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ACTIVITIES IMPLEMENTED JOINTLY (AIJ) UNIFORM REPORTING FORMAT: The uniform reporting format contained below is to be used in reporting on activities implemented jointly under the pilot phase. It is noted that the reporting should be consistent with decision 5/CP.1 and 8/CP.2 (reproduced in annexes I and II to this reporting format). The SBSTA notes that the uniform reporting format could possibly require revision in the light of experience gained and methodological work conducted under the pilot phase.
A. Description of project
A. 1) Title of project:
FOREST REHABILITATION IN KRKONOSE AND SUMAVA NATIONAL PARKS A. 2) Participants/actors:
Please fill in one table for each participant/actor. For individuals fill in as from item AFunction
within activity".
A. 3) Activity:
a) For example, using Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) classification: energy efficiency; renewable energy; fuel switching; forest preservation, restoration or reforestation; afforestation; fugitive gas capture; industrial processes; solvents; agriculture; waste disposal or bunker fuels. b) Circle the appropriate option. c) Methodological work will be required to define lifetime of activities.
d) Methodological work will be required to determine for each type of activity what the minimum data
requirements are. General description Krkonose: Area to which Face wishes to contribute: 9,000 ha Goal for period 19921997: 3,855 ha
Area planted as at 311296: 2,700 ha
The Giant Mountains (Krkonose) lie in the centre of the so-called Black Tringle. The great increase in acidifying
deposits in the period 1950 to 1990 resulted in large scale death or morbidity of trees in this area on the borders
of the Czech Republic, Poland and the former DDR. The restoration of Krkonose National Park in the Giant Mountains
commenced back in 1992. The first phase of that project has been completed and 1,352 ha of forest have been
restored by planting mainly Norway spruce, beech and elderberry. In the second contract term of the reforestation
project in Krkonose the initial recommendations resulting from the research carried out by the Department of
Physical Geography of the University of Amsterdam, and the Opoçno Forestry Research Station have been
implemented. It has been concluded (partly on the basis of these results) that several locations will recover
spontaneously in the next few years. The condition of several other areas is such, however, that it is doubtful
whether new plantings will succeed. The areas in these two categories have therefore been removed from the
envisaged project area. General description Sumava: Area to which Face wishes to contribute: 5,000 ha Goal for period 19951997: 1,200 ha
Area planted as at 311296: 818 ha
The restoration of the Sumava National Park was started in 1995 in accordance with the agreements made with Czech
Ministry for the Environment. The reduction of the area to be planted in the Giant Mountains is entirely
compensated for by the restoration of the Bohemian forest (Sumava). The Sumava National Park lies on the border
between the Czech Republic and the German federal state of Bavaria. It is 69,000 ha in area (including its border
zones), of which 55,000 ha of forest lies in a protected area. Together with the Bavarian Forest across the border,
this protected area, which is also known as the Bohemian Forest, is 82,100 ha in extent. Reforestation with
monocultures in the last century and the increase in air pollution have resulted in the vitality of large areas of
forest declining dramatically. Further research has shown that this deterioration is partly attributable to the
planting of nonadapted species. These adult trees are not optimally suited to the conditions of this low
mountain range, making them an easy prey for bark beetles such as the spruce bark beetle. The managers of the
National Park are now selecting seeds for the new planting material from the remaining original trees. In total,
5,000 ha need to be restored. In the current threeyear phase Face will provide financial support for the
reforestation of 1,200 ha in Sumava. A. 4) Cost (to the extent possible):
Describe briefly how costs are determined:
Face buys the capacity of the forest to sequester CO2 and also the CO2 sequestered by the
forest system. Since these products can only be delivered after a very long period, Face contracts run for 99
years. The forest owner must guarantee to maintain the forest's capacity to sequester CO2 during
this period. The contract partner retains ownership and usufruct of the land and of the forest and its products.
The actual afforestation always takes three years. A new contract is agreed for each new phase of the
afforestation. The body responsible for the afforestation draws up a plan of operation for this, and Face provides
funds after approving the planted area. In each subsequent phase Face's contribution is established on the
basis of the new plan of operation. The forested areas are managed in accordance with a management plan that has
been approved by Face. This plan becomes a contract document after the afforestation period (which always lasts
three years). The management plan contains detailed information about the forest management during the 99 years
covered by the contract, but may be revised every ten years.
Face classes as costs both its administrative expenses and its financial contributions to the forestation projects
(i.e. the hectare price). Face partially funds the planting of forests and their maintenance for the first three
years thereafter. Face thereby pays a price for the CO2 sequestration that the rehabilitated forest
achieves during its long growing period. This is called the hectare price. The costs incurred by the contract
partner, including the latter's contributions to the reafforestation are not counted as part of the costs of
CO2 sequestration. The owner has an other independent, commercial interest in the forest, matched by
earnings from its management. The office costs includes the costs of preparation, identification,
development-monitoring and other information systems, monitoring, project supervision and overheads. Project costs
include the actual project costs (the hectare price) and the costs of ancillary research.
