Name of Organization or Individual

Country

Government of Bolivia (GOB)

Fundación Amigos de la Naturaleza (FAN)

The Nature Conservancy (TNC)

American Electric Power System (AEP)

PacifiCorp

British Petroleum America (BP America)

Item

Organization

Name of organization (original language)Or

Name of individual if unaffiliated with any organization

Gobierno de Bolivia

Name of organization (English)

Government of Bolivia

Acronym (original language)

GDB

Acronym (English)

GOB

Department

Ministry of Sustainable Development and Planning

Function(s) within the AIJ project activities

Street

City

La Paz

State

Post code

Country

Bolivia

Telephone

Fax

E-mail

World Wide Web-URL address

Administrative Officer Responsible for the Project

Surname

Reyes Villa

First name, middle name

Erick

Job title

Minister of Sustainable Development and Planning

Direct telephone

Direct fax

Direct e-mail

Contact Person for AIJ Activities (if different from the Administrative Officer)

Surname

Roca

First name, middle name

Neisa

Job title

Vice Minister of Sustainable Development and Environment

Direct telephone

Direct fax

Direct e-mail

Item

Organization

Name of organization (original language)or

Name of individual if unaffiliated with any organization

Fundación Amigos de la Naturaleza

Name of organization (English)

Friends of Nature Foundation

Acronym (original language)

FAN

Acronym (English)

None

Department

Function(s) within the AIJ project activities

Project administration, project development

Street

Av. Irala 673, Casilla 2241

City

Santa Cruz de la Sierra

State

Santa Cruz

Post code

Country

Bolivia

Telephone

011-591-3-329-717

Fax

011-591-3-329-692

E-mail

Fan@fan.scbbs-bo.com

World Wide Web-URL address

Administrative Officer Responsible for the Project

Surname

Justiniano

First name, middle name

Hermes

Job title

Executive Director

Direct telephone

011-591-3-329-717

Direct fax

011-591-3-329-692

Direct e-mail

Justinianoh@fan.scbbs-bo.com

Contact Person for AIJ Activities (if different from the Administrative Officer)

Surname

Moreno

First name, middle name

Adolfo

Job title

Head of Conservation Department

Direct telephone

011-591-3-329-717

Direct fax

011-591-3-329-692

Direct e-mail

Amoreno@fan.scbbs-bo.com

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Organization

Name of organization (original language)or

Name of individual if unaffiliated with any organization

The Nature Conservancy

Name of organization (English)

(Same as above)

Acronym (original language)

TNC

Acronym (English)

(Same as above)

Department

Function(s) within the AIJ project activities

Project development, technical assistance, funds management

Street

1815 N. Lynn Street

City

Arlington

State

Virginia

Post code

22209

Country

U.S.A.

Telephone

703-841-5300

Fax

703-841-4880

E-mail

World Wide Web-URL address

http://www.tnc.org

Administrative Officer Responsible for the Project

Surname

Sawhill

First name, middle name

John C.

Job title

President and CEO

Direct telephone

Direct fax

Direct e-mail

Contact Person for AIJ Activities (if different from the Administrative Officer)

Surname

Nelson

First name, middle name

Tia

Job title

Senior Policy Advisor

Direct telephone

703-841-5372

Direct fax

703-841-7400

Direct e-mail

tnelson@tnc.org

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Organization

Name of organization (original language)or

Name of individual if unaffiliated with any organization

American Electric Power System

Name of organization (English)

(Same as above)

Acronym (original language)

AEP

Acronym (English)

(Same as above)

Department

Function(s) within the AIJ project activities

Financing

Street

1 Riverside Plaza

City

Columbus

State

Ohio

Post code

43215-2373

Country

U.S.A.

Telephone

Fax

E-mail

World Wide Web-URL address

Administrative Officer Responsible for the Project

Surname

Draper, Jr.

First name, middle name

E. Linn

Job title

Chairman of the Board, President and Chief Executive Officer of American Electric Power Company, Inc. and American Electric Power Service Corporation

Direct telephone

Direct fax

Direct e-mail

Contact Person for AIJ Activities (if different from the Administrative Officer)

Surname

Heydlauff

First name, middle name

Dale E.

