Mangroves and carbon: turning muck into brass?
Mark [email protected]
Huxham et al. J Env Mgmt 2015
Baseline Girdled period Harvested period
June 2009
October 2009
May 2010
May 2011
Loss of CO2 = revenue potential
from avoided deforestation
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
KEY
Project Technical Operations
Community Engagement
Government Oversight management and employment
Mikoko Pamoja Organisational Structure and Governance
reporting relationship
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 outreachManagement of annual project tasks including meeting targets for tree planting and protectionOversight of community benefits and payments of project profits to community Management of project bank account and making annual financial reports to Steering group
MIKOKO PAMOJA WORK TEAMS
The people recruited to do routine
monitoring, policing and planting tasks
such as establishing nurseries, reporting
on poaching etc
THE KENYA FOREST SERVICE(Working through a Community Forest Association)
Other Community Forest User Groups
Chair Vice Chair CoordinatorTreasurer Secretary
Plan Vivo FoundationThe organization that
grants official accreditation, thus allowing the sale of
carbon credits to buyers such as companies
VILLAGE CHAIRS(and local government)
Mikoko Pamoja STEERING Group
(KMFRI, KFS, WWF, Napier, Bangor,
Earthwatch).Responsible for selling
carbon and reporting back to the Plan Vivo foundation
DEPARTMENT OF GENDER AND SOCIAL SERVICESAuthority to issue registration certificate to MPCO
Buyers of carbon credits
Many colleagues especially James Kairo (MMFRI), Martin Skov (Bangor) and Maurizio Mencuccini (Edinburgh)
>250 Earthwatch Volunteers The people of Gazi Bay
Aviva Ltd
Offset at WWW.ACES-ORG.CO.UK