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Mangroves and carbon: turning muck into brass?

Mangroves and carbon: turning muck into brass?. Mark Huxham m.huxham@napier.ac.uk. Huxham et al. J Env Mgmt 2015. Baseline. Girdled period. Harvested period. May 2011. June 2009. October 2009. May 2010. Loss of CO 2 = revenue potential from avoided deforestation.

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Mangroves and carbon: turning muck into brass?

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  1. Mangroves and carbon: turning muck into brass? Mark Huxham m.huxham@napier.ac.uk

  2. Huxham et al. J Env Mgmt 2015

  3. Baseline Girdledperiod Harvestedperiod May 2011 June 2009 October 2009 May 2010

  4. Loss of CO2 = revenue potential from avoided deforestation

  5. Can we go from this to income from carbon credits? Community protection and reforestation of 117 ha = CO2 benefits of 2500 tonnes per annum Community income of $12138 per annum = prevent leakage and community benefit

  6. VILLAGE CHAIRS (and local government) THE KENYA FOREST SERVICE (Working through a Community Forest Association) Other Community Forest User Groups DEPARTMENT OF GENDER AND SOCIAL SERVICES Authority to issue registration certificate to MPCO MIKOKO PAMOJA COMMUNITY ORGANISATION. This is the registered community producer organization; it is governed by nominated community representatives from Gazi and Makongeni villages and Government Ex- Officio members. Key responsibilities include: • Community communication and outreach • Management of annual project tasks including meeting targets for tree planting and protection • Oversight of community benefits and payments of project profits to community • Management of project bank account and making annual financial reports to Steering group Plan Vivo Foundation The organization that grants official accreditation, thus allowing the sale of carbon credits to buyers such as companies MIKOKO PAMOJA WORK TEAMS The people recruited to do routine monitoring, policing and planting tasks such as establishing nurseries, reporting on poaching etc Mikoko Pamoja STEERING Group (KMFRI, KFS, WWF, Napier, Bangor, Earthwatch). Responsible for selling carbon and reporting back to the Plan Vivo foundation Chair Vice Chair Treasurer Secretary Coordinator KEY reportingrelationship Project Technical Operations Buyers of carbon credits Community Engagement Mikoko Pamoja Organisational Structure and Governance management and employment Government Oversight

  7. Many colleagues especially James Kairo (MMFRI), Martin Skov (Bangor) and Maurizio Mencuccini (Edinburgh) Offset at WWW.ACES-ORG.CO.UK >250 Earthwatch Volunteers The people of Gazi Bay Aviva Ltd

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