Job title

Vice President, Environmental Affairs, American Electric Power Service Corporation

Direct telephone

614-223-1280

Direct fax

614-223-2121

Direct e-mail

dale_heydlauff@aep.com

Item

Organization

Name of organization (original language)or

Name of individual if unaffiliated with any organization

PacifiCorp

Name of organization (English)

(Same as above)

Acronym (original language)

None

Acronym (English)

(Same as above)

Department

Function(s) within the AIJ project activities

Financing

Street

825 NE Nultnomah, Suite 410

City

Portland

State

Oregon

Post code

97232-2155

Country

U.S.A.

Telephone

Fax

E-mail

World Wide Web-URL address

Administrative Officer Responsible for the Project

Surname

Edmonds

First name, middle name

Bill

Job title

Direct telephone

503-464-5773

Direct fax

503-275-2650

Direct e-mail

Contact Person for AIJ Activities (if different from the Administrative Officer)

Surname

(Same as above)

First name, middle name

Job title

Direct telephone

Direct fax

Direct e-mail

Item

Organization

Name of organization (original language)or

Name of individual if unaffiliated with any organization

British Petroleum America

Name of organization (English)

(Same as above)

Acronym (original language)

BP America

Acronym (English)

(Same as above)

Department

Function(s) within the AIJ project activities

Financing

Street

200 Public Square- 40-3555-L

City

Cleveland

State

Ohio

Post code

44114-2375

Country

U.S.A.

Telephone

Fax

E-mail

World Wide Web-URL address

Administrative Officer Responsible for the Project

Surname

McCrodden

First name, middle name

Bruce

Job title

Vice President — External Affairs

Direct telephone

216-586-5322

Direct fax

216-586-6957

Direct e-mail

Contact Person for AIJ Activities (if different from the Administrative Officer)

Surname

First name, middle name

Job title

Direct telephone

Direct fax

Direct e-mail

Item

Type of Project

Sector(s)

Land-use change and forestry

Primary activity(ies)

Forest preservation, reforestation, park expansion, and sustainable forest product enterprise development

Project Location

Country

Bolivia

Exact location (city, state, region)

Province of Velasco, the eastern-most province of the Department of Santa Cruz

Key Dates and Current Stage of Project

Project starting date (month/year)

1997

Project ending date (month/year)

2026

Project lifetime (years)

30

Current stage of project

In progress

General Project Description and Technical Data

The project has three GHG mitigation components.

Component A of the project will involve the following activities: (1) completing the process of indemnifying and retiring logging concessions on 634,287 hectares (ha) of tropical forest located adjacent to the Noel Kempff Mercado National Park, (2) expanding the boundaries of the Park by 842,095 ha, which includes the 634,287 ha of newly indemnified concession area, (3) establishing a short-term protection plan for the Park expansion area, and (4) establishing the legal framework necessary for implementation of Component B.

Component B of the project will preserve and protect the carbon sequestered on the 1,523,466 ha of the expanded Park over 30 years. To ensure the long-term protection of the expanded Park, the project will establish a mix of income generating activities, including: (1) establishing a Park protection endowment fund, (2) generating profit from a new genetic resources enterprise, and (3) constructing the infrastructure necessary to support a model eco-tourism program within the Park.

Component C of the project will mitigate GHG emissions in secondary areas beyond the boundaries of the expanded Park. This Component is designed to ensure that the net GHG mitigation achieved through Component A and B activities are protected from significant leakages. This Component will provide alternative, environmentally-sustainable economic opportunities for the local population, and technical assistance to the indemnified concessionaires to implement sustainable forest management practices.

In addition to the GHG mitigation components discussed above, the project involves some general measures, which fall under Component G of the project. This Component will establish a comprehensive and verifiable GHG monitoring, record keeping, and reporting regime for the project. In addition, Component G will designate a portion of overall project funds to cover the administrative costs incurred by the Government of Bolivia to review and oversee project activities over the lifetime of the project.

Although GHG emission reductions and carbon sequestration are anticipated to occur within both the existing Park and the Park expansion area, the project will only claim GHG benefits associated with activities within the Park expansion area.

Methodology for Calculating Cost Data

This information is not yet available.

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Party(ies) that will be monitoring project activities

FAN and the Project Implementation Team (to be appointed by the participants).

