[enviro-vlc] Voluntary Carbon Standard Association posts new methodologies for public comment

[Vern Weitzel]

Subject: 	Voluntary Carbon Standard Association posts new methodologies
for public comment
Date: 	Fri, 31 Jul 2009 14:17:08 -0400
From: 	Jerry Seager <jseager at v-c-s.org>
Reply-To: 	Jerry Seager <jseager at v-c-s.org>
To: 	Forest Policy Info Mailing List <forests-l at lists.iisd.ca


Dear Colleagues



The following Agriculture, Forestry and Other Land Use methodologies are
being assessed under the Voluntary Carbon Standard double approval
process,  and as part of this process have been posted on the VCS
website for a 30-day public comment period:



1)      Methodology for Estimating Reductions of GHG Emissions from
Mosaic Deforestation, BioCarbon Fund of the World Bank:
http://www.v-c-s.org/methodology_mferogefmr.html



2)      Methodology for Estimating Reductions of GHG Emissions from
Frontier Deforestation, Amazonas Sustainable Foundation:
http://www.v-c-s.org/methodology_mferofffd.html



3)      General Methodology for Quantifying the Greenhouse Gas Emission
Reductions from the Production and Incorporation of Soil of Biochar in
Agricultural and Forest Management Systems, Carbon Gold:
http://www.v-c-s.org/methodology_gmfqtgger.html



4)      Afforestation/Reforestation of Agricultural Lands , Forest
Systems Services, LLC: http://www.v-c-s.org/methodology_aroal.html



Comments on the methodologies are invited and should be emailed to
secretariat at v-c-s.org <mailto:secretariat at v-c-s.org> by the date
indicated on the relevant link above. When providing comments,
respondents must also provide their name, organisation/institution,
country and email address.



The full list of methodology elements available for public comment is
available at http://www.v-c-s.org/public_comment.html. Further
information on VCS global stakeholder consultation and the double
approval process is available on the same page.





kind regards,

* *

*Jerry Seager*

Program Manager

*Voluntary Carbon Standard Association*

Tel:  +1 202 756 1273

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