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Global Change Group Encofor side event Co. P 13, Bali (Indonesia) - 14 December, 2007 TARAM Tool for Afforestation and Reforestation Approved Methodologies Lucio Pedroni lpedroni@catie. ac. cr
Toolbox Global Change Group Methodology selection tool. TARAM – Tool for afforestation and reforestation approved methodologies. Minga – Growth modeling tool and data base for tropical forest species. Maia – Tool for monitoring of AR projects (under development).
Global Change Group Methodology selection tool • 10 methodologies = more than 1000 pages! • The tool is a Windows software. • The user answers different questions and the tool selects the methodology(ies) that is(are) applicable. • The current version includes the first 8 approved methodologies.
Minga Growth modeling tool and data base for tropical forest species Global Change Group • Excel spreadsheet tool. • Can be used to generate or select growth models. • The current versions contains more than 5000 data sets on growth for different tropical forest species. • It also contains “generic models” based on growth theory and empiric data on growth, tree shape and planting density. • The word “Minga” comes from a native language (Quechua) and means “collaborative work”.
Growth modeling tool and data base for tropical forest species Global Change Group Minga Ir a Minga
Global Change Group Minga Growth modeling tool and data base for tropical forest species
Global Change Group Maia Tool for monitoring of AR projects • Maia is a Windows software designed to facilitate the monitoring of AR-CDM project activities using approved monitoring methodologies. • Currently we have only a test version for AR-AM 0001. • In collaboration with the Bio. CF (World Bank) we will develop the software further and a tested version should become available by the end of 2008.
TARAM Tool for AR-CDM Approved Methodologies Global Change Group • Product of a collaboration between: – World Bank (www. carbonfinance. org). FORMA – CATIE (www. proyectoforma. com). • The tool is an EXCEL spreadsheet. • It can be used for ex ante estimations using the first 8 approved A/R-CDM methodologies: – Version 1. 2: AR-AM 0001 – AR-AM 0008 • Tüv-Süd is reviewing the tool and will most likely issue a statement of conformity (= the tool is consistent with CDM approved methodologies).
Global Change Group TARAM Tool for AR-CDM Approved Methodologies Sheet: and what it does: Start Meth Species BLS 1 -BLS 6 SM 1 -SM 6 Strata AR-Plan Distance y LK BLexa Aexa CERs Financial Chart Explanations Methodology selection Species parameters Baseline strata Stand models stratification Planting schedule ex ante leakage emissions ex ante baseline emissions ex ante project emissions ex ante net anthropogenic GHG ERs and t/l. CERs Financial calculations Graph
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Final comments Global Change Group Our tools: • • They are available for free. We make our best effort to have them independently reviewed and certified. About the methodology process: • • We have 10 times more methodologies than registered projects; and the EB+AR/WG is publishing new “tools” at almost each new meeting. The system is becoming increasingly complex and difficult to understand. Please CONSOLIDATE and SIMLIFY, because…
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