Party(ies) that will be externally verifying project results

This information is not yet available (potentially the Government of Bolivia).

Date when the monitoring plan became (or will become) operational (month/year)

April 1997

Types of data that will be collected

Carbon (C) changes in primary terrestrial pools (aboveground biomass and necromass, belowground biomass, soils, and the forest floor); tree population structure and growth; changes in land cover, land-use, and land management; natural disturbances; climate; changes in relevant laws and policies; and socioeconomic trends and impacts on C sources and sinks.

Description of Monitoring and Verification Activities and Schedule for Implementation

The comprehensive draft monitoring and verification plan was developed by May 1997 and implementation began in 1997 with fieldwork and analysis to establish the baseline. The monitoring and verification plan includes specifications for: (1) monitoring forest biomass and carbon content of other forest components; (2) monitoring of secondary impact parameters; (3) establishing and maintaining monitoring plots; (4) conducting quality assurance tests and quality control procedures; and (5) developing a summary of the equations that will be used to convert raw data to CO₂-equivalent units.

Monitoring tasks will include: (1) routinely tracking the data elements for C contents, flux rates, and secondary impacts at three locations within the project area; (2) verifying the assumptions made to establish the project reference case emissions and secondary impacts projections, and correcting or improving assumptions, as needed; and (3) comparing the documented changes in total C and secondary impacts at the three monitoring locations and making necessary adjustments to the reference case.

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Please check one of the following.

This report is a first report.or

This report is an intermediate report.or

This report is a final report.

Please check one of the following:

This report is a joint report. Letter(s) of approval of this report from the designated national authority of the other Party(ies) involved in the activity is(are) attached in Section J, Annex.or

This report is a separate report.

Additional comments (if any):

Compatibility with Economic Development and Socioeconomic and Environmental Priorities

The project developers indicate that all aspects of the project have been designed to conform with the conservation goals of the Bolivian Government, as well as Bolivia’s Popular Participation and Forestry Laws. Moreover, Component G of the project will provide funding to assist the Bolivian Government in strengthening its AIJ institutional capacity to further the country’s sustainable development goals and the GHG mitigation objectives of the UNFCCC.

Non-Greenhouse-Gas Environmental Impacts of the Project

The project will protect biodiversity and wildlife habitat, improve water and air quality, and stabilize the

soil in the expanded Noel Kempff Mercado National Park.

Social/Cultural Impacts of the Project

In addition to involving the local communities in Park protection and eco-tourism activities, the project will introduce a community development program designed to improve the local standards of living. This program will be implemented in coordination with the local government. The project will ensure that the expanded Park does not become a development magnet that will increase the local population to unsustainable levels. Project developers will also work with the local communities to: secure community property rights; implement sustainable uses of community land; strengthen community organizations; improve basic health and education services; and establish environmental education programs.

The project will also help to protect important Guarasug’we cultural vestiges (e.g., ceremonial items used in burials) located in the northeastern corner of the Park expansion area. These vestiges have significant anthropological value to the local cultural heritage. Although the Guarasug’we people are considered culturally extinct, elements of their culture are still present in the area.

Economic Impacts of the Project

The project will provide new sustainable employment opportunities for the local population in Park protection, construction, transportation, agroforestry and eco-tourism micro enterprise formation, and the commercialization of genetic resources. For example, the project will establish a new venture, Biodiversidad Sustentable (BDS), to commercialize green products. In addition to generating income for the Park, BDS will provide local employment opportunities. Similarly, development of the Park’s eco-tourism infrastructure, and training in tourism business development will provide opportunities to establish eco-tourism micro-enterprises and will assist the local population in gaining access to investment capital.

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Site Designation

Site number (order of presentation in this report)

1 of 3

Site name/designation

Component A, Park Expansion Area

Project sector

Land-use change and forestry

Reference Scenario

Primary activity(ies)

Logging, timber stock depletion

Has the reference scenario changed since the last report? (If yes, explain any changes below.)

Yes

No

This is the first project report.

