Plan Vivo Stakeholder Meeting, Sigtuna 28.9 · 1994 1997 2003 2007 2011 2015...

Plan Vivo Stakeholder Meeting, Sigtuna 28.9.2015

Agenda -‐ today

Agenda -‐ tomorrow

Global goals to unite a global response -‐ SDGs

“Business is a vital partner in achieving the Sustainable Development Goals…

… we ask companies everywhere to assess their impact, set ambi3ous goals and communicate transparently about the results.“

-‐ Ban Ki-‐moon, UN Secretary-‐General

SDG’s cont’d…

If you have a few spare minutes, see:

SDGcompass.org Please tweet thoughts:

#PlanVivo … and anything specifically linked to SDGs:

#GlobalGoals

•  The SDGs, or “Global Goals”, present a unique opportunity for Plan Vivo and project coordinators:

–  To communicate climate change & livelihood development benefits –  Align project impacts with business targets –  Targeted reporRng to PVF and buyers

Recap of Plan Vivo

•  Longest-‐standing voluntary carbon standard

•  Focused on improving livelihoods of 10,000 smallholder farmers & c.100,000 parRcipants organised into community groups

•  The Plan Vivo FoundaRon was established in 2008 in Edinburgh, UK –  administers the Standard, issues PV Cer3ficates, oversees all cer3fied PV projects

Board of Trustees (8)

PV ExecuRve (3)

Technical Commi\ee (6)

Technical Advisory Group (40)

Stakeholder Group

1994 1997 2003 2007 2011 2015

Plan Vivo Timeline

2008 2013

Start of the first research project

Scolel’te (Chiapas, Mexico)

1994 1997 2003 2007 2011 2015

Scolel’te sells first

PVCs sold to FIA

2008 2013



Plan Vivo Timeline

1994 1997 2003 2007 2011 2015




PVCs sold to FIA

‘Trees for Global

Benefits’ (Uganda)

begins to operate

2008 2013

Plan Vivo Timeline

1994 1997 2003 2007 2011 2015




PVCs sold to FIA

‘Trees for Global


begins to operate

Sofala, Mozambique registered

2008 2013

Plan Vivo Timeline

1994 1997 2003 2007 2011 2015




PVCs sold to FIA

‘Trees for Global


begins to operate


2008

Plan Vivo Foundation created and Plan Vivo Std

published

2013

Plan Vivo Timeline

1994 1997 2003 2007 2011 2015




PVCs sold to FIA

‘Trees for Global


begins to operate


2008


published

A further 4 projects

registered

2013

Total PV Certificates

issued of 1MtCO2

Plan Vivo Timeline

1994 1997 2003 2007 2011 2015




PVCs sold to FIA

‘Trees for Global


begins to operate


2008


published


issued of 1MtCO2


registered

2013

Latest version of the PV Std published in December

Plan Vivo Timeline

1994 1997 2003 2007 2011 2015




PVCs sold to FIA

‘Trees for Global


begins to operate


2008


published


registered

Issued 2MtCO2 of certificates

2013

Latest version of the PV Std published in December


issued of 1MtCO2

Plan Vivo Timeline

The last two years…

•  What’s happened since the last Stakeholder Mee3ng? –  Launch of new Plan Vivo Standard –  Trustee & Secretariat changes –  Mikoko Pamoja, Himalayan CCP projects registered –  2 million tonne milestone reached –  Tanzania, Mexico, Uganda, Nicaragua, Indonesia, Nepal – project visits –  Events: C. Expo (Cologne, Barcelona), Natl Offset Scheme (Colombia), PES Workshop

(Indonesia), Inseing Event (London), ESPA Workshop (Uganda) –  New website, project brochure

•  Con3nued oversight of 12 registered projects

•  Addi3onal 41 projects in development: –  Kolo Hills (Tanzania), 3 FFI projects: Laman Satong, Durian Rambun, Lombok

(Indonesia), Arlomom (Senegal) – already validated –  3 Live & Learn projects (Pacific Islands), Dominican Republic, Bujang Raba (Indonesia),

2 CRS projects (Guatemala, Nicaragua) – finalising PDDs

Plan Vivo Strategy

•  Strengthening of Plan Vivo’s technical capacity, systems and support

•  A more recognised Plan Vivo brand through tailored markeRng efforts and effecRve communicaRons

•  Reinforced and diversified revenue streams for financial sustainability

•  Increased collaboraRon and partnerships

Mission:

4 Pillars:

Plan Vivo is financially sustainable as an organisation and administers the standard of choice for buyers and communities developing verifiable community-based PES programmes ”

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Current focus points

•  Con3nued development of pipeline projects, and oversight of registered projects – expansion, updaRng tech specs, verificaRons, more effecRve monitoring & reporRng…

•  Building a stronger brand & presence at interna3onal events: Carbon Expo 2015, Paris Climate talks (COP21), Global Landscapes Forum

•  Inclusion in various na3onal offset programmes: –  Colombia, Mexico, Indonesia

•  Developing research / donor-‐funded thema3c projects:

–  Quan3fica3on of co-‐benefits

–  ESPA – SMS-‐PES project – monitoring

–  “InseUng”

–  Further work on Climate-‐Smart Agriculture – SHAMBA

What is ‘Inseing’ for Plan Vivo?

•  An approach which strengthens links between (smallholder) farmers and buyers typically along procurement chains

•  Payments can be made to smallholder farmers (PES) for various ac3vi3es

•  Ecosystem Service applica3ons:

•  Mi3ga3on of carbon emissions •  Water provision (quality and evenness of flow) •  Enhancement of

biodiversity

PV Website

•  Up

Help us further improve it!

•  Technical resources & research

Project pages

EvoluRon of Voluntary Carbon Market Generally: •  Carbon price at all 1me low: $3.8/t, wind lowest priced category: $2.1/t

•  REDD+ slightly up from $4.2/t to $4.3/t, but considered “oversupplied”

•  Reported “breakthrough" on REDD at the recent Bonn talks. Update expected at Paris COP

•  hQp://forest-‐trends.org/releases/uploads/SOVCM2015_FullReport.pdf

How does Plan Vivo compare?

Plan Vivo projects con1nue to grow: •  16% rise in volume transacted in 2014 to 386,000 tCO2

•  Average price rose from $6.5 to $8.5/t -‐ well over double market avg, and the highest average price of all major standards (except few voluntary JI CDM)

•  Market share stable, but plenty of room to grow at c.1%

Gold Std: •  Volume: 8.9 MtCO2 (2014), down from $9.3MtCO2 (2013) and $9.5MtCO2 (2012)

•  Average price fell from $8.5 to $4.4/t – (reduced demand for wind and clean cook stoves)

VCS •  Volume: 32.8 MtCO2e (19.1 MtCO2e alone / 12.6 MtCO2e with CCB)

•  Average total VCS price in 2014: $3.5/t (for all 32.8MtCO2e) up from $2.8/t in 2013 (28.9MtCO2e)

Source: hQp://forest-‐trends.org/releases/uploads/SOVCM2015_FullReport.pdf

Impacts so far

•  53 projects under development or operaRonal in over 30 countries

•  2.11 million Plan Vivo Cer3ficates issued to date

•  Est. $9 million channelled to rural communiRes so far

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