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ENVIRONMENTAL AND FINANCIAL ENVIRONMENTAL AND FINANCIAL SYNERGIES ON AFFORESTATION OF SYNERGIES ON AFFORESTATION OF
DEGRADED LANDSDEGRADED LANDS
V. Blujdea – Forest Research and Management Institute Bucharest
I. Abrudan – Transilvania University of Brasov
Romania
Climate: mild continental
Temperature: -2.5 +⋯ 11.4 oC
Precipitation:
• 385 mm (L) and >1000 mm (H)
• West/East: 700/ 400 mm
Relief: balanced among plains\hills\mountains
A place like any other ….
A place like any other ….
but vulnerable to …
Drought intensity areas in Romania
(according to palfay index corrected by soil
properties, relief and ground water)
Hazards in Romania
OVERALL, ALL ARRABLE AGRICULTURAL LAND OF THE COUNTRY IS AFFECTED BY DROUGHT and HALF OF THE COUNTRY AREA IS AFFECTED BY DIFFERENT LAND DEGRADATION TYPE
NAP/UNCCD: Drought and Land Degradation and their combat ….
Monitoring, warning, prevention of drought
Rehabilitation and improvement of the irrigation system
Improve land use and balance at local/regional scale (afforestation, …)
Improvement of hydrological regime of the rivers
Improvement of land use practices
Promotion of drought tolerant crops
Promotion of ‘close to nature’ ecosystem’s management
Water management systems
Afforestation of bad lands in RomaniaAfforestation of bad lands in Romania
Tradition, Experience, Continuity, Necessity
Financing of afforestation worksFinancing of afforestation works
• Dedicated sources (special funds: Degraded Lands Afforestation Fund, own companies effort)
• EU funds (SAPARD and structural)• Joint Implementation approach (under Kyoto
Protocol)
What is synergy ?
• A mutually advantageous conjunction of distinct elements (a common dictionary definition)
• Hunt three rabbits with one single bullet ?
• Share one piece of …. to three lions ?
Land degradation / desertification
Climate change
Biological Diversity
Multiple partners Multiple partners Financial synergies Financial synergies
Environmental synergies Environmental synergies Long term commitment Long term commitment Sustainable developmentSustainable development
KP’s JI/CDM approach in afforestation of degraded lands
How we practically deal with …?
Afforestation activity / project cycle:A. Development of partnership B. Land availability and land useC. Type of structure to be createdD. Technology to be usedE. Chosen of species to be plantedF. IncentivesG. Ensure sustainability of the forest/ administration/
management type / local integrationH. Units of C transfer
A. Partners interested …
• Communities ?Communities ?
• Private owners ?Private owners ?
• State forests administrator ?State forests administrator ?
Issues: uncertain land property, financial, uncertain will, long Issues: uncertain land property, financial, uncertain will, long negotiations, weaknegotiations, weak// lack of capacity of administration, technical lack of capacity of administration, technical
solutions “at command”, communication problems solutions “at command”, communication problems
B. Type of structures to be created …B. Type of structures to be created …
• Ecological restorationEcological restoration• Plantations Plantations // tree cropstree crops• AgroforestryAgroforestry• Energy plantationsEnergy plantations• Plantations with socio-economical purposesPlantations with socio-economical purposes• PioneerPioneer// transitory plantations transitory plantations
Issues: targeted function of the new forest, local needs, local Issues: targeted function of the new forest, local needs, local threats, local vulnerability, land status, former land usethreats, local vulnerability, land status, former land use
C. Land availability and actual land use …
• Ownership on the land
• Land use category and real land use
• Land status
• Aggregation of lands
Issues: cadastral situation, ownership (clear ?), land use correlate with vegetation type, land status (chemical, physical and biological degradation), legislation on land use, procedures on LUC, EIA (?), land consolidation (total area, shape of the contour), conservation approaches, institutional communication, limited capacity of negotiations of the different stakeholders or decision makers