Description:

The project developers assume that without the project, 296,099 ha of accessible commercial forest lands within the Park expansion area would be harvested in 29,610 ha blocks each year over a 10 year period. After all blocks have been cut, the proposal assumes that logging activities would return to the first block, where trees that have reached the legally extractable class would be harvested. In the original project proposal and in the report submitted to the UN FCCC in 1997, the project developers assumed that by 2005, harvest intensity would decrease as all timber stocks are depleted. Developers now anticipate that harvesting activities will decrease from 2007 and onward, as only younger trees with the minimum harvesting diameter are removed.

Predicted Project Scenario

Primary activity(ies)

Short-term forest preservation and Park expansion

Description:

Component A of the project is anticipated to complete the process of indemnifying and retiring logging concessions on 634,287 hectares (ha) of tropical forest located adjacent to the Noel Kempff Mercado National Park. This estimate is different from the original estimate of 639,056 ha provided in the project proposal and reported in the report submitted to the UN FCCC in 1997. In addition, this Component is expected to expand the boundaries of the Park by 842,095 ha to include: (1) the 634,287 ha of newly indemnified concession area, (2) a previously indemnified concession area, (3) two conservation reserves, and (4) a private land holding. Through the cessation of logging activities on the 296,099 ha of accessible commercial forestlands within the Park expansion area, Component A is projected to mitigate GHG emissions that would have occurred in the reference scenario. A short-term protection plan for the Park expansion area is expected to assure that the GHG mitigation achieved through the indemnification and Park expansion are preserved (a long-term conservation and management regime is expected to be established under Component B).

Actual Project

Primary activity(ies)

Short-term forest preservation and Park expansion

Description:

The project has retired logging concessions within the 296,099 ha of accessible commercial forestlands within the Park expansion area. In addition, a short-term protection plan has been initiated to prevent burning and clearing of forest within the expansion area for agricultural use.

Item

Site Designation

Site number (order of presentation in this report)

2 of 3

Site name/designation

Component B, Park Expansion Area

Project sector

Land-use change and forestry

Reference Scenario

Primary activity(ies)

Burning of depleted forest area, conversion to agricultural lands

Has the reference scenario changed since the last report? (If yes, explain any changes below.)

Yes

No

This is the first project report.

Description:

In the absence of the project, the project developers assume that by 2007, the timber stocks available on the 296,099 ha of accessible commercial forestlands within the Park expansion would be nearly depleted. Despite lower birth rates, increased migration into the area will fuel increases in the population surrounding the Park. Population growth coupled with reductions in harvesting opportunity would lead to gradual small farmer penetration and burning and clearing of forests within the expansion area for colonization, followed by larger scale mechanized agriculture and cattle ranching. Already, 375 ha of forestland within the area have been cleared for agricultural use.

Predicted Project Scenario

Primary activity(ies)

Long-term forest preservation

Description:

Component B of the project is expected to preserve and protect the carbon sequestered on the 1,523,466 ha of the expanded Park over a period of 30 years. To ensure the long-term protection of the expanded Park, the project will establish a mix of income generating activities to finance the long-term protection of the expanded Park. These activities are projected to generate GHG benefits by: (1) averting conversion of land from forests to agriculture, and (2) assuring the long-term protection of existing carbon stocks within the Park.

Although the project measures may allow the carbon stored in both forest cover and soil to increase overtime, the direction and magnitude of these changes are presently unknown. Thus, the project developers assume that the carbon stocks within the expanded Park are currently in a state of equilibrium and GHG benefits associated with potential carbon stock increases are not measured.

Actual Project

Primary activity(ies)

Long-term forest preservation

Description:

The project has retired all logging concessions on the 296,099 ha of accessible commercial forestlands with the Park Expansion area. FAN is working to establish a mix of income generating activities to finance the long-term protection of the expanded Park.

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Site Designation

Site number (order of presentation in this report)

3 of 3

Site name/designation

Component C, Sustainable Community Development and Leakage Prevention

Project sector

Land-use change and forestry

Reference Scenario

Primary activity(ies)

Non-sustainable logging and slash and burn agriculture

Has the reference scenario changed since the last report? (If yes, explain any changes below.)

Yes

No

This is the first project report.

Description:

Without the project, the project developers assume that some members of the community living within and beyond the Expanded Park boundaries would continued to be employed by timber companies, which have been identified for indemnification as part of Component A of the project. The project developers assume that others within the local community would continue to be involved in non-sustainable slash-and-burn agriculture and the extraction of heart-of-palm within the Park.

