People think this over 4-7 years
Think again see below and see my comments below!
Africa: 1
Aforestation project of 42,500 acres in Sierra Leone
Aforestation as Renewable source of Wood for Industrial use: The objective of the project activity is the Aforestation of 42,500 acres of Kiri Tree: Japanese Empress Tree, Paulownia located on degraded lands in the ecological zone of Sudan Savannah. The project looks forward to recover degraded land, and develop sustainable economic activities, as (4-7 year) pulp, paper, (8 year) lightweight hardwood lumber, clean coal production, Biofuel production, wood harvesting and improving the community’s standard of living. The project will benefice more than 10 villages and 3500 people in annexes of this community and is conceived using easy-to-replicate technologies and promoting the intensive use of local labor, assuring that the biggest part of the benefits will remain in the community. The project will reduces the risk of negative impacts on biodiversity and increasing the success possibilities of the proposed project activity. Proposed project activities:The establishment of plantations as a renewable source of wood supplies for energy to meet the industrial needs is expected to result in twofold benefits: (i) generation of carbon stocks and of GHG removals by sinks additional to those that would occur in the absence of such plantations, and (ii) substitution of sustainable sources of biomass in place of fossil fuels and non-renewable biomass, which contribute to GHG emissions in Africa.
Estimated Carbon Credit value 410,000,000 USD
Estimated timber harvest value 700,000,000 USD
Africa: 2
Aforestation project of 70,000 hectares in Guinea Africa
Aforestation as Renewable source of Wood for Industrial use: The objective of the project activity is the Aforestation of 70,000 acres of Kiri Tree: Japanese Empress Tree, Paulownia located on degraded lands in the ecological zone of Guinea Savannah. Kiri plantations are established in an area of 70,000 hectares. The land use under the plantations is expected to cover a 50 years period, with the first harvest taking place after 3-4 years, followed by two successive periods of 7-years rotations through coppicing. Taking into account the annual planting over the first 7-year period starting from 2010, the project will have duration of approximately 50 years (2010-2060). The project adopts a single 50-year crediting period and uses the tCER approach to account for the net anthropogenic GHG removals by sinks from the project.
Estimated Carbon Credit value 800,000,000 USD
Estimated timber harvest value 700,000,000 USD
On the first project the timber recovery is on 42,000 acres and the 2nd project is on 70,000 acres
The totals are equal
Someone pointed out that the project was over 4-7 years
The 2nd is over 50 YEARS!!
Therefore some thing does not add up
I think both projects are over 50 years RE TIMBER!
Secondly,
The CARBON CREDIT is almost double on the projects ,
Why!!
1st one is 42,000 acres 2nd one 70,000 acres
2nd one over 50 years!! Therefore WHY would THE FIRST BE OVER 4-7 YEARS??
Therefore in my mind BOTH PROJECTS ARE OVER 50 YEARS!!
BIG difference in money coming intially!!
IMHO
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