A/R CDM Programme Activity Design Document (CDM-CPA-DD-AR)

The project design document for large scale afforestation and reforestation projects conducted under a Programme of Activities (CDM-CPA-DD-AR), is divided into 6 sections:

  • General description of the afforestation or reforestation (A/R) CDM programme activity (CPA);
  • Eligibility of the A/R-CPA;
  • Estimation of net anthropogenic GHG removals by sinks;
  • Environmental Analysis;
  • Socio-economic impacts of A/R-CPA; and
  • Stakeholders' comments.

This form is for the submission of A/R-CPAs that apply a large-scale approved A/R methodology using provisions of the proposed A/R Programme of Activities (PoA).

At the time of requesting validation / registration of an A/R-PoA, the coordinating / managing entity must submit:

  1. A completed CDM-PoA-DD-AR;
  2. A CDM-CPA-DD-AR that has been specified for the proposed A/R PoA; and
  3. Another CDM-CPA-DD-AR that has been completed using a real case.

After the first A/R-CPA, every A/R-CPA that is added over time must submit a completed CDM-CPA-DD-AR.

The Executive Board has not yet adopted any guidelines for completing the CDM-CPA-DD-AR.

Section A – General description of the proposed A/R CDM programme activity (CPA)

A CPA is defined in the CDM Glossary of Terms, version 3, as follows:

A CPA is a single, or a set of interrelated measure(s), to reduce GHG emissions or result in net anthropogenic greenhouse gas removals by sinks, applied within a designated area defined in the baseline methodology. The applied approved methodology shall define whether the CPA is undertaken in a single facility/installation/land or undertaken in multiple facilities/installations/land.1 In the case of CPAs which individually do not exceed the SSC threshold, SSC methodologies may be used once they have first been reviewed and, as needed, revised to account for leakage in the context of a CPA.

More information on CPAs is contained in the "What is a Programme of Activities" section.

A.1 Title and reference of the registered PoA to which CPA is added

Project participants must record the title and reference of the registered A/R-PoA to which the A/R-CPA is added.

A.2 Title of the CPA

Project participants must record the title of the A/R-CPA.

A.3 Description of the CPA

The A/R-CPA must be described in this section.

A.4 Entity/individual responsible for CPA

This section must contain information identifying the entity or individual responsible for the A/R-CPA (CPA Implementer(s)).

CPA Implementers may be project participants of the A/R-PoA under which the A/R-CPA is submitted, provided their names have been included in the registered A/R-PoA. If this is so, the CPA Implementer should use the same name in all places.

A.5 Description of location and boundary of the CPA

A.5.1 Identification of the CPA

This section must describe:

  • The host Party(ies) of the A/R-CPA;
  • The region, state or province in which the A/R-CPA is located; and
  • The city, town or community in which the A/R-CPA is located.

A.5.2 Detailed geographic delineation of the boundary of the CPA, including information allowing the unique identification(s) of the proposed CPA

In this section, project participants must provide a detailed geographic delineation of the boundary of the A/R-CPA and any other means of identification of the A/R-CPA, such as the registration number or GPS reference of the A/R-CPA.

A.6 Technical description of the CPA

A.6.1 A concise description of the present environmental conditions of the land for the proposed CPA, including a description of climate, hydrology, soils, ecosystems (including land use)

Project participants must here provide a concise description of the present environmental conditions of the land for the proposed A/R-CPA, including a description of climate, hydrology, soils and ecosystems (including land use).

A.6.2 Species and varieties selected for the proposed CPA

Here the project participants must specify the species and varieties selected for the proposed A/R-CPA.

A.6.3 A concise description of the presence, if any, of rare or endangered species and their habitats

Project participants must also provide a concise description of the presence, if any, of rare or endangered species and their habitats.

A.6.4 Proposed measures to be implemented to minimize potential leakage

Participants must describe how leakage from the project will be minimised.

A.7 A description of legal title to the land, current land tenure and rights to tCERs / lCERs issued for the proposed CPA

Participants must identify and discuss issues relating to legal title of the land, current land tenure and rights to tCERs / lCERs issued for the proposed A/R-CPA.

A.8 Assessment of the eligibility of the land for the CPA

A/R projects must be carried out on eligible land. Project participants must follow the latest procedures to define the eligibility of lands, as available at: http://cdm.unfccc.int/Reference/Procedures.

A.9 Public funding of the proposed CPA

If public funding is used for an A/R-CPA, a confirmation that official development assistance is not being diverted to the implementation of the A/R-CPA must be included in this section of the CDM-CPA-DD-AR.