For the projects in Czech Republic the contribution of Face comes about 80% of the total costs.
A. 5) Mutually agreed assessment procedures:
a) Please ensure that detailed contact information for all organizations mentioned is reported under
section A.2 above. PROJECT MONITORING
Face has developed a monitoring system to supervise the realization of the contract as well as determining and
monitoring the amount of carbon sequestrated. There are two stages to contract implementation: Ä 0Ä3 years. Planting and initial management
Ä 3Ä96 years. Management aimed at maintenance
In accordance with the contract every project partner will submit a detailed account of planned and executed
activities. During the planting stage (0Ä3 years), the partner will submit a biannual account of the
activities carried out, in a quantitative, qualitative and financial sense. The financial inspections carried out
by or on behalf of Face serve among other things to guarantee that the financial contributions made by Face are
supplementary and hence necessary.
Face employees visit project areas at least once a year for inspection and to discuss progress. Fixed inspections
take place at the end of the planting stage (i.e. at contract end). Face is advised and supported in this by
external forestry and financial experts.
Under the contract, Face employees have the authority to visit project areas announced or unannounced, and may
expect full cooperation from the contract partners at all times. As a third inspection tool, Face has satellite images of the project areas at its disposal. Due to the scale of the projects and their remote locations, this is the only opportunity to survey the forest presence and the development of these ecosystems. The development of the vegetation can be traced by comparing satellite images taken at regular intervals. Poor growth or any felling can quickly be pinpointed and checked in the field. The satellite images are used to determine: Ä differences in vegetation (pasture turns to forest) Ä forest development (age, type, crown cover)
Ä carbon density (biomass)
The first satellite images are compared with ground truth, to ensure that subsequent satellite images are
interpreted correctly. This initial comparison is also used to decide on the best interval between the satellite
images. The forest canopy in the Krknose (Giant Mountains) in the Czech Republic closes 7 years after
planting. MONIS
On account of the large quantity of information and the need for methodical presentation of this information, Face
commissioned the development of an computerized monitoring and information system (MONIS), a flexible,
user-friendly system which has been tailormade for use by both Face and the various project partners. It includes
an integral planning system, which allows project executors to develop and monitor their own plans, in both an
organizational and a financial capacity. Face is then able to obtain uniformly formatted reports on the realization
of these plans. MONIS consists of a database and a geographical information system (GIS). The project implementers are responsible for inputting the data and for this will be linked electronically with Face's central database. The database contains information on: _ contract _ management _ field data _ calculated amount of carbon _ inspections _ interpretation of satellite pictures _ project planning _ project realization
_ cost calculation Digital images and maps are stored in the GIS, including: Ä satellite images Ä topical maps based on these images (vegetation, ground cover, etc.) Ä reproduction of contract areas (compartments)
Ä other maps, where available (aerial, soil, geology, hydrology, land use) A Cost Comparison Model (CCM) has been developed for checking and comparing project expenditure. It will be linked to MONIS.
B. Governmental acceptance, approval or endorsement
Bearing in mind that all activities implemented jointly under this pilot phase require prior acceptance, approval
or endorsement by the Governments of the Parties participating in these activities, which shall be shown as
follows:
(a) In the case of joint reporting, the report is submitted by the designated national authority of one
participating Party with the concurrence of all other participating Parties as evidenced by attached letters issued
by the relevant national authorities;
(b) In the case of separate reporting, the reports are submitted separately by the designated national authority of
each and every participating Party. Information will only be compiled once reports have been received from all
participating Parties.
B. 1) For the activity:
* First report and joint reporting: please add copies of letters of endorsement by each designated national
authority of Parties involved in the activity.
* Subsequent reports: Activity was: o suspended o terminated earlier
Describe:
B. 2) This report is a joint report:
o No
B. 3) General short comment by the government(s) if applicable: A Memorandum of Understanding has been signed between the Czech Ministry of Environment and Face. A Letter of Intent between the Czech Minister of Environment and the Ducth Minister of Housing, Spatial Planning and Environment is being prepared.
C. Compatibility with and supportiveness of national economic development and socio-economic and environment
priorities and strategies
D. Benefits derived from the activities implemented jointly project
Whenever possible, quantitative information should be provided. Failing that, a qualitative description should be
given. If quantitative information becomes available, it could be submitted using the update(s). (If the amount of
quantative information is too large, the source could be indicated.)
E. Calculation of the contribution of activities implemented jointly projects that bring about real, measurable
and long-term environmental benefits related to the mitigation of climate change that would not have occurred in
the absence of such activities
E. 1) Estimated emissions without the activity (project baseline):
Description of the baseline or reference scenario, including methodologies applied: CALCULATION OF CARBON SEQUESTRATION
The dynamic computation model CO2FIX forming part of MONIS is used to determine the quantity of carbon sequestrated
by a forest ecosystem. CO2FIX has been developed in 1993 by the IBN-DLO, the Dutch Institute for Forestry and
Nature Research. The model calculates the build-up of the carbon store on the basis of 14 parameters about the
forest ecosystem (speed of growth, conversion of deadwood, humus accumulation, etc.).
