[enviro-vlc] New VCS Improved Forest Management methodology posted for public comment

[Vern Weitzel]

Subject: 	New VCS Improved Forest Management methodology posted for
public comment
Date: 	Thu, 6 Aug 2009 16:17:49 -0500
From: 	Naomi Swickard <nswickard at v-c-s.org>
Reply-To: 	Naomi Swickard <nswickard at v-c-s.org>
To: 	Climate Change Info Mailing List <climate-l at lists.iisd.ca>

Dear Colleagues,

The following methodology is being assessed under the VCS double
approval process and as part of this process has been posted on the VCS
website for a 30-day public comment period:

Name:

/Estimating GHG Emission Reductions from Planned Degradation (Improved
Forest Management)  /

Developer:

/Carbon Planet Limited/

Description:

/The methodology has been written to conform with Improved Forest
Management – Logged to Protected Forest (IFM-LtPF) activities which
prevent forest degradation through the cessation of selective logging as
the baseline activity.

The methodology, “in terms of accounting” addresses a scenario that is
accommodated in the VCS guidance for IFM projects. The methodology also
applies to baseline scenario activity whereby although the actual
baseline entity has not been identified the baseline activity can be
clearly demonstrated and substantiated to be selective timber
harvesting/production./

/The key components of the Methodology are as follows:/

/1.      //Selection of the baseline scenario/

/2.      //Definition of project boundaries (“Project Area”)/

/3.      //Prediction of historical rates of degradation in the Project
Area and Reference Areas (under the baseline scenario)/

/4.      //Calculation of carbon flows from avoided logging/

/5.      //Monitoring

/

/That application of The Methodology is intended to trigger a long-term
sustainable shift in the economics of the covered region, creating
revenues for indigenous peoples that replace, and exceed revenues to be
derived from the removal of their forests/

The methodology is available at
http://www.v-c-s.org/methodology_eghger.html.

Any comments should be emailed to secretariat at v-c-s.org
<mailto:secretariat at v-c-s.org> by close of business 4 September 2009.
When providing comments, stakeholders 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,

*Naomi Swickard*
Program Officer
*Voluntary Carbon Standard Association*
Tel:  +1 202 756 1273

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