The$Seima$REDD+$Project$

Cambodia$

Dr.$Alex$Diment$Wildlife$Conserva5on$Society$

In$partnership$with$Forestry$Administra;on$

Royal$Government$of$Cambodia$$

Content$of$presenta5on$

1.  Overview$2.  Design$of$REDD+$project$3.  Applica5on$of$Methodology$4.  Quan5fica5on$of$Greenhouse$Gas$Emission$Reduc5ons$$5.  Community$benefits$6.  Biodiversity$benefits$

1.$Overview$

Project$loca5on$–$Eastern$Cambodia$

Project$area$–$Core$Zone$180,513$ha$

Par5cipa5ng$villages$20$villages,$>2600$families$67%$Phnong,$32%$Khmer$Highly$forest$dependent$Agriculture$also$very$important$

Some$facts$about$Seima$REDD+$project$

!  The$whole$area$is$under$the$mandate$of$FA/MAFF$since$1994.$

!  Sub_decree$143$(2009)$confirms$this$mandate$and$makes$carbon$emission$reduc5ons$an$explicit$objec5ve$

!  Project$credi5ng$period$_$60$years,$1$Jan.$2010_31$Dec.$2069.$

!  FA$has$agreement$with$all$20$communi5es$that$the$state$owns$the$carbon,$that$FA$can$sell$the$credits,$and$FA$will$set$up$a$benefit_sharing$arrangement.$

Respect$for$community$rights$Free$Prior$and$Informed$Consent$$(FPIC)$

$All$20$communi5es$have$given$detailed$wriden$consent$for$a$start$date$in$Jan$2010$aeer$long$process$of$informa5on$and$consulta5on.$$Final$documents$signed$by$all$2,624$families$in$January$2013.$$Involuntary$reloca;on$

$There$will$be$no$involuntary$reloca5on$from$residen5al$land$or$farmland$for$people$who$are$legally$occupying$these$areas.$$$

2.$Design$

Project$scope$

The$project$is$of$the$“Avoiding$unplanned$deforesta5on$and$degrada5on”$(AUD)$type.$$

The$project$is$only$claiming$credits$generated$from$avoided!unplanned!deforesta.on.$$$Planned'deforesta-on'from$planta5ons$or$similar$are$illegal$under$the$Sub_decree,$and$are$not$considered.$$Increased$carbon$sequestra5on$from$reforesta5on$is$not$a$major$objec5ve.$$

Major$Project$Interven5ons$

1:$Key$legal$and$planning$documents$for$the$Seima$Protec;on$Forest$and$

surrounding$landscape$are$approved$and$implemented$$

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2:$To$reduce$forest$and$wildlife$crime$by$direct$law$enforcement$$$$3:$Land$and$resource$use$by$all$core$zone$communi;es$is$sustainable$$

4:$Support$for$alterna;ve$livelihoods$that$reduce$deforesta;on$$$

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5:$Collect$informa;on$and$monitor$longOterm$ecological$and$social$trends$6:$Effec;ve$administra;ve,$accoun;ng$and$logis;cal$procedures$are$in$place$7:$LongOterm$social,$poli;cal$and$financial$sustainability$

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Finances$The$financial$projec5ons$show$that$expected$revenues$will$be$sufficient$to:$$$"  increase$conserva;on$effort$to$a$much$higher$level$than$business$

as$usual$"  set$aside$funds$to$support$basic$longOterm$opera;ons$and$so$

ensure$permanence$of$emission$reduc5ons$beyond$the$project$life5me$

"  generate$a$significant$opera5ng$surplus$that$would$provide$funds$for$benefitOsharing$arrangements$that$will$further$mo5vate$community$par5cipa5on$in$the$project$and$increase$development$outcomes$

"  generate$addi5onal$funds$that$can$be$used$by$the$project$proponent$for$other$na;onal$development$purposes$offOsite,$and$hence$offset$some$of$the$broader$opportunity$costs$of$forest$conserva5on$

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Community$FPIC$All$20$villages,$and$around$83%$of$families$provided$their$wriden$consent$to$the$project.$$1.  Scoping$and$community$visits$2.  Awareness$Raising$3.  Community$Consulta5ons$4.  Commune$and$stakeholder$mee5ngs$5.  Development$of$grievance$process$

Community$consulta5on$A$formal$process$of$regular$communica5on$and$review$between$the$FA,$WCS$and$all$20$par5cipa5ng$communi5es:$$1.  Annual$consulta5ons$with$community$representa5ves$on$

benefits$and$impacts$linked$to$the$project$annual$planning$process$

2.  Periodic$formal$consulta5ons$and$assessments$linked$to$the$social$benefits$monitoring$program$

3.  Rou5ne$consulta5ons,$evalua5ons$etc$during$implementa5on$of$project$ac5vi5es$in$each$village$$$

4.  Clear$grievance$process$

3.$Applica5on$of$Methodology$

Carbon$pools$Carbon$Pools Included/Excluded Jus;fica;on/Explana;on$of$Choice

Above$Ground

Tree:$Included$(84.3%) Carbon$ stock$ change$ in$ this$ pool$ is$ always$significant.

