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1 United N tionsFr mework Convention onClim te Ch n eAfforestation and Reforestation Projects under the clean development MechanismA Reference ManualA manual synthesizing the requirements in respect of the project cycle, project documentation, project validation and registration, and monitoring and verification of Afforestation and reforestation project activities under the clean development mechanism of the Kyoto ProtocolUnited N tionsFr mework Convention onClim te Ch n eAfforestation and Reforestation Projects under the clean development MechanismA REFERENCE MANUALA manual synthesizing the requirements in respect of the project cycle, project documentation, project validation and registration.

2 And monitoring and verification of Afforestation and reforestation project activities under the clean development mechanism of the Kyoto Protocol 2013 UNFCCC United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change All rights reservedUnless otherwise noted in this document, content of this publication may be freely reproduced in part or in full, provided the source is document may be referenced as: UNFCCC (2013). Afforestation and Reforestation Projects under the clean development Mechanism: A Reference ManualFor further information please contact: Climate Change Secretariat ( UNFCCC ) Martin-Luther-King-Strasse 8 53175 Bonn, Germany Telephone +49.

3 228. 815 10 00 Telefax +49. 228. 815 19 99 Email publication is available online at report any errors in this publication to publication is issued for public information purposes and does not in any way substitute, modify, override or otherwise imply specific interpretation of, the official UNFCCC documents on which it is based. While the content of the manual is current as of the revision date, the reader is invited to familiarize himself or herself with any changes occurring in the relevant regulatory documents after this date. No warranty is offered that this manual presents all the regulatory requirements that apply to a particular CDM project activity.

4 It is responsibility of the user to be aware of the latest requirements applicable to the particular case and circumstances of his or her project ac t iv it y. While reasonable efforts have been made to ensure the accuracy, correctness and reliability of this publication, the UNFCCC and all persons acting for it accept no liability for the accuracy of or inferences from the material contained in this publication and expressly disclaim liability for any person s loss arising directly or indirectly from the use of, inferences drawn, deductions made, or acts done in reliance on this 978-92-9219-120-7 United Nations Climate Change Secretariat1 Afforestation and Reforestation Projects under the clean development 1 INTRODUCTION.

5 Purpose of the manual Structure of the manual Source documents and how to access these 7 Governance 7 Rules and Reference 7 Methodologies 9 Project Cycle Search 9 CDM Registry 10 Stakeholder Interaction How to use this manual 10 CHAPTER 2 THE clean development MECHANISM AND FOREST CONSERVATION .. The clean development Mechanism The CDM as an opportunity for reforestation of degraded forest lands Contribution of A/R CDM projects to sustainable development A/R CDM projects registered under the CDM 15 CHAPTER 3 THE CDM PROJECT CYCLE.

6 Initial project planning Preparation of the project design document (PDD) National approval Project validation and registration Monitoring, verification and certification Issuance of tCERs or lCERs 20 United Nations Climate Change Secretariat2 ContentsAfforestation and Reforestation Projects under the clean development MechanismCHAPTER 4 DEVELOPING A PROJECT DESIGN DOCUMENT .. Preliminary considerations Eligibility of the project Additionality of the project Completing the project design document form Description of the project activity Application of approved methodology Project duration and crediting period Environmental impacts Socio economic impacts Local stakeholders consultation Host Party approval and authorization Appendices 36 CHAPTER 5 MONITORING AND VERIFICATION.

7 Monitoring period and frequency Estimating carbon pools Monitoring project emissions Monitoring leakage emissions Post registration changes Verification and certification report 40 CHAPTER 6 PROGRAMME OF ACTIVITIES .. Programme of activities Validation and registration of a programme of activities Monitoring, verification and issuance under a programme of activities 43 APPENDIX A A RUN THROUGH EXAMPLE OF DEVELOPING AN A/R CDM PDD ..44 APPENDIX B GLOSSARY OF TERMS ..57 APPENDIX C LIST OF REGULATORY DOCUMENTS ..63 United Nations Climate Change Secretariat3 Afforestation and Reforestation Projects under the clean development MechanismForewordFOREWORDI was very pleased upon learning that the secretariat s Sustainable development mechanisms programme would be bringing out a manual to assist stakeholders in developing Afforestation and reforestation projects under the clean development CDM has been a highly successful instrument under the Kyoto Protocol for financing emission reductions and sustainable development in developing countries.

8 More than 7,500 emission reduction projects and programmes of activities in 95 developing countries have been registered under the CDM and over billion certified emission reductions have been issued. CDM Afforestation and reforestation projects help mitigate climate change, increase the resilience of local communities, produce numerous sustainable development co benefits, and capitalize on the synergies among the Rio Conventions, helping also to combat desertification and preserve the remarkable success of the CDM and the benefits that can flow from Afforestation and reforestation projects, the pace of registration of A/R projects under the CDM has been slow.

9 The Executive Board of the CDM and the secretariat have been mindful of this fact and have undertaken various initiatives to help accelerate the pace of registration, all the while attentive to feedback from CDM of this project development manual, aimed at making the rules and regulations governing Afforestation and reforestation projects more accessible, is an important such am impressed with the clear, highly readable and comprehensive content of the manual. The manual not only synthesizes the CDM rules and regulations in a logical and coherent manner, it also makes accessible to a non-expert reader many of the concepts related to land use, land-use change and forestry activities under the Kyoto Protocol.

10 Which have been known in the UNFCCC negotiations for their complexit hope that this manual is found useful by CDM stakeholders and will eventually lead to an expanded portfolio of Afforestation and reforestation projects under the FigueresExecutive SecretaryUnited Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change5 November 2013 United Nations Climate Change Secretariat4 PrefaceAfforestation and Reforestation Projects under the clean development MechanismPREFACEThe first Afforestation and reforestation baseline and monitoring methodology under the clean development mechanism was approved by the Executive Board of the CDM in 2005, and yet to date only 52 Afforestation and reforestation projects have been registered.