Cameroon regional workshop 2016 ,thomas li ,chief engineer & program director ,china green carbon foundation

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Forest and bamboo carbon methodologies
and project practices in China
Dr. Thomas LI
Chief Engineer & Program Director
China Green Carbon Foundation
Yaoundé, Cameroon
August,2016

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Outline
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1.Forest carbon project practices in China1.Forest carbon project practices in China
2.Bamboo forest carbon project practices in China2.Bamboo forest carbon project practices in China
3. Prospect on bamboo forest carbon3. Prospect on bamboo forest carbon

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Background of bamboo in China
 China is the Kingdom of Bamboo.
In China, bamboo forest area is
more than 6 million ha, 42% of the
entire world, with more than 500
bamboo species.
 7.75 million people work for
bamboo forestry sector, shared
more than 50% of global market.
 More than 2000 bamboo products
developed in China, such as
handicrafts, music instruments ，
mat, furniture, bamboo charcoal,
pulp and paper, bamboo fiber,
clothes and etc..

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Flow chart of forest carbon project
development and trading
1 Project design1 Project design
2 Validation2 Validation
3 Registration3 Registration
4 Implementation4 Implementation
5 Monitoring5 Monitoring
6 Verification6 Verification
7 Issue7 Issue
8 Carbon trading8 Carbon trading
Project owner/consultantProject owner/consultant
DOE/VVBDOE/VVB
DOE/VVBDOE/VVB
Project owner/consultantProject owner/consultant
Project ownerProject owner
Registry secretariatRegistry secretariat
Registry secretariatRegistry secretariat
Carbon ExchangeCarbon Exchange
Carbon price: 2-5 USD/ tCO2Carbon price: 2-5 USD/ tCO2

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1.Forest carbon project practices in China
• CDM A/R projects : 5 registered in UNFCCC EB
– the Facilitating Reforestation for Guangxi Watershed
Management in Pearl River Basin (the first developed CDM
A/R project in the world)
– Afforestation and Reforestation on Degraded Lands in
Northwest Sichuan, China
– Reforestation on Degraded Lands in Northwest Guangxi
– Afforestation/Reforestation on Degraded Lands in Southwest
Sichuan, China
– Afforestation of Degraded Shengle Ecological Zone in
Helinge'er of Inner Mongolia, China
– Total area: 20,000 ha

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CDM A/R Projects in China
Data from unfccc.int

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1. Forest carbon project practices in China
• VCS (Verified Carbon Standard) forest carbon projects:
5 registered; 2 under developing
– Jiangxi Province Le'an County Forest Farm Carbon Sink Project
– Inner Mongolia Chao’er Improved Forest Management project
– Yunnan Kunming Liangqu improved forest management project
– Reforestation Project in Yingjing County, Sichuan Province
– Reforestation Project in Qinghai Province 2012
– Yong’an improved forest management carbon project (under
developing)
– Xishuangbanna improved forest management carbon project
(under developing)

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VCS Forest carbon projects in China
1529 Inner Mongolia Chao’er Improved Forest Management Project；
Chao’er Forest Bureau of Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, P.R.China； China ；
14. Agriculture, Forestry, 69,326t/year

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1. Forest carbon project practices in China
• CCER (China Certified Emission Reduction) forest
carbon projects : 10+ registered
– Changlong afforestation carbon project (the first CCER
forest carbon project in China registered, issued)
– Tongshan bamboo afforestation project in Hubei (the
first CCER bamboo afforestation carbon project,
registered)
– Anji & Jianyang bamboo forest management carbon
projects (the first CCER bamboo forest management
carbon projects, under developing)

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China Certified Emission Reduction
Exchange Info-platform

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The first CCER forest carbon project in China,
registered in NDRC platform of China in 2014

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1. Forest carbon project practices in China
• CGCF (China Green Carbon Foundation) forest
carbon projects: 100+
– More than 100 forest carbon projects are developed or
are under developing in China, registered in CGCF
Registry.
– More than 40 forest carbon projects have been traded
under CGCF platform.

