Cbp Seminar Presentation

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The Carbon Benefits The Carbon Benefits Project Project Modelling, Measurements Modelling, Measurements and Monitoring and Monitoring The United Nations Environment The United Nations Environment Programme Programme

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The Carbon Benefits The Carbon Benefits ProjectProject

Modelling, Measurements Modelling, Measurements and Monitoringand Monitoring

The United Nations Environment The United Nations Environment ProgrammeProgramme

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The current situationThe current situation

Anthropogenic Anthropogenic emissions of GHGs emissions of GHGs (mainly carbon (mainly carbon dioxide, methane dioxide, methane and nitrous oxide) and nitrous oxide) equivalent to over equivalent to over 50 billion tonnes of 50 billion tonnes of COCO22 yr-1 yr-1

~30% comes from ~30% comes from land use and land land use and land use changeuse change

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SLMSLM

Sustainable land management interventions Sustainable land management interventions such as those supported by the GEF have such as those supported by the GEF have potential to:potential to:

- reduce GHG emissions- reduce GHG emissions

- sequester C from the atmosphere- sequester C from the atmosphere

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The Current problem faced by The Current problem faced by the GEFthe GEF

Sustainable land management projects Sustainable land management projects claim C benefits as GEBsclaim C benefits as GEBs

GEF has no standardized costs effective GEF has no standardized costs effective methodology to assess C benefitsmethodology to assess C benefits

A methodology is needed that is A methodology is needed that is comprehensible, standardized and comprehensible, standardized and robust and applicable to ALL GEF robust and applicable to ALL GEF projectsprojects

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The CBP Project AimThe CBP Project Aim

The Carbon Benefits Project The Carbon Benefits Project (CBP:MMM) aims to provide a cost-(CBP:MMM) aims to provide a cost-effective end-to-end effective end-to-end estimation and estimation and support system for showing carbon support system for showing carbon benefits in GEF and other natural benefits in GEF and other natural resource management projects.resource management projects.

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Who is involved?Who is involved?

A consortium from 2 established research A consortium from 2 established research groups:-groups:-

Colorado State University plus ISRIC, ODG Colorado State University plus ISRIC, ODG and a group of international research and a group of international research partners from existing GEF SLM projects partners from existing GEF SLM projects

Component AComponent A

WWF, ICRAF & Michigan State UniversityWWF, ICRAF & Michigan State University

Component BComponent B

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What will the system What will the system involve?involve?

Incorporating models, remote sensing and field measurement

andsupporting data storage and the management and reporting of C benefits.

An integrated suite of tools, available from the web, to allow managers to measure, monitor and model Carbon Benefits above and below ground throughout the life time of any SLM intervention.

+A tool box of ‘best practice’ sustainable land management options for C benefits

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The system will be:The system will be: Easy to use but also have the capacity for Easy to use but also have the capacity for

complex carbon & GHG accounting if neededcomplex carbon & GHG accounting if needed

Able to help projects with little data, and Able to help projects with little data, and projects with lots of data, to monitor C projects with lots of data, to monitor C benefitsbenefits

Produce estimates that are suitable for use Produce estimates that are suitable for use in C markets if desiredin C markets if desired

Applicable to projects with a wide range of Applicable to projects with a wide range of soil types, climates and land usessoil types, climates and land uses

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Component AComponent A Colorado State UniversityColorado State University ISRIC World Soil InformationISRIC World Soil Information ODG – University of East AngliaODG – University of East Anglia CENA – University of São PauloCENA – University of São Paulo Kenya Agricultural Research Kenya Agricultural Research

InstituteInstitute CMNN/NNJC CMNN/NNJC GEF PRC IEMGEF PRC IEM GEF PRC Gansu ProjectGEF PRC Gansu Project

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Component A – Component A – outcomes….outcomes….

A cost-effective methodology for A cost-effective methodology for proving carbon benefits in GEF and proving carbon benefits in GEF and other SLM projects, comprising a other SLM projects, comprising a uniform protocol and accompanying uniform protocol and accompanying web portal web portal

GEF SLM projects measuring, GEF SLM projects measuring, monitoring, projecting and reporting monitoring, projecting and reporting carbon benefits in a standardized carbon benefits in a standardized wayway

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Existing GEF projects which are currently trying to Existing GEF projects which are currently trying to measure C benefits will be used as test cases in the measure C benefits will be used as test cases in the project to develop the system,project to develop the system,

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What will the project What will the project build on?build on?

Component AComponent AModelling tools for the assessment of above Modelling tools for the assessment of above and below ground C stocks developed for and below ground C stocks developed for GEF and other funding agencies:-GEF and other funding agencies:-

The GEFSOC Modelling System The GEFSOC Modelling System www.nrel.colostate.edu/projects/GEFSOC-UKwww.nrel.colostate.edu/projects/GEFSOC-UK

ALU ALU www.nrel.colostate.edu/projects/ghgtoolwww.nrel.colostate.edu/projects/ghgtool

COMET-VR COMET-VR www.cometvr.colostate.eduwww.cometvr.colostate.edu

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Other models

System System overvieovervie

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Other models

Provides guidance in developing a measurement program

1.Help select ground based measurement methods

2.Produce sample designs, field and lab methods and analysis

3.How to store data

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Other models

Stores point based ground data- Maintains time series measurements

Allows users to download RS data and input their own RS data for above ground biomass estimates

Feeds into the calculation module

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Other models

Specify land management activities, in relation to info from project description module

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Other models

Options for calculating C stocks and GHG emissions

Depending on level of detail required and stage of the project

Based on ALU, COMET and GEFSOC

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Other models

Costs, labour allocation, price, income

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Other models

Generates reports on C sequestration and GHG emissions for sinks and sources in baseline and project scenarios

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For Further Information on For Further Information on Component A contactComponent A contact

Dr Eleanor MilneDr Eleanor Milne (Colorado State University) (Colorado State University) [email protected] [email protected]