Promoting Payments for Ecosystem Services and related sustainable financing schemes in the Danube Basin Wetlands – modern problem or forgotten old solution ? Examples of usage and developing of market mechanisms from wetlands restoration Georgi Stefanov Policy and Climate change expert WWF - Bulgaria Workshop Nisovo, 03.04.2012
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Promoting Payments for Ecosystem Services and related sustainable financing schemes in the Danube Basin
Wetlands – modern problem or forgotten old solution ?
Examples of usage and developing of market mechanisms from wetlands restoration
Georgi StefanovPolicy and Climate change expert WWF - Bulgaria
Workshop Nisovo, 03.04.2012
Nature park "Persina" was created in late 2000 by the Minister of Environment and Water and is one of the youngest parks in Bulgaria. Situated within three Danube municipalities Nikopol, Belene and Svishtov, with a total area of 21 762,2 ha and approximately 27 000 inhabitants.
"Persina" is unique for Bulgaria and is the only park along the Bulgarian part of Danube. Declaring its objectives with conservation and restoration of Danube wetlands, with particular emphasis on preserving the natural state of numerous islands falling within the park - the islands are 24 in number, of which 5 are Romanian. There are 3 reserves, 2 natural landmarks and 1 protected area. The territory in 2007 became also a Natura 2000 site under the two directives (Habitats and Birds). In the park you can find more than 170 bird species and 450 plants species 1/3 of them directly related to the water ecosystems.
The most important type of ecosystems in the park are flooded Danube forests (the Bulgarian jungles) and inland marshes. WWF has assisted the process of developing the park, and the last 10 years work in the all of it’s programs and implementing many different projects in the park area.
Brief info about Persina nature park
Wetlands and marshes - what we know and Wetlands and marshes - what we know and what we don’t know about them ?what we don’t know about them ?
• Breading mosquitoes? (breeding fish)
• Breeding diseases? (used in medicine)
• Smell very bad? (methane production and use of biomass)
• Occupy unnecessary space for farmland? (minimum area, maximum benefits) (help for water balance, high value biodiversity, flood regulation)
• Other? (the highest productive ecosystems worldwide)
A) Environmental Benefits• Sustainable management and use of biomass from wetlands and farmlands area of 5400 hectares (240 hectares are protected areas – “Kaikusha” marsh).• Reduce the unsustainable agricultural practice of burning stubble in agricultural land and conservation of the biodiversity.• Reduction of CO2 in the atmosphere associated with stubble burning and decompose of biomass in the fields / wetlands.• Improve water regime of the marsh “Kaikusha” and recovery of its regulatory functions with respect to water, maintenance of fish stocks, absorption and fixation of CO2, maintaining biological diversity.• Improvement of soil fertility on more than 5,000 ha of agricultural land.• Improve water quality in the area of 150 ha.
B) Economic benefits• Creation of a business interest in the use of biomass by generating revenue from the sale of pellets and briquettes • Creation of economic opportunities for users of land utilization of residues in the land as an additional source of income and the costs of collection and transmission (transport).• Offering an alternative to the local population to shift from fossil fuels as coal and firewood consumption to pallets and briquettes and reduce the energy costs by an average of 30%.
C) Social benefits • Creation of employment among the local population by engaging them in processes of extraction and processing of biomass.• Creation of jobs indirectly as an additional source of revenue for collection and transportation of raw materials.
Nature Park – “Persina” and surrounding agricultural areas - creation of market scheme “biomass from wetlands” - maximum benefits for everybody
The scheme …
Providers of ES:
Farmers
Buyers of ES:Companies for production of
pellets
biomass
euro
• Easy for connection with the other WWF programs, projects and activities in the region; High value and available area; Climate change orientated solution. Big potential for growing. • Feasibilities studies show that in Bulgaria about 30% straw, 65% of cornstalks and 80% of other solid agricultural waste can be taken into account for energy production, an estimated 800,000 tons annually.
• Economical solution to find enough political support for wetland management and wetland restoration paid by itself. Approximately biomass production from the existing protected wetlands (40 000 hectares) by keeping nature condition (cut only 20% per year) an estimated 80,000 tons annually in production to pallets and briquettes.
