http://www.carbonoffsetsdaily.com/news-channels/global/unep-success-stories-and-drivers-of-cdm-projects-in-sub-saharan-africa-27356.htm Daily carbon offset news, insight, community. Mon, 24 Oct 2011 22:55:05 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 http://www.carbonoffsetsdaily.com/news-channels/global/unep-success-stories-and-drivers-of-cdm-projects-in-sub-saharan-africa-27356.htm/comment-page-1#comment-11611 Patrick Karani Mon, 16 Nov 2009 13:53:45 +0000 http://www.carbonoffsetsdaily.com/?p=27356#comment-11611 This is an interesting project for Africa and similar initiatives should be promoted to enhance Africa's participation in contributing to addressing cliamte change problem and achieving sustainable development. However, it is not clear on the basis of additinality how the project will reduce fire hazards prone in savannah ecosystems. Also, the issue of leakage should be mentioned considering the nature of the project and the magnitude within a local community establishment, a number of anticipated issues of illegal wood harvesting are likely to occur as aresult of restrictions to manage and conserve the the planted trees to meet the A/R for CER objectives. This is an interesting project for Africa and similar initiatives should be promoted to enhance Africa’s participation in contributing to addressing cliamte change problem and achieving sustainable development. However, it is not clear on the basis of additinality how the project will reduce fire hazards prone in savannah ecosystems. Also, the issue of leakage should be mentioned considering the nature of the project and the magnitude within a local community establishment, a number of anticipated issues of illegal wood harvesting are likely to occur as aresult of restrictions to manage and conserve the the planted trees to meet the A/R for CER objectives.

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