Predicted Project Scenario

Primary activity(ies)

Technical assistance and training

Description:

Component C of the project is anticipated to reduce increases of GHG emissions within and beyond the boundaries of the expanded Park. This Component is designed to ensure that the net GHG mitigation achieved through Component A and B activities are protected from significant leakages. Component C activities include: (1) providing short-term assistance to help local communities that now depend on logging to transition to alternative, environmentally-sustainable economic activities; (2) creating opportunities for micro-enterprise development; and (3) providing technical assistance to the indemnified concessionaires to implement sustainable forest management practices.

Actual Project

Primary activity(ies)

Technical assistance and training

Description:

Of the four logging concessions retired by the project, three of the concessionaires have gone bankrupt. Projects funds paid to these concessionaires to cease logging activities on the project area were used to pay off concessionaires’ debts rather than to relocate logging activities to other areas. FAN is monitoring the activities of the concessionaire that is still in operation and plans to provide technical assistance to the concessionaire in sustainable forest management.

GHG Emission/Sequestration Calculation Methodology

Site number

1 of 3

Project sector

Land-use change and forestry

Description of Calculation Methodology for the Reference Scenario

The project developers assume that without the project, 296,099 ha of accessible commercial forestlands within the Park expansion area would be harvested in 29,610 ha blocks each year over the next 10 years.

To develop the reference scenario emission estimates for Component A, the project developers first estimated carbon stocks at the Component A project site. Estimates of carbon stored in above- and belowground biomass within the Component A project area are based on a baseline inventory conducted in 1997 using data collected from 625 permanent plots and a general biomass equation for moist tropical forests (Brown, 1997). The density of above- and belowground biomass was then multiplied by the standard carbon-to-biomass ratio of 0.5 t C / 1 t dm to convert to tonnes of carbon.

The baseline inventory report estimates total biomass in forest types most likely to be logged commercially to be 250 t C/ha. The inventory report assumes 5.7 t C/ha of timber will be extracted during logging. The estimate of biomass extraction is based on data on remaining exploitable land with commercially attractive timber types in the Expansion area (296,099 ha) and reported extraction rates (Halloy, S. 1994, Flores and Miranda 1994).

In addition to the 5.7 t C/ha lost due to timber extraction, it is assumed that carbon will be lost as biomass is destroyed during the extraction process. The estimate of biomass destroyed in the logging process, 2.8 t C/ha per tonne of timber extracted, was developed from permanent plots established in a recently logged area adjacent to the expansion zone. Thus, total biomass carbon lost during logging is estimated to be 21.6 t C/ha (=5.7 t C/ha + (5.7 t C/ha * 2.8 t C/ha). Rather than take into account the potential for carbon storage in the harvested biomass, and the slow release of carbon over time as the destroyed and harvested biomass decay, the project developers assume that the biomass carbon immediately oxidizes.

The project developers assume that the 296,099 ha of accessible commercial forestlands would be harvested in 29,610 ha blocks each year over the next 10 years. After all blocks have been cut, it is assumed that logging activities would return to the first block, where trees that have reached the legally extractable class would be harvested. By 2007, the project developers assume that harvest intensity would decrease as all timber stocks are depleted. Harvesting activities from 2007 and onward would involve only the removal of younger trees with the minimum harvesting diameter.

To estimate the annual biomass carbon losses associated with logging activities, the project developers multiplied the annual estimate of biomass carbon lost per hectare (this amount is highest between 1997 and 2007 due to a greater logging intensity) by the annual amount of hectares logged. Assuming that 50% of the biomass carbon extracted is recovered at the sawmill and stored in long-lived products, the project developers estimate carbon losses associated with reference case logging activity in the Park expansion area over the 30 year project lifetime to be 11,879,804 t C or 43,559,281 t CO_2.

Description of Calculation Methodology for the Project Scenario

The project is anticipated to generate carbon benefits by ceasing logging activities in the Park expansion area (Component A).

Although the project measures may allow the carbon stored in both forest cover and soil to increase over time, the magnitude of these changes is presently unknown. Thus, the project developers assume that the carbon stocks at the project site are currently in a state of equilibrium and GHG benefits associated with potential carbon stock increases are not measured. This is a conservative assumption that results in an underestimate of benefits.