The Conference of the Parties (COP) has emphasised that projects funded by official development assistance are not eligible to be registered under the CDM:

Emphasizing that public funding for clean development mechanism projects from Parties in Annex I is not to result in the diversion of official development assistance and is to be separate from and not counted towards the financial obligations of Parties included in Annex I (17/CP.7, preamble).

A.10 Duration of the CPA / crediting period

A.10.1 Starting date of the CPA and of the crediting period

Project participants must set out the starting date for the A/R CPA here.

Starting date for a CPA is defined as follows in the CDM Glossay of Terms 2003, v. 3:

The starting date of a CDM programme activity [CPA] is the earliest date at which either the implementation or construction or real action of a programme activity [CPA] begins. The starting date of the CPA cannot be before the date of registration of the PoA.
To be applied mutatis mutandis to P-CPA, SSC-CPA, A/R-CPA, SSC A/R-CPA – Starting date of a CDM programme activity.

A.10.2 Expected operational lifetime of the CPA

Project participants must here set out the expected operational lifetime of the A/R-CPA.

A.10.3 Choice of the crediting period and related information

The crediting period for an A/R-CPA is selected by the project participants, and may be either:

  1. A 20-year crediting period, renewable twice (maximum 60 years) (Renewable Crediting Period). For each renewal to be granted, a designated operational entity must determine that the original project baseline is still valid or has been updated taking account of new data, where applicable, and informs the Executive Board accordingly. The starting date and length of the first crediting period must be determined before registration; or
  2. A single 30-year crediting period, which may not be renewed or extended once the A/R-CPA has been registered (Fixed Crediting Period).

The duration of crediting period of an A/R-CPA is limited to the end date of the A/R-PoA, regardless of when the A/R-CPA was added.

In this section, project participants must:

A.11 Declaration that CPA is neither registered as an individual CDM project activity nor is part of another Registered PoA

In this section the parties must declare that the A/R-CPA:

  • choose whether the A/R-CPA will have a Renewable Crediting Period or a Fixed Crediting Period, and state their choice;
  • outline the starting date of the crediting period; and
  • outline the length of the crediting period (or of the first crediting period, if the project participants have elected a Renewable Crediting Period) in years and months.

Section B – Eligibility of CPA

B.1 Justification of eligibility of the CPA to be included in the Registered PoA

In this section, the project participants must describe and justify why the A/R-CPA is eligible to be included in the Registered PoA by reference to B.1.1-B.1.3.

B.1.1 Justification of the baseline scenario of the CPA as per eligibility criteria listed in the registered PoA

B.1.2 Justification and demonstration of additionality of the CPA as per eligibility criteria listed in the registered PoA

B.1.3 Justification of the methodological choices applied to the CPA as per eligibility criteria listed in the registered PoA

B.2 Confirmation that the CPA is located within the geographical boundary of the registered PoA

The project participants must here confirm that the A/R-CPA is located within the geographical boundary of the registered A/R-PoA (as described in A.5 of the CDM-PoA-DD-AR).

Section C – Estimation of net anthropogenic GHG removals by sinks

C.1 Description of strata applied for ex ante estimations

Project participants must describe the stratification procedure applied to estimate ex ante removals.

C.2 Estimation of the ex ante baseline net GHG removals by sinks

The ex ante calculations are to be summarised in the table below:

Year

Annual estimation of baseline net anthropogenic GHG removals by sinks in tonnes of CO2 e

Year A


Year B


Year C


Year …


Total estimated baseline net GHG removals by sinks (tonnes of CO2 e)


Total number of crediting years

 

Annual average over the crediting period of estimated baseline net GHG removals by sinks (tonnes of CO2 e)

 

C.3 Estimation of ex ante actual net GHG removals by sinks, leakage and estimated amount of net anthropogenic GHG removals by sinks over the chosen crediting period

C.3.1 Estimate of the ex ante actual net GHG removals by sinks

Participants must estimate the ex ante actual net removals (that is, the sum of verifiable changes in carbon stocks minus any increase in emissions attributable to the project) in this section.

C.3.2 Estimate of the ex ante leakage

Participants must then estimate leakage from the project. Leakage for A/R projects is defined in the CDM Glossary of Terms 2003, version 3, as follows:

Leakage is the increase in GHG emissions by sources which occurs outside the boundary of an A/R CDM project activity which is measurable and attributable to the A/R CDM project activity.