Why we choose to focused on biomass from wetlands and unused agriculture waste ?
• New renewable energy sources (RES).• Jobs, business, cheap heating for local people.• Wetlands as a "reservoir" of carbon• Biomass, in all its aspects, energy, construction, customs, traditions and
culture• Explore the possibilities of voluntary trading markets
Energy use of biomass and Energy use of biomass and Ideas for implementation inIdeas for implementation in
coming yearscoming years
Amount of carbon sequestration by the most typical species (plants) of “Kaikusha” marsh (150 ha)
P gC/m2/y D gC/m2/y Area ha P gC/m2/y R gC/m2/yPhragmites (reed) 802 617 120 104,3 80,2
Typha (bulrush) 955 735 21 150,6 69,3
Schoenoplectus (sedge) 890 685 9 127,2 77,2
“C” lost 20
total production 719
total respiration 499
“C” accumulation 201
Total average of 2 tones / ha / year = 600 tons Kaikusha marsh > Euro 6000Total average of 2 tones / ha / year = 600 tons Kaikusha marsh > Euro 6000
Production (P); decomposition, absorption (D); carbon accumulation (R)
Фонд Описание Контакт
Multilateral Carbon Credit Fund(съвместна инициатива на ЕБВР и ЕИБ)
Допустими проекти Въглеродните кредити могат да се генерират от разнообразни проекти, включително:Енергия от ВЕИ – вятър, води, биогас, биомасаЕнергийна ефективност в индустрията (когенерация) и строителствотоИзбягване на аварии и изтичане при добива и обработката на природен газ и нефт.Преминаване към въглеродно-неутрални гориваПоглъщане на емисии парникови газове (въглеродно свързване в гори)
Jan-Willem van de Ven, Head of the MCCF SecretariatPhone: (+44)2073387821 (+44)2073387821 Email: [email protected] European Bank for Reconstruction and DevelopmentOne Exchange Square, London EC2A 2JN, United KingdomKristin Lang, Deputy Head of the MCCF SecretariatPhone: (+352)437987009(+352) 4379 8 7009Email: [email protected] European Investment Bank100, boulevard Konrad Adenauer, L-2950 LuxembourgWest zone Carbon manager: Haskoning, [email protected]
Prototype carbon fund на Световна банка
PCF финансира разнообразни пилотни проекти за редуциране на въглеродните емисии в рамките на механизмите Чисто развитие и Съвместно изпълнение.
Carbon Finance Unit, ENVThe World Bank, 1818 H Street, NW, Washington, DC 20433, USAphone 202.473.9189 fax [email protected]
BioCarbon Fundна Световна банка
Това е специализиран фонд на Световна банка за демонстрационни проекти, които свързват въглеродни емисии в горски екосистеми и земеделски култури. Фондът е публично-частна инициатива, администрирана от WB, която цели ценово-ефективно поглъщане на въглерод, съчетано с опазване на биоразнообразието и социални ползи. Фондът може да одобрява разнообразни проекти, свързани с подобряване на управлението на земите и горското стопанство. Такива са залесяване, попълване, редуциране на емисии от обезлесяването, земеделски ползвания.
Carbon Finance Unit, ENVThe World Bank, 1818 H Street, NW, Washington, DC 20433, USAphone 202.473.9189 fax [email protected]
Italian Carbon Fund (ICF)
ICF финансира проекти в широк диапазон, включително въглеродно свързване. Фондът е създаден от правителството на Италия по споразумение със Световна банка.
Carbon Finance Unit, ENVThe World Bank, 1818 H Street, NW, Washington, DC 20433, USAphone 202.473.9189 fax [email protected]
Danish Carbon Fund Фондът обединява финансов ресурс от Правителството на Дания и няколко големи датски енергийни компании по споразумение със Световна банка
Carbon Finance Unit, ENVThe World Bank, 1818 H Street, NW, Washington, DC 20433, USAphone 202.473.9189 fax [email protected]