D. Technology to be used …
• Land preparation
• Soil preparation
• Planting technologyIssues: former land use, intensivity of the works (terracing, deep ploughing vs. strips preparation), complexity of the plantations works
E. Chosen of species to be planted …
• A high request of fast growing and dense wood species• In degraded lands combat is a request of species that
quickly halt the erosional processes and soon provide services
• Management objectives of the plantations
Issues: Multitude of options regarding species - exotic vs. native; legal restrictions regarding use of species (Golden Law of Local Provenance); rate of C sequestration vs. C offsets income; owner wish; endeavored functions of the new stand; availability of the seedling on recommended species, collateral problems (genetic introgression, invasion, management, non-permanence, vulnerability), assess risks related to species used
Species Area(ha)
Indigenous speciesFraxinus communis, Fraxinus ornus, Fraxinus pallisae 178
Populus alba, Populus nigra 1455
Salix sp. 310
Pinus nigra 30
Pyrus pyraster, Prunus cerasifera, Ulmus laevis, Crataegus monogyna, Juglans regia, Morus alba 19
Quercus patraea, Quercus robur, Acer campestre, Acer tataricum, Acer platanoides, Cerasus avium, Alnus incana, Carpinus betulus
157
Quercus cerris, Tilia cordata, Tilia argentea 136
Quercus pedunculiflora 1009
Rosa cannina, Ligustrum vulgare 19
Total indigenous species 3313 (55 %)
Exotic speciesElaeaganus angustifolia, Ailantus altissima 739
Gleditschia triachantos 274
Quercus rubra 4
Robinia pseudacacia 1688
Ulmus turkmeniaca, Prunus mahaleb 15
Total exotic species 2720 (45 %)
TOTAL afforested area in project 6033 (100 %)
Area on species and groups of species Area on species and groups of species (according technical afforestations plans)(according technical afforestations plans)
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10
20
30
40
50
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70
1 3 5 7 9 11 13 15
Plantation age (years)
Sequestr
atio
n (
tC/h
a) Total Robinia (III)
Total Robinia (V)
Total Poplar (III)
Total Quercus (V)
Pattern of C sequestration in tree plantations
Species
(tC/ha)
Total biomass
Woody biomass
Soil
(incl. litter)
Quercus sp. 20 13.5 7.5
Populus sp. 31 22 10
Robinia sp. 44 34 15
C accumulation projection and validation
Project duration (years)
Pro
ject
tot
al s
eque
stra
tion
(tC
)
CO2fix3PGField estimation
F. Incentives for …
• Who afford what ? (big administrators vs. small land owners)
• Local species planting may/should be an incentive for additional payment by the C offsets buyer? It is a subject of negotiation
• Free services for local people (no charge for forest fruits or medicinal, bees keeping)
G. Ensure sustainability of the new forestG. Ensure sustainability of the new forest// administrationadministration// management type management type // local integrationlocal integration
• Management plansManagement plans
• Protection against illegal cut, grazing, insects Protection against illegal cut, grazing, insects outbreaks, forest firesoutbreaks, forest fires
• Awareness and compensation programme Awareness and compensation programme
Issues: long term forest management; decentralization is just happening Issues: long term forest management; decentralization is just happening in Romania; addressing grass roots problems of the communities - in Romania; addressing grass roots problems of the communities -
compensation measures; limited knowledge on cross sectoral or compensation measures; limited knowledge on cross sectoral or integrated management integrated management
Accum
ulated CO
2
M1 M2 M3
5 years balance Re - parametyzing the
model
H. Carbon and biodiversity monitoring
Conclusions
Options & Trade-offs: Options & Trade-offs: Which step ?
Scientific soundness is needed every step
Afforestation activity (of degraded lands) could be financially supported via sequestered carbon transactions
C financing may act as incentive in the mobilizing national/other partner resources
Plantations of degraded lands creates multi-benefits for local population and environment