Climate Change and Forests: Emerging Policy and Market Opportunities

Contents

Foreword ix David Freestone part one introduction 1 Climate Change and Forestry: An Introduction 3 Charlotte Streck, Robert O’Sullivan, Toby Janson-Smith, and Richard Tarasofsky 2 The Idea of Market-Based Mechanisms for Forest Conservation and Climate Change 11 Rosimeiry Portela, Kelly J. Wendland, and Laura Ledwith Pennypacker part two the international arena 3 History and Context of LULUCF in the Climate Regime 33 Eveline Trines 4 Risks and Criticisms of Forestry-Based Climate Change Mitigation and Carbon Trading 43 Johannes Ebeling Contents v 5 Forest Carbon and Other Ecosystem Services: Synergies between the Rio Conventions 59 Jan Fehse 6 Forestry Projects under the Clean Development Mechanism and Joint Implementation: Rules and Regulations 71 Sebastian M. Scholz and Martina Jung Case Study: The Humbo Community-Based Natural Regeneration Project, Ethiopia 86 Paul Dettmann, Tony Rinaudo, and Assefa Tofu 7 How Renewable Is Bioenergy? 89 Bernhard Schlamadinger, Sandra Greiner, Scott Settelmyer, and David Neil Bird part three practical experiences 8 Design Issues in Clean Development Mechanism Forestry Projects 107 Bruno Locatelli, Lucio Pedroni, and Zenia Salinas Case Study: The San Nicolás Project in Colombia 122 Carmenza Robledo and Patricia Tobón 9 The Permanence Challenge: An Economic Analysis of Temporary Credits 125 Franck Lecocq and Stéphane Couture 10 Project-Based Mechanisms: Methodological Approaches for Measuring and Monitoring Carbon Credits 135 Timothy Pearson, Sarah Walker, and Sandra Brown 11 Characterizing Sequestration Rights Legally in Chile 148 Dominique Hervé and Edmundo Claro 12 Legal Issues and Contractual Solutions for LULUCF Projects under the Clean Development Mechanism 163 Monique Miller, Martijn Wilder, and Eric Knight vi contents part four outlook: avoided deforestation and the post-kyoto agenda 13 Reducing Emissions from Deforestation in Developing Countries: An Introduction 179 Robert O’Sullivan 14 An Accounting Mechanism for Reducing Emissions from Deforestation and Degradation of Forests in Developing Countries 191 Danilo Mollicone, Sandro Federici, Frédéric Achard, Giacomo Grassi, Hugh D. Eva, Edward Nir, Ernst-Detlef Schulze, and Hans-Jürgen Stibig Case Study: Creative Financing and Multisector Partners in Madagascar 206 Jeannicq Randrianarisoa, Ben Vitale, and Sonal Pandya 15 A Latin American Perspective on Land Use, Land-Use Change, and Forestry Negotiations under the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change 209 Manuel Estrada Porrua and Andrea García-Guerrero Case Study: The Noel Kempff Climate Action Project, Bolivia 223 Jörg Seifert-Granzin 16 Compensated Reductions: Rewarding Developing Countries for Protecting Forest Carbon 227 Stephan Schwartzman and Paulo Moutinho 17 Creating Incentives for Avoiding Further Deforestation: The Nested Approach 237 Charlotte Streck, Lucio Pedroni, Manuel Estrada Porrua, and Michael Dutschke contents vii part five national systems and voluntary carbon offsets 18 Legislative Approaches to Forest Sinks in Australia and New Zealand: Working Models for Other Jurisdictions? 253 Karen Gould, Monique Miller, and Martijn Wilder Case Study: The West Coast Development Trust, a New Zealand Example 272 Sean Weaver 19 Using Forests and Farms to Combat Climate Change: How Emerging Policies in the United States Promote Land Conservation and Restoration 275 Cathleen Kelly, Sarah Woodhouse Murdock, Jennifer McKnight, and Rebecca Skeele Case Study: The Van Eck Forest Management Project in California 289 Michelle Passero, Rachael Katz, and Laurie Wayburn 20 Carving a Niche for Forests in the Voluntary Carbon Markets 292 Katherine Hamilton, Ricardo Bayon, and Amanda Hawn Case Study: Reflections on Community-Based Carbon Forestry in Mexico 308 Richard Tipper 21 Developing Forestry Carbon Projects for the Voluntary Carbon Market: A Practical Analysis 311 Marisa Meizlish and David Brand Case Study: Carbon Sequestration in the Sierra Gorda of Mexico 325 David Patrick Ross Contributors 329 Index 333 viii contents ...