CARBON CREDIT SUPPORT PROGRAM |
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Help save the rainforests & become carbon neutral |
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The term Carbon Footprint is used to represent the impact an individual or organization, has on the climate in terms of the total amount of greenhouse gases produced (measured in units of carbon dioxide equivalents). The precept is that you have control to reduce the amount of carbon emissions mostly through saving energy, which can mitigate global warming and climate change. Several carbon calculators are available in the market to calculate carbon footprints that can be used for individuals, households and small businesses. To calculate your carbon footprints, GFS recommends the following calculators: Commercial Calculation of factories and large-scale business would need to be tailored to the complexity of activities the within a defined scope of operations. Calculations would need to include inputs of raw material used in production, emissions related to the product and production system, transportation of raw material and finished products. Etc. GFS and its associates can support evaluation of the carbon footprint of the company based on direct evaluation of all essential elements of the business operations that are deemed significant to generate carbon emissions that may involve a Life Cycle Analysis if applicable. Please contact GFS directly to better understand your organization.
STEP 2 - Quantify the amount to be invested to offset carbon footprint by reforestation of degraded tropical forests. Carbon offsets through rehabilitation of degraded tropical forests can be calculated by area to be planted. GFS Carbon Fund is an aggregate of investment in reforestation allocated to planting in designated forestry projects in Malaysia, Philippines & Thailand. General figures for carbon storage in tropical forests varies from 100-200 metric tons/ha of carbon in woody biomass. Development of the forest depends on site quality and silvicultural maintenance. Typical estimates of forest growth measured as Mean Annual Increments (MAI) of 3-7 m3/ha/yr can result in a degraded forest area reaching full carbon storage capacity from 15 to 60 years. GFS restoration carbon forestry projects are designed on a 20-year growth cycle with a target MAI of 5 m3/ha/yr using native tree species. Please use the following table as a guide to estimate the area of degraded tropical forest you will need to support to offset your carbon emissions. Trees planted per ha average about 1600 for severely degraded areas while silvicultural treatment & enrichment planting uses about 800 trees/ha.
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STEP 3 - Choose which GFS FSP project you would like to support to restore tropical forests. GFS has several projects under the forestry support program where forest areas are heavily degraded and need rehabilitation. 1. MALAYSIA - Sabah Project # CCSP001MY Forest management unit 17A commercial is a class II forest reserve managed under the Sabah Forestry Department total concession area of 50,020 ha consisting of Tangkulap Forest Reserve and Sg. Pinangah Forest Reserve. Carbon project area estimated at 8,000 ha with the net area for reforestation and enrichment planting to be defined and scheduled under the finalized Forest Management Plan.
Ulu Segama (FMU 21, 22) and Malua (FMU 20) that are commercial class II forest reserves, which surround Danum Valley conservation forest area. Formerly managed by Yayasan Sabah, the Sabah Forestry Department has taken over management with the objective to create a model forest area to be managed for protection of Orangutan has a total concession area of 236,825 ha. The area of Ulu Segama has been heavily degraded through past logging operations under Yayasan Sabah and expect to include over 50% of the area to be under carbon projects. Carbon project area estimated at over 100,000 ha with the net area for reforestation and enrichment planting to be defined and scheduled under the finalized Forest Management Plan in 2008.
2. PHILIPPINES – NE Mindanao Island : Agusan Norte & Sur Provinces Forest Concession newly awarded to Mejore Co Ltd has a total concession area of 36,000 ha within 2 parcels. The area is actively under the GFS FSP program scheduled for certification under FSC in 2009. Previous logging activities have degraded areas in 2 of the blocks with an estimated carbon area of about 5000 ha. The net area for reforestation and enrichment planting to be defined and scheduled under the finalized Forest Management Plan in August 2008 3. THAILAND 4. LAOS
STEP 4 - Registration of Support & Payment options.
STEP 5 - Certification of Participation in the GFS Carbon Credit Support Program. GFS will Issue a Certificate of Participation with a registration number to identify support within a specific carbon project registered under the GFS Forestry Support Program.
STEP 6 - Monitoring development of carbon project and credits generated for each certified participant. GFS will Issue Quarterly monitoring reports on each carbon project and statements of carbon credits generated for each registered CCSP participant.
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