Global%20Climate%20Change:%20Carbon%20sequestration%20projects%20for%20Pontal%20do%20Paranapanema,%20S

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Global Climate ChangeCarbon sequestration
projects for Pontal do Paranapanema, São Paulo,
Brazil
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• The objective of the activity was to familiarize
  students with the issue of carbon sequestration
  as relevant to the system of carbon trading
  proposed in the Kyoto protocol.
• The students prepared projects for carbon
  sequestration for farms within the Pontal do
  Paranapanema region.

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A map of the Pontal region was provided showing
farm borders and vegetation cover. Don't be
overwelmed by the color scheme! The map was
created by researchers from IPÊ (Instituto de
Pesquisas Ecologicas) for a study on prioritary
areas for biodiversity conservation.
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• The numbers in the map represent the farms that
  were used for our carbon sequestration exercise.
• Only the color scheme for vegetation cover was
  used
• red and pink areas primary forest (gt 100 years)
• dark green areas secondary forest (5-20 years)
• light green areas river and riparian forest
• Remaining area pasture
• (The large dark green area is a nature reserve)

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• The area of each vegetation type within each
  farm was calculated using ArcView.
• The results were entered into an Excel model
  created by The Nature Conservancy. The model
  calculates the amount and cost of carbon
  sequestration in a 40-year project.

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• The model calculates these figures based on
• a) the proportion of each vegetation type within
  the area of the project
• b) the total area to be used by the project
• c) the cost for the acquisition of the land
• d) the risk of each vegetation type of being
  coverted into pasture if the project is not
  implemented
• e) the area to be reforested
• See what the spreadsheet looks like

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• The students were encouraged to cooperate (by
  combining projects) in order to lower the price
  per ton of carbon sequestered (the present
  market price is approximately US 5.00, although
  higher prices are anticipated if a carbon trading
  system if implemented).

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• The following are the projects developed by the
  2001 SEE-U students in Brazil
• Refer to BAF1.ppt through BAF4.ppt