BRAVO: Barrier Removal Assessment and Viability Overview

1. BRAVO: Barrier Removal Assessment and Viability Overview A tool for assessing the feasibility and impact potential of Rare project plans The Rare Pride Campaign in the YuheProvincial Nature Reserve, Gansu Province Cultural/Political Impact & Metrics Technical Economics

2. What: To eliminate the threat stemming from excessive consumption of firewood , we must take measures to curb the consumption amount. We will promote the innovative fuel-efficient stove to replace the traditional stoves. We will distribute 150 the stoves to households within and near the Reserve. The project will train 16 stove makers for the target area in two separate workshops, and initiate fuel-efficient promotion activities in the target area. Who: With assistance from Rare, the Longyou Environmental Protection and Social Development Research and Consulting Center will advocate local communities to adopt the new stove and other alternative energy technologies. The Administration of the Yuhe Nature Reserve will support the implementation of the project. The Baishui River Protection Bureau will assist to resolve technological issues of the stove manufacturing. The Energy Office of Wudu District of Longnan City will assist in the assessment of the effect of the fuel-efficient stove. When:Promotional activities for the fuel-efficient stove will be launched in July, 2009 . 150 fuel-efficient stoves will have been used by local households by the end of July, 2010. Training workshops for 30 local stove makers will be initiated in August, 2009 and concluded in October, 2009. Publicity activities will begin in July,2009 and end in July, 2010. How: We will promote the new stove by providing free training on manufacturing skills and offering subsidies for the raw materials. The subsidies will be covered by the Rare BR Fund (about $10,000) and the technical training will be covered by the Core Fund. WWF will provide 20 fuel-efficient stoves (the Yuhe Reserve Administration will be responsible for the distribution). Other funds will be from the local government and communities. BRAVO: Executive Summary BRAVO Scores Feasibility Score: 3.74 Impact Score: 3.83

3. The Rare Pride Campaign in the Yuhe Nature Reserve Economics (Page 1)

4. The Rare Pride Campaign in the Yuhe Nature Reserve Economics (Page 2)

5. The Rare Pride Campaign in the Yuhe Nature Reserve Technical (Page 2)

6. The Rare Pride Campaign in the Yuhe Nature Reserve Technical (Page 2)

7. The Rare Pride Campaign in the Yuhe Nature Reserve Cultural/Political (Page 1)

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9. The Rare Pride Campaign in the Yuhe Nature Reserve Impact and Metrics (Page 1) Note：According to data collected in such reserves as Duo’er, Axia and Baishui River, 1,100 kilograms of firewood is equivalent to 1m3of forest wood（Li Xiaohong et al. ，the situation, threats and conservation strategies of the Sandpaper Crocodile Newt in Wen County. Fauna in Sichuan，volume 27, edition 6, p.1045～1048），according to the study by Zhang Hanhao, the amount of growing stock in southern Gansu Province is 278.6 m3/hm2（Zhang, H.．Re-investigation of the forest distribution of the Bailong River and the Tao River & the felling of spruces and firs. Proceedings of Surveys on the Bailong River andTao River , edited by Yin Zuodong & He Zhuofeng. Shanghai: Shanghai Science and Technology Publishing House.1991．16～29．），we deduce from the data that 12,000 kilograms of firewood is equivalent to 0.044hm2of forest。

10. The Rare Pride Campaign in the Yuhe Nature Reserve Impact and Metrics (Page 2)

11. The Rare Pride Campaign in the Yuhe Nature Reserve Composite Score

12. The Rare Pride Campaign in the Yuhe Nature Reserve Risk Factors

13. The Rare Pride Campaign in the Yuhe Nature ReserveAuthors and approvals

14. Appendix: The Fuel-efficient Stove Budget Breakdowns