Non_tree:$Excluded This$ pool$ will$ be$ larger$ in$ the$ with_project$ case$and$so$it$is$conserva5ve$to$omit$it.$It$is$also$not$of$significant$size.$

Below$Ground Included$(11.5%) This$ pool$ represents$ roughly$ 11.5%$ of$ the$emission$ reduc5ons$ of$ the$ project$ making$ it$significant.

Deadwood Included$(3.0%) This$ pool$ represents$ about$ 3%$ of$ the$ emission$reduc5ons$ of$ the$ project$ in$ each$ forest$ class,$making$op5onal$whether$to$include$it.

Harvested$

Wood$

Products Excluded Not$Significant

Li`er Excluded $Not$Significant$

Soil$Organic$

Carbon Excluded Not$to$be$measured$ in$conversions$which$ include$perennial$ crops,$ as$ is$ the$ case$ in$ the$ current$project.

Emissions$of$CH4$and$N2O$from$biomass$burning$during$deforesta5on$were$omided$due$to$lack$of$5me.$This$is$conserva5ve$but$if$they$can$be$added$later$may$gain$addi5onal$credits.$

Reference$region$–$1$million$ha$

c.1m$ha$of$land$with$similar$legal$status$to$Seima$,$+$similar$forest$cover,$drivers$and$terrain$

Historical$deforesta5on$assessment$$93%$accuracy$

(Open$forest$hard$

to$separate$from$

nonOforest)$

Stra5fica5on$by$agent$of$deforesta5on$Unplanned$deforesta5on$only$happens$in$Stratum$1.$$Planned$deforesta5on$does$not$affect$the$project$area$

4.$$Greenhouse$Gas$$Emission$Reduc5ons$

Predicted$loca5ons$of$deforesta5on$$

Seima$

Protec;on$

Forest$

Projected$quan5ty$of$deforesta5on$(cumula5ve,$whole$reference$region,$ha)$

We$surveyed$104$plot$clusters$across$three$major$forest$types$

Systema5c$sampling$with$random$start$Temporary$circular$clustered$plots,$20$m$

Ø$Clusters$of$3$can$be$covered$in$one$day$

Carbon$stock$surveys$$

n=number$of$plot$clusters$•  Stock$=$living$+$standing$dead$trees,$saplings,$lying$dead$wood$•  C$stock$and$basal$area$are$at$the$high$end$of$IPCC$Tier$1$default$values.$•  Consistent$with$other$surveys$from$NE$Cambodia/S$Vietnam,$and$the$regional$

maps$of$Brown$et'al$1993'(Geocarto''Internat'4:45859)'

•  Average$stock$in$post_deforesta5on$land$classes$46.6$tCO2e/ha$

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Stratum$$$

(from$satellite$analysis)$

Above$and$below$ground$C$stock$

tC/ha$$$$(95%$CI)$tCO

2e/ha$

Dense$forest:$evergreen,$semi_evergreen,$bamboo$(n=63)$ 298.6$$$(+/_$22.0)$ 1095.0$

Open$forest:$mixed$deciduous,$dry$dipterocarp$and$woodland$(n=41)$ 151.1$$$(+/_$20.5)$ 553.9$

Carbon$stock$surveys$$

Overall$Carbon$emissions$projec5on$result$ExOante$VCUs$tradable Ex$ante$buffer$credits

Year annual cumula5ve annual cumula5ve t tCO2e tCO2e tCO2e tCO2e 1 30,644 30,644 10,531 10,531 2 170,687 201,331 62,294 72,825 3 936,057 1,137,388 355,915 428,740 4 2,377,187 3,514,574 463,389 892,129 5 4,023,695 7,538,269 533,647 1,425,776 6 7,743,646 15,281,915 927,383 2,353,159 7 10,012,345 25,294,260 1,209,220 3,562,379 8 9,684,172 34,978,432 1,178,123 4,740,502 9 8,913,435 43,891,868 1,092,333 5,832,835 10 7,315,473 51,207,340 903,145 6,735,980

5.$Community$Benefit$

Major$Community$Benefits$The$project$meets$the$Gold$Standard$for$excep5onal$community$benefits:$$•  $ Increased$benefits$from$forest$and$resource$protec5on$• $ Beder$land$tenure$and$forest$use$rights$• $ Income$genera5on$from$livelihood$ac5vi5es$• $ Benefit_sharing$from$Carbon$credit$sales$$Also:$•  ' Project'zone'is'in'a'low'human'development'area'•  ' Benefits'for'people'in'the'lowest'category'of'well8being''•  ' Detailed'Monitoring'of'social'impacts'on'communi-es'

6.$Biodiversity$Benefit$

Large$Biodiversity$Benefits$The$project$meets$the$Gold$Standard$for$excep5onal$biodiversity$benefits:$$•  $ Beder$enforcement$against$illegal$ac5vi5es$$•  $ Reduced$threats$to$biodiversity$from$local$communi5es$• $ Beder$regula5ons$and$zona5on$$Also:$•  ' Large'concentra-on'of'globally'threatened'species'• ' Irreplaceable'global'biodiversity'value'(most'important'site'

for'several'key'species)'

Conserva;on$Livelihoods$_$e.g.$Gibbon_watching$community_based$ecotourism$

Wildlife$watching$Ecotourism$linking'and'harnessing'co8benefits'

Thank$you$for$listening$