The quantity of carbon stored as a result of the project is estimated as the difference between what would have been lost in the reference scenario, and current carbon stocks. Thus, net project GHG benefits over the 30-year project lifetime are anticipated to be equal to the emissions that were estimated to occur in the reference scenario, which as indicated are 11,879,804 t C or 43,559,281 t CO_2..

Description of Calculation Methodology for the Actual Project

A GHG inventory was conducted on the project site over a six-month period between May and October 1997. The data gathered during this inventory was used to improve the GHG calculations described above. Subsequent inventories are planned for future years during the same season.

GHG Emission/Sequestration Calculation Methodology

Site number

2 of 3

Project sector

Land-use change and forestry

Description of Calculation Methodology for the Reference Scenario

Once timber stocks are depleted on the 296,099 ha of accessible commercial forest lands, the developers anticipate gradual small farmer penetration and burning and clearing of forests within the expansion area for colonization, followed by larger-scale mechanized agriculture and cattle ranching. Already, 375 ha of forestland within the area have been cleared for agricultural use. The project developers estimated carbon losses in each major pool (i.e., aboveground biomass, necromass, soil) due conversion of 13,915 ha of the project to agricultural lands.

Based on population growth data, the project developers estimated the number of hectares cleared annually for agricultural uses. In addition, the project developers estimated that 203 t C/ha would be lost due to land conversion. This estimate is based on the assumption that, due to land conversion of the logged areas, 100% of carbon stored in aboveground biomass (183 t C/ha), 50% of soil carbon (17 t C/ha), and 90% of necromass (3 t C/ha), will be lost.

To calculate annual carbon losses due to land conversion, the project developers multiplied 203 t C/ha by the number of hectares estimated to be cleared in a given year. Over the 30-year project lifetime, the project developers estimate that 2,824,745 t C or 10,357,398 t CO₂ would be emitted as the logged project area was converted to agricultural land.

In the absence of the project, the project developers assume that by 2007, the timber stocks available on the 296,099 ha of accessible commercial forestlands within the Park expansion would be nearly depleted. Population growth coupled with reductions in harvesting opportunity would lead to gradual small farmer penetration and burning and clearing of forests within the expansion area for colonization and agricultural use.

The developers estimate the amount of N₂O-C equivalent emitted as the depleted forest area is burned and converted to agricultural lands based on the assumption that 183 t C/ha of aboveground biomass will be lost due to burning. Of this 183 t C/ha emitted, the developers assume that 28 t N₂0-C equivalent / ha is released. To calculate annual N₂O emissions due to land forest burning, the project developers multiplied 28 t N₂0-C equivalent / ha by the number of hectares estimated to be burned in a given year. Over the 30- year project lifetime, the project developers estimate 389,620 t N₂O-C equivalent or 1,428,607 t N₂O-CO₂ equivalent would be emitted due to burning of the logged project area.

Based on the above calculations, the project developers estimate total emissions associated with burning and clearing of forests within the expansion area, followed by larger scale mechanized agriculture and cattle ranching, to be 3,214,365 t C, or 11,786,005 t CO₂.

The proposal does not estimate NO_x, CO, or CH₄ emissions released as the depleted forest area is burned and converted to agricultural lands in the reference scenario.

Description of Calculation Methodology for the Project Scenario

The project is expected to preserve and protect the carbon sequestered on the 1,523,466 ha of the expanded Park over a period of 30 years (Component B). Although the project measures may allow the carbon stored in both forest cover and soil to increase over time, the magnitude of these changes is presently unknown. Thus, the project developers assume that the carbon stocks within the expanded Park are currently in a state of equilibrium and GHG benefits associated with potential carbon stock increases are not measured. This is a conservative assumption that results in an underestimate of benefits.

The quantity of carbon stored as a result of the project measures is estimated as the difference between what would have been lost in the reference scenario, and current carbon stocks. Thus, net project GHG benefits are anticipated to be equal to the emissions that were estimated to occur in the reference scenario¾ 3,214,365 t C, or 11,786,005 t CO₂.

