SmallScale ARCDM

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Planting Tree Project
Small-Scale AR-CDM
AR-CDM Afforestation Reforestation Clean
Development Mechanism
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• Main Content
• Honda Vietnam Background
• Honda Vietnam with Tree Planting Project
• Cao Phong District Hoa Binh Province

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Background

• Background
• - Environment pollution is big concern of Vietnam
  GO society
• Environment protection is highly appreciated
• Honda Vietnam
• - Contribute to the society is our philosophy
  -gtWant to be a company that society want to exist
• Most of environmental activities are within the
  factory gt We want to expand to nationwide.
• - We know that there are so many mountains that
  need to be reforested gt We want to focus on
  planting tree
• - We know some big planting projects without full
  information and detail program
• We tried by ourselves but we dont have know
  how
• gt We can not do in the big scale

JICA proposes a tree planting project (AR CDM)

• Big scale project
• Suitable with HVNs desire

Planting tree in Farmer Safety Riding contest in
Ben Tre
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Site Checking of HVN
Site 1
Site 2
Purpose - Visit selected areas -gt Study the
situation - Work with Cao Phong PC
(Hoa Binh Province) - Meet local
people gt Practical for mastering feasibility of
the project
Site 3
Site 4
Fact Many green mountains but need to be
afforested

• Meeting with local people
• All people agreed with the project and actively
  support
• Wish the project should be implemented soon to
• Create employment for local people
• Create income for local communities soon
• Protect the degraded soil and environment
• gt Highly appreciate practical meaning of the
  project

Site 5
With the local peoples passion local Government
encouragement Technical guidance of MARD,
JICA, VFU HVN financial support
The project will successful
Survey to know peoples ideas
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Project Location Map within 320 ha needed to be
afforested
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This is pilot project -gt If it is carried out
successfully gt It can be expanded nationwide gt
Suitable with Honda Viet Nam desire
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Our understanding of AR-CDM (1)

• Effects of AR-CDM
• - Contribute to the environmental protection
• Combat global warming
• Avoid abnormal weather
• Reduce greenhouse gas
• - Reduce poverty in developing country
• Acquire necessary carbon credit

Research Result
VN and Japan GO cooperate to materialize the 1st
AR-CDM project in the world in Cao Phong
district, Hoa Binh Province

• Project effectiveness
• 1, Keep the forest from early selling wood
  product
• 2, Increases income for local people
• 3, Restore biodiversity
• 4, Increase water retention capacity of watershed
• 5, Improve living standard of communities in
  mountain areas
• Join effort of VN GO, local GO, communities and
  JP firms in VN
• GO and ODA Fund is limited gt Need support from
  other companies (JP firms operating in VN)

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Our understanding of AR CDM (2)
I- Partners 1) JICA -gt Technical support 2) MARD
(Ministry of Agricultural and Rural Development
) -gt General management 3) DOF (Provincial
Department of Forest)
4) RCFEE ( Research Center for Forest Ecology
and Environment) -gt Prepare plan for AR - CDM 5)
VUF ( Vietnam University of Forestry) -gt Work
with local government to carry out the project
Planting tree on selected areas

• Main Activity Afforesting in areas of the
  project
• Location 5 sites in Xuan Phong Bac Phong
  communes (Hoa Binh)
• Area 320 ha
• 4. Rotation 17 years ( Afforestation will
  officially start from May 09)
• 5. Effectiveness
• Long - term Combating global warming
• Contribution to the
  environmental protection and
  poverty reduction
• Short term Improve and restore environment
  and forestry
• Increase income for
  local people

Discuss about the project
Local people are listening to project explanation
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Proposal
Honda Vietnam Memorial Tree Planting Day
Purpose Raise awareness of HVN associates and
local people for environment protection

• Back ground
• We dont want to be a sponsor only
• We want all the associates can take real
  contribution to environment

Hold our own environment activity every year

• Planting area 5 ha (in Thu Phong commune) Cao
  Phong district Hoa Binh province
• Time Sunday 20 April, 2008
• - Organizer HVN, VFU, Cao Phong town

Plant tree together with VFU student

• Activity Cutting bush, digging hole and
  planting tree
• Participant

Plant tree in Cao Phong 2008

• Highly appreciated by local people, Government
• HVN associates join interested

Good chance for exchanges
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Overall Implementation Schedule
2008
2024
HVNs Support 2007-2008 Preparation 2009-2011
Start planting tree
3 ha Sun 19Apr
HVN activity
5 ha Sun 20 Apr
HVN try to harmonize this project with our own
activity
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Project Cost
Unit Million VND
Social fund
2008 30,211 2009 60,423 2010
60,423 2011 60,423 Total 211,480
Financial proposal to HVN 216,049 (In 4 years)
To start up this project our support is necessary
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Thank you very much
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Implementation of AR-CDM in VN

• Effects of AR-CDM
• - Contribute to the environmental protection
• Combat global warming
• Avoid abnormal weather
• Reduce greenhouse gas
• - Reduce poverty in developing country
• Acquire necessary carbon credit

Research Result
VN and Japan GO cooperate to materialize the 1st
AR-CDM project in the world in Cao Phong
district, Hoa Binh Province

• Project effectiveness
• Restore biodiversity
• Increase water retention capacity of watershed
• Improve living standard of communities in
  mountain areas
• Join effort of VN GO, local GO, communities and
  JP firms in VN
• GO and ODA Fund is limited gt Need support from
  other companies (JP firms operating in VN)

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Project Implementation
I- Products of project

• Forestry products Wood and wood chip
• Non-timber forestry products (NTFP) Honey,
  rattan, medicinal plants
• Carbon Credit
• Estimated carbon credit from 2013 2018 is
  about 13,200 to 60,000 CO2 tons
• (Assuming 3US/ton of CO2 price gt Total is
  about 39,600 to 180,000)

II- Other effects of the project
1) Suitable with HVNs desire 2) Good to promote
for environment image

• Restore natural environment through reforestation
• Improve living standard local communities through

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Overall Implementation Schedule
2008
2024
HVNs Support 2007-2008 Preparation 2009-2011
Start planting tree
3 ha Sun 19Apr
HVN activity
5 ha Sun 20 Apr
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Thank you very much