A/R project activities must be designed so as to minimise leakage.

In estimating leakage from an A/R project activity, project participants must account for all significant changes in carbon pools and actual emissions, while taking care to avoid double counting.

C.3.3 Summary of the ex ante estimation of net anthropogenic GHG removals by sinks

The resultant summary of the ex ante estimation of net anthropogenic GHG removals by sinks is to be summarised in the below table:

Year

Estimation of baseline net GHG removals by sinks (tones of CO2 e)

Estimation of actual net GHG removals by sinks (tonnes of CO2 e)

Estimation of leakage (tonnes of CO2 e)

Estimation of net anthropogenic GHG removals by sinks (tones of CO2 e)

Year A





Year B

 

 

 

 

Year C

 

 

 

 

Year …

 

 

 

 

Total(tonnes of CO2 e)

 

 

 

 

C.4 Application of the monitoring methodology

C.4.1 Sampling design and stratification

Project participants must describe the sampling design and stratification procedure in this section.

C.4.2 Description of the monitoring plan

In this section, project participants must provide a description of the monitoring plan based on the monitoring plan for a typical A/R-CPA as described in the registered A/R-PoA (section C.5.5 of CDM-POA-DD-AR form).

Section D – Environmental analysis

D.1 Please indicate if the environmental analysis has been undertaken at the PoA level

In this section, the project participants must indicate whether environmental analysis has been undertaken at the PoA level. If it has, sections D.2 and D.3 need not be completed in this CDM-CPA-DD-AR form (as the relevant information will have already been attached to the CDM-PoA-DD-AR).

D.2 Provide analysis of the environmental impacts, including transboundary impacts (if any)

If environmental analysis is undertaken at the CPA level, the project participants must provide separate documentation detailing the likely environmental impacts of the project. This must be attached to the CDM-CPA-DD-AR.

D.3 If any negative impact is considered significant by the project participants or the host Party, provide a statement that project participants have undertaken an environmental impact assessment in accordance with the procedures required by the host Party (ies). This statement should include conclusions and all references to supporting documentation.

This section need only be completed if environmental analysis is at the CPA level.

D.4 Description of planned monitoring and remedial measures to address significant impacts referred to in section D.3. above

Section E – Socio-economic impacts of the CPA

E.1 Please indicate if the socio-economic impact analysis has been undertaken at the PoA level

In this section, the project participants must indicate whether socio-economic impact analysis has been undertaken at the PoA level. If it has, sections E.2 and E.3 need not be completed in this CDM-CPA-DD-AR form (as the relevant information will have already been attached to the CDM-PoA-DD-AR).

E.2 Provide analysis of the socio-economic impacts, including transboundary impacts (if any)

E.3 If any negative impact is considered significant by the project participants or the host Party, a statement that project participants have undertaken an socio-economic impact assessment, in accordance with the procedures required by the host Party(ies), including conclusions and all references to the support documentation

E.4 Description of planned monitoring and remedial measures to address significant impacts referred to in section E.3. above

Section F – Stakeholders' comments

Stakeholders are defined in the CDM Glossary of Terms, Version 03, as follows:

Stakeholders mean the public, including individuals, groups or communities affected, or likely to be affected, by the proposed CDM project activity or actions leading to the implementation of such an activity.

F.1 Please indicate if the local stakeholder comments have been invited at the PoA level

The project participants must indicate whether stakeholder comments were invited:

  • at the PoA level; or
  • at the CPA level.

If local stakeholder consultation was conducted at PoA level, the project participants need not complete sections F.2 to F.4 in this CDM-CPA-DD-AR form.

F.2 Brief description of how comments by local stakeholders have been invited and compiled

If stakeholder consultation has been conducted at CPA level, the project participants must in this section describe the process by which comments from local stakeholders have been invited and compiled.

F.3 Summary of the comments received

If stakeholder consultation has been conducted at CPA level, the project participants must summarise here the comments received during the consultation process.

F.4 Report on how due account was taken of any comments received

If stakeholder consultation has been conducted at CPA level, the project participants must report here on the way in which due account was taken of comments it received as part of the stakeholder consultation process.

Attachments to the CDM-CPA-DD-AR

The CDM-CPA-DD-AR must attach:

  • Annex 1 - Contact information on entity / individual responsible for the A/R-CPA;
  • Annex 2 - Information on public funding;
  • Annex 3 - Baseline information; and
  • Annex 4 - Monitoring information.
Last updated on 1 September 2008
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