{"id":901,"date":"2023-08-15T13:30:18","date_gmt":"2023-08-15T13:30:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/kpi-directory.shared-api-01.production.linode.unep-wcmc.org\/?post_type=kpi&#038;p=901"},"modified":"2025-01-07T17:00:27","modified_gmt":"2025-01-07T17:00:27","slug":"v2-cma-01-mitigation-ghgs-sequestered-through-restoration-of-native-vegetation","status":"publish","type":"kpi","link":"https:\/\/kpi-directory.shared-api-01.production.linode.unep-wcmc.org\/index.php\/kpi\/v2-cma-01-mitigation-ghgs-sequestered-through-restoration-of-native-vegetation\/","title":{"rendered":"[Core] GHGs sequestered through restoration of native vegetation"},"template":"","impact_area":[12],"sdg":[8,24,18,21,19,9],"class_list":["post-901","kpi","type-kpi","status-publish","hentry","impact_area-climate-action","sdg-8","sdg-24","sdg-18","sdg-21","sdg-19","sdg-9"],"acf":{"id":"CMA 01","units":"tCO\u2082e","rationale":"<p>Restoring native vegetation is not only of value to biodiversity, but also helps draw down greenhouse gases. This indicator aims to capture the absolute volume of greenhouse gas emissions (GHG) sequestered through restoration of native vegetation enabled by the project (through all types of land use activities, and not only forestry). This indicator was updated in August 2023.<\/p>\n","methodology":"<p>This indicator will be calculated as the amount of sequestered CO2 as a result of restoration of native vegetation due to financed projects.<\/p>\n<p>Users of this indicator should first verify i) the location of the area being restored; ii) how many hectares of restoration can be considered; iii) the details of the restoration practices being used on the ground. More detailed methodologies for this can be found in the indicator for restoration (<em>BIO 04 &#8211; Area under ecological restoration<\/em>).<\/p>\n<p>Next, GHG stocks in the areas restored should be estimated using reference values from the IPCC Guidelines (2006). Section 4.3 of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ipcc-nggip.iges.or.jp\/public\/2006gl\/pdf\/4_Volume4\/V4_04_Ch4_Forest_Land.pdf\">Forest and Land Chapter<\/a> provides a step-by-step methodology on how to estimate the GHG stocks in biomass for each area. For communication purposes, the following steps should be followed for each vegetation type to obtain an acceptable estimate of the sequestered GHG from native vegetation restoration \u2013 here shown for forested land (understanding other biomes can also be considered):<\/p>\n<p><strong>Step 1:<\/strong> Calculate the area under ecological restoration within the financed project (useful here to refer to relevant indicators <em>BIO 04<\/em>).<\/p>\n<p><strong>Step 2:<\/strong> Disaggregate the area converted to Forest Land separating between (i) managed forest (through plantation forestry) and (ii) extensively managed forest (through natural regeneration) based on the approach used for conversion.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Step 3:<\/strong> Estimate the annual increase in carbon stocks in biomass due to growth on Land Converted to Forest Land (\u2206CG), for intensively managed forests and for extensively managed forest, using the following equation:<\/p>\n<p>\u2206CG = A \u2217 CF \u2217 (Gw \u2217 (1 + R))<\/p>\n<p><em>Where:<\/em><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>A = area of land remaining in the same land-use category (ha)<\/li>\n<li>CF = carbon fraction of dry matter, tonne C (tonne d. m.)<sup>-1<\/sup><\/li>\n<li>Gw = average annual above-ground biomass growth for a specific woody vegetation type (tonnes d. m. ha<sup>-1<\/sup> yr<sup>-1<\/sup>)<\/li>\n<li>R = ratio of below-ground biomass to above-ground biomass for a specific vegetation type (tonne d.m. above-ground biomass)<sup>-1<\/sup>. R must be set to zero if assuming no changes of below-ground biomass allocation patterns.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Users should follow a similar approach for non-forested areas. The reference values for each biome and vegetation type can be found at the IPCC Guidelines (2006).<\/p>\n<p>On the ground intensive data collection is a way to guarantee increased accuracy of these estimates.\u00a0 Users are encouraged to use a more in-depth approach, including forest inventories and other primary data collection when pursuing a sound monitoring and reporting arrangement for this indicator.<\/p>\n<p><em>Source: This methodology is adapted from the <\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tropicalforestalliance.org\/assets\/IFACC\/IFACC_Impact-Indicators-Guidelines_Final-v2.pdf?vid=3\"><em>IFACC Impact Indicators Guidelines (2022)<\/em><\/a><em>.<\/em><\/p>\n","communication":"<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">The indicator is appropriate for providing an indicative estimate of GHG sequestered through restoration activities carried out in the project.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:257}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">When disclosing this indicator, users should always explain the assumptions involved in its calculation, so that the data is transparent and comparable to any other relevant sources of information.\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:257}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">The methodology presented in this indicator is not appropriate for developing carbon credits. Where carbon credits are the desired objective, the relevant methodology set out by certification schemes such as Verra or Gold Standard should be applied.<\/span><\/p>\n","considerations":[{"text":"Useful for funds investing in projects with a focus on climate mitigation via the sequestration of carbon dioxide."},{"text":"This indicator is useful either where projects contribute to carbon sequestration via restoration of native vegetation."}],"resources":[{"link_text":"2006 IPCC Guidelines for National Greenhouse Gas Inventories. Volume 4 - Agriculture, Forestry and Other Land Use.","link_url":"https:\/\/www.ipcc-nggip.iges.or.jp\/public\/2006gl\/vol4.html"},{"link_text":"FAO, EX-Ante Carbon-balance Tool (EX-ACT). ","link_url":"https:\/\/www.fao.org\/in-action\/epic\/ex-act-tool\/suite-of-tools\/ex-act\/en\/"}],"links_to_other_impact_area_kpis":"<p>Projects reporting positive impact through this KPI may also demonstrate benefits for:<\/p>\n<p>Biodiversity \u2013BIO 04, BIO 06<\/p>\n<p>Climate Action \u2013 CMA 01, CMA 04<\/p>\n<p>Forests &#8211; FOR 02<\/p>\n<p>Livelihoods and Gender \u2013 LG 01, LG 03<\/p>\n","case_studies":"<p>\u2018GHG sequestered through protection or restoration of natural ecosystems\u2019 is one of the KPIs considered by fund AGRI3 in its E&amp;S framework. In their Impact Indicators Guidance, IFACC include an indicator, partially comparable to CMA 01, titled \u2018Sequestered GHG through restoration of native vegetation\u2019.<\/p>\n<p>More generally, GIIN\u2019s Impact Performance Agriculture Benchmark asks investors to report on metric tonnes of greenhouse gas emissions mitigated, which could encompass CMA 01, CMA 02 and CMA 03.<\/p>\n","requirements":{"spatial_data":true,"project_specific_criteria":false,"on_the_ground_verification":true},"download":"https:\/\/kpi-directory.shared-api-01.production.linode.unep-wcmc.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/V2-CMA-01-Mitigation-GHG-sequestered-through-restoration-of-native-vegetation.pdf"},"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v19.14 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>[Core] GHGs sequestered through restoration of native vegetation - Land Use Impact Hub<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/kpi-directory.shared-api-01.production.linode.unep-wcmc.org\/index.php\/kpi\/v2-cma-01-mitigation-ghgs-sequestered-through-restoration-of-native-vegetation\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"[Core] GHGs sequestered through restoration of native vegetation - 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