Description of Calculation Methodology for the Actual Project

A GHG inventory was conducted on the project site over a six-month period between May and October, 1997. The data gathered during this inventory was used to improve the GHG calculations described above. Subsequent inventories are planned for future years during the same season.

GHG Emission/Sequestration Calculation Methodology

Site number

3 of 3

Project sector

Land-use change and forestry

Description of Calculation Methodology for the Reference Scenario

This information is not yet available.

Description of Calculation Methodology for the Project Scenario

This information is not yet available.

Description of Calculation Methodology for the Actual Project

This information is not yet available.

Indirect or Secondary GHG Impacts (Positive and Negative)

Increases in GHG emissions in secondary areas (adjacent forest reserve and communities west of the Park) are expected to occur over time. These increases are not likely to be directly related to the implementation of the project measures, but instead are expected to result from the expansion of agricultural activities towards the Park borders, and the expansion of regional timber activities.

However, the project may indirectly affect GHG emissions in the secondary areas if indemnified concessionaires use the proceeds of the Component A indemnification to expand their operations elsewhere. The potential for such an impact is limited due to legal and zoning constraints within the Department of Santa Cruz. In addition, implementation of Component C of the project, which will provide technical assistance to the indemnified concessionaires to implement sustainable forest management practices, may reduce these secondary emissions.

Factors That Could Cause the Future Loss or Reversal of GHG Benefits

With the exception of natural disaster, the principle factors that would cause the direct loss of GHG benefits achieved by the project stem from human activity within the Park boundaries.

Strategy for Reducing the Risk of Future Loss or Reversal of GHG Benefits

FAN will implement a Park management regime to mitigate project risks associated with anthropogenic impacts and natural occurrences. Under this management regime, FAN will conduct the following measures to minimize these risks: maintenance and protection of standing biomass, fire control, Park access control, fire management and ranger training, and management training for operators of permitted activities.

In addition, Component C of the project is designed to reduce increases of GHG emissions within and beyond the boundaries of the expanded Park. The activities conducted under Component C are discussed in Section A.5. and E.1 of this document.

Funding Source

Country of Funding Source

Amount

($US)

Percent of Total Funding

(%)

Is This Funding Assured? (Y/N)

TNC/FAN

U.S./Bolivia

2,500,000

26

Y

Industry Partners

U.S.

7,000,000

74

Y

Total

9,500,000

100

Current or Planned Activities to Obtain Additional Funding

The project is fully funded and all project funds are assured.

Contribution to Capacity Building and Technology Transfer

Component G of the project will contribute to institutional capacity building by providing funds to the Government of Bolivia to cover costs associated with project review, approval, and oversight over the project lifetime. By covering these costs, the project will assist the Government in obtaining accurate AIJ pilot phase information required to successfully implement an AIJ program beyond the pilot phase.

In addition, FAN’s research and development work will contribute to Bolivia’s implementation of a new environmentally sound national approach to germplasm protection and sustainable utilization. FAN’s work will yield knowledge and expertise that can be transferred to institutions and local and national producers through existing technology transfer institutions, such as the Bolivian Sustainable Forestry Project (BOLFOR), and through the Park’s management activities and community programs.

Recent Project Developments

Kenneth MacDicken, from Winrock International, visited Santa Cruz and the Noel Kempff Park Expansion Area between April 20 and May 11, 1997 and conducted the following activities: (1) provided training in forest carbon monitoring techniques and global positioning system receiver use to FAN and other staff who will be involved in project monitoring; (2) collected and analyzed data for the reference scenario; (3) collected map and vegetation type data for use in designing the monitoring plan; (4) delivered carbon monitoring equipment purchased in the U.S. to FAN; and (5) identified initial plot locations using the vegetation map and known road locations.

In addition, Winrock International technical staff conducted a carbon stock inventory over a six-month period between May and October, 1997. The data collected during this inventory was used to update the GHG estimates provided in this report.

Technical Difficulties and Other Obstacles Encountered

This information is not yet available.

Additional Information

None.

Country/Project Title

Name, Title, and Government Agency of the Designated National Authority

Date of Approval(day/month/year)

Bolivia/The Noel Kempff Mercado Climate Action Project

Dr. Antonio Aranibar Quiroga, Minister, Ministry of Foreign Affairs

14 November 1996