IMPORTANT ANNOUNCEMENT: K:TGAL final workshop and presentation of project results at COPENHAGEN CoP.
The K:TGAL project started in 2003, and in the last 6 years we have made a lot of progress in developing methods for community carbon monitoring, in measuring the growth rates of carbon associated with community forest management, and in lobbying the policy making process with a view to ensuring that community carbon forestry has a place in the global climate change mechanisms, particularly under REDD+.
But the generous financing from Netherlands Development Cooperation is coming to an end at the end of 2009. For this reason, we are hosting a workshop in parallel to CoP15 in Copenhagen, at which we will present our most important findings, and we have invited a panel of 8 independent experts to comment and to give a critique.
You are most WELCOME to join this workshop which will take place from 13.00 onwards at the Clarion Hotel Copenhagen. The agenda and a map can be downloaded here. We look forward to your participation!
Kyoto: Think Global, Act Local
Community carbon forestry as a mitigation option under climate change agreements
Mission
Kyoto: Think Global, Act Local (K:TGAL) is a research
and capacity building program, financed by the Netherlands Development Cooperation,
which is investigating the possibilities and potential for Community Based Forest
Management of existing natural forest to be included as an eligible carbon mitigation
activity under international climate change agreements in the future. It is
also exploring the value of CBFM as a climate adaptation strategy.
The program involves research teams in three regions: East Africa, West Africa and the Himalayas, which coordinate the work of a number of local NGOs and conduct experiments with them in villages that are already engaged in CBFM. We are measuring the extent to which CBFM practices increase sequestration in existing forests and reduce emissions of carbon by avoiding deforestation. We are also measuring the (non-carbon) benefits of CBFM in terms of sustainability and livelihoods. The program aims to support developing countries by strengthening capacity to submit such projects for finance under various climate funds.
Challenges for community carbon forestry
First year of the research: Jan 2003 - March 2004
Second year of the research: April 2004 - July 2005
Third year of research: October 2005 - December 2006