A study to the carbon fixation in 16 different types of forest throughout the world has been doen by the IBN-DLO
under commission of Face. The report on this subject entitled "Carbon fixation through forestation
activities" (G.J. Nabuurs & G.M.J. Mohren, 1993, IBN-DLO Research Report 93/4, IBN-DLO, Wageningen, The
Netherlands - ISSN: 0928-6896) has been reviewed and approved by international experts. The study shows that the
amount of carbon sequestrated in a mature forest ecosystem varies from less than 200 tonnes to more than 500 tonnes
per hectare, according to the type of forest.
The growth curve of a forest follows an S shape. During the first years the increase in stored carbon is minimal or
even negative due to the release of carbon dioxide through plant activity and the decomposition of organic matter.
The accumulation of biomass ensues. The mature stage is characterized by a decrease in growth. When the amount of
carbon stored is equal to the amount released from the decomposition of old plant matter, the ecosystem is fully
developed. There are a few ecosystems where the build-up of the carbon deposits in the soil continues after the
maturity age. This signifies that in most of the forests where Face is active, carbon stores will have reached
maximum levels after approximately 60 years.
The amount of carbon for which crediting can be obtained is the amount additionally sequestrated on the contract
area. This is the maximum amount present in the projects financed by Face (scenario projects) minus the amount
which would have been sequestrated or present without forest plantation (baseline scenario).
Cad = Ctot Ä Cba where Cad = the additional amount of carbon Ctot = the total amount of carbon
Cba = the baseline amount of carbon
The CO2FIX model calculates the amount of carbon sequestrated in forest ecosystems. Additional methods will
therefore be used in the definition of the baseline: literary research, field surveys and remote-sensing
techniques. Baseline
The baseline is the development of the forests given unchanged management. The died-back forests were monocultures
of Norway spruce of a wide variety of origins. Research conducted by the University of Amsterdam into the ecology
of the forests in the Giant Mountains reveals that in the event of unchanged management the die-back of the forests
would continue unabated, leaving only grass vegetation with a sporadic chance of isolated tree growth. The carbon
content of such vegetation has been determined at 153 tonnes/ha.
E. 2) Estimated emissions with the activity:
Description of the scenario, including methodologies applied: Project scenario Under the project scenario the forest vegetation recovers and the ecosystem contains 346 tonnes of carbon per hectare. From the point of clear-felling it would take 120 years to build up to this level. In many parts of the project area, however, the carbon stores could be built up more rapidly as it would not be a matter of starting from clear-felling. Additional An amount of 193 tonnes of carbon would be sequestrated additionally per hectare in 120 years, equal to 708 tonnes of CO2 per hectare. Fill in the following tables as applicable: E.2.1) Summary table: Projected emission reduction s:
a) Includes indirect GHG leakages. E.2.2) Summary table: Actual emission reductions :
a) Includes indirect GHG leakages.
F. Bearing in mind that the financing of activities implemented jointly shall be additional to financial
obligations of Parties included in Annex II to the Convention within the framework of the financial mechanism as
well as to current official development assistance flows , please indicate
G. Contribution to capacity building, transfer of environmentally sound technologies and know-how to other
Parties, particularly developing country Parties, to enable them to implement the provisions of the Convention. In
this process, the developed country Parties shall support the development and enhancement of endogenous capacities
and technologies of developing country Parties
Describe briefly the transfer of environmenally sound technology and know-how including where appropriate the type
of technology, terms, education, capactity building etc. A scientific research project 'Restoration of Forest Ecosystems in the National Park Krkonose' was set up and financed by Face Foundation. Under the project extensive research has been carried out to the ecology of the forests and the impact of the acidifying emmissions. This research has been carried out by the University of Amsterdam in collaboration with the forestry research institute of Opocno and several other institutes and local companies. Currently the research is in its second phase. Final reports are expected August 1997.
Part of the research involves the development and implementation of GIS-databases and tools. publications:
-Spatial variation in acidification in beech stands and in spruce stands in the Krkonose Mountains, 1993, J.
Conoinck and S. Rumahloine, Prof.H.C. van Hall Institute, Groningen
The MONIS system, the advanced monitoring tool developed for Face is implemented at the projects as well. Next to this a research to the indogenous population of spruce and the development of methods to distinguish the different provenances of spruce by means of phenotypic and genotypic (terpenes, amino acid composition) is funded.
H. Additional comments, if any, including any practical experience gained or technical difficulties, effects,
impacts or other obstacles encountered
Fill in as appropriate:
H. 1) Any practical experience gained:
H. 2) Technical difficulties:
H. 3) negative impacts and/or effects encountered:
Whenever possible, quantitative information should be provided. Failing that, a qualitative description should be
given. If quantitative information becomes available, it could be submitted using the update(s). (If the amount of
quantative information is too large, the source could be indicated.)
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