An overview of Italian participation in afforestation and reforestation projects under the Clean Development Mechanism
| Autor: | Giulia Corradini, Davide Pettenella, L. Ciccarese, Lucio Brotto |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2016 |
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010504 meteorology & atmospheric sciences
CDM 010501 environmental sciences 01 natural sciences Clean Development Mechanism Afforestation Carbon credit lcsh:Forestry Reforestation Environmental planning 0105 earth and related environmental sciences Nature and Landscape Conservation Sustainable development Government Ecology business.industry Environmental resource management Forest Policy Forestry CDM Afforestation Reforestation Italy Forest Policy Impact Analysis Impact Analysis Italy Portfolio lcsh:SD1-669.5 Kyoto Protocol Business |
| Zdroj: | iForest-Biogeosciences and Forestry, Vol 9, Iss 1, Pp 720-728 (2016) |
| ISSN: | 1971-7458 |
| Popis: | In order to meet its Kyoto Protocol commitment targets, the Italian Government has made relevant investments in forest projects in developing countries through the Clean Development Mechanism. This paper investigates the Italian participated afforestation/reforestation (A/R) projects under the Clean Development Mechanism of the Kyoto Protocol, by considering the countries hosting forestry projects, the project areas, the estimated emission reductions, the use of tree species (native/non-native), the issuance of Carbon credits, and the projects’ contribution to sustainable development and technology transfer in general, as stated by the “Project Design Document” of each project. This study utilizes the “Project Design Documents” and “Monitoring Reports” of the registered projects in the United Nations Convention on Climate Change database and data from the BioCarbon Fund database. Results show that, in terms of number of projects, the A/R sector is a prominent component of the Italian CDM portfolio. The financing of the 16 projects by the Italian government, with a total of about 65 k ha planted and an estimated emission reductions of about 556 k tCO2 eq per year, are based on criteria that differ substantially from the ongoing policy adopted for domestic forest interventions. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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