future need
to be guaranteed
!