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1. Forest carbon project practices in China
• CCER forest carbon project methodologies : 4
approved by NDRC, China;
– Methodology for CCER afforestation carbon project
– Methodology for CCER bamboo afforestation carbon
project
– Methodology for CCER forest management carbon
project
– Methodology for CCER bamboo forest management
carbon project

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2.Bamboo forest carbon project practices
in China
• CCER bamboo forest carbon Methodologies : 2
approved by NDRC,China
– Methodology for CCER bamboo afforestation carbon projects
– Methodology for CCER bamboo forest management carbon
projects
• Transforming 2 CCER bamboo forest carbon
methodologies to VCS Methodologies

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Methodology for CCER bamboo afforestation
carbon projects
• Application conditions ：
– 1.The proposed project land does not fall into
wetland category.
– 2.Soil disturbance contribution of the afforestation
project activities does not exceed more than 10% of
area of proposed eligible project land.
– 3.The proposed project land is suitable for bamboo
planting. The height of bamboo species shall reach
above 2 meter, the diameter of breast height (DBH)
shall reach above 2 cm, land area shall be at least
0.067ha, and the canopy density shall reach 20%.

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Methodology for CCER bamboo afforestation
carbon projects
• Application conditions ：
– 4.Burn-off method (controlled burning ) cannot use in
the forest site clearances . And in order to conserve
the water, soil and biodiversity, overall site
preparation cannot be applied.
– 5.Original scattered trees in the project sites cannot
be cut during the project activities.

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Methodologies for CCER bamboo afforestation
carbon projects
• Calculation of CCERs ：
CCER= Project carbon sinks — Baseline carbon sinks

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Methodology for CCER bamboo forest
management carbon projects
• Application conditions ：
– The proposed project land shall be covered by bamboo forest.
The canopy cover of the forest shall be higher than 20 %;
continuous distribution area ≥ 0.067 ha.; mature height of
bamboo shall exceed 2 m; and DBH of a mature bamboo shall
more than 2 cm.
– This methodology is not applicable to mixture forest of
bamboo and tree species. The canopy cover of tree species in
the forest shall be less than 20 %.
– The proposed project land should not be wetland and should
not contain organic soils.
– The proposed project activities will not violate relevant laws,
regulations and applicable technical standards of forest
management of the state and local governments.

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Methodology for CCER bamboo forest
management carbon projects
• Application conditions ：
– Only Harvest bamboo stems and branches during management
activities. Litter collection is not allowed on project sites.
– Loosing soil and weeds control shall follow the contour direction,
and no deep tillage used in the soil management of project
forests.
– Fertilization shall be in line or in spot and soil shall be tightly
covered after fertilizing.
– One or more of scientific management technical measures of
bamboo forest management listed in Appendix 1 shall be applied.
– The project should not start before January 1, 2013.

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Methodology for CCER bamboo forest
management carbon projects
• Forest management activities ：
– Promote bamboo shoots generate
– Improve bamboo forest structure
– Maintain bamboo forest health
– Renew bamboo species and variety
– Stabilize soil carbon pool

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Methodology for CCER bamboo forest
management carbon projects
• Calculation of China Certificate Emission
Reductions ：
CCER= Project carbon sinks — Baseline carbon sinks

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First CCER bamboo afforestation carbon project
in Hubei, Registered on NDRC platform in China

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• First CCER bamboo afforestation carbon
project in China
Tongshan ,Hubei
Bamboo: Moso bamboo
Afforestation: 700.94 ha
Estimated ER:131123 t

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3.Prospect on bamboo forest carbon
There are multi-benefits from bamboo carbon projects , such
as enhancement income for local farmers & improvement of
capacity building, community engagement, biodiversity
conservation, environment improvement, climate change
awareness arising, promoting social harmony
The prospect on bamboo forest carbon is very bright
There are potential to develop bamboo carbon projects in
China, Southeast Asia, South Asia, Africa and South America.
 There are potential to develop bamboo forest management
carbon projects in China
There are more potential to develop bamboo afforestation
carbon projects in Africa. More land resources, low labor cost,
and multi-benefits.

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Thomas LI
Email: 603464047@qq.com
Phone:+86-10-8423-9419