Secondary forests as temporary carbon sinks? The economic impact of accounting methods on reforestation projects in the tropics

Ecological Economics

Volumn 55, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 380-394

  Olschewski, Roland ^a   Benítez, Pablo C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GÖTTINGEN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Carbon accounting methods; Carbon sequestration; Certified emission reductions; Clean development mechanism; Reforestation projects

Indexed keywords

CARBON SEQUESTRATION; CARBON SINK; ECOLOGICAL ECONOMICS; ECONOMIC IMPACT; REFORESTATION; SECONDARY FOREST; TROPICAL ENVIRONMENT;

BOS TAURUS;

EID: 23744495746     PISSN: 09218009     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ecolecon.2004.09.021     Document Type: Article

References (33)

1. D. Alder, and F. Montenegro A yield model for Cordia alliodora plantations in Ecuador International Forestry Review 1 1999 242 250
2. BCE Estadísticas de Tasas de Interés 2004 Banco Central del Ecuador (BCE) Quito Available at: www.bce.fin.ec.
3. Benítez, P., Olschewski, R., de Koning, F., López, M., 2001. Análisis Costo-beneficio de Usos del Suelo y Fijación de Carbono en Sistemas Forestales de Ecuador Noroccidental. Report TÖB TWF-30s of the German Technical Cooperation Agency (GTZ), Eschborn, Germany. www.gtz.de/toeb.
4. S. Brown Estimating biomass and biomass change of tropical forests. A primer FAO Forestry Paper 134 1997 FAO Rome
5. K.M. Chomitz, and F. Lecocq Temporary sequestration credits: an instrument for carbon bears World Bank Policy Research Paper 3181 2003 (New York)
6. CLIRSEN-PATRA Zonificación Económica Ecológica de Esmeraldas 1998 Ministerio del Ambiente Quito, Ecuador CD-ROM
7. G.H.J. De Koning, A. Veldkamp, and L.O. Fresco Exploring changes in ecuadorian land use for food production and their effects on natural resources Journal of Environmental Management 57 1999 221 237
8. 2 Sequestration Potential of Afforestation Projects and Secondary Forests in Two Different Climate Zones of South America. Report TÖB TWF-37e of the German Technical Cooperation Agency (GTZ), Eschborn, Germany.
9. M.G.J. Den Elzen, and A.P.G. de Moor Analyzing the Kyoto Protocol under the Marrakesh Accords: economic efficiency and environmental effectiveness Ecological Economics 43 2002 141 158
10. Deutsche Bundesbank, 2004. Monatsbericht März (2004). Selbstverlag der Deutschen Bundesbank, Frankfurt am Main.
11. R.K. Dixon, J.K. Winjum, K.J. Andrasko, J.J. Lee, and P.E. Schroeder Integrated land-use systems: assessment of promising agroforest and alternative land-use practices to enhance carbon conservation and sequestration Climatic Change 27 1994 71 92
12. Dutschke, M., Schlamadinger, B., 2003. Practical Issues Concerning Temporary Carbon Credits in the CDM. Hamburg Institute of International Economics (HWWA). Discussion Paper 227. Hamburg. www.hwwa.de.
13. M. Grubb On carbon prices and volumes in the evolving 'Kyoto Market' OECD Global forum on sustainable development: emission trading 2003 OECD Paris
14. J.T. Houghton L.G. Meira Filho B. Lim K. Treanton I. Mamaty Y. Bonduki D.J. Griggs B.A. Callender Revised 1996 IPCC Guidelines for National Greenhouse Gas Inventories, volume 3: Reference Manual 1996 International Panel of Climate Change (IPCC) Availbale at: www.ipcc-nggip.iges.or.jp/public/gl/invs6d.htm
15. IETA Greenhouse gas market 2003 International Emission Trading Association Switzerland
16. INEC Encuesta de Superficie y Producción Agropecuaria por Muestreo de Areas 1995 Instituto Ecuatoriano de Estadísticas y Censos (INEC) Quito
17. López, M., de Koning, G.H.J., Veldkamp, E., 2002. Estimation of Carbon in Biomass of Secondary Forests and Plantation Forests in Northwestern Ecuador. Report TÖB TWF-31s of the German Technical Cooperation Agency (GTZ), Eschborn, Germany. Available at: www.gtz.de/toeb.
18. O. Masera, M.R. Bellon, and G. Segura Forestry options for sequestering carbon in Mexico: comparative economic analysis of three case studies Critical Reviews in Environmental Science and Technology 27 1997 S227 S244 (Special)
19. N. Myers, R.A. Mittermeier, C.G. Mittermeier, G.A.B. Da Fonseca, and J. Kent Biodiversity hotspots for conservation priorities Nature 403 2000 853 858
20. W.D. Nordhaus, and J. Boyer Warming the World: economic models of global warming 2000 MIT Press Cambridge, United States
21. PointCarbon ViewPoint: the market impact of the German NAP 2004 Available at: www.pointcarbon.com.
22. R.A. Sedjo Potential for carbon forest plantations in marginal timber forests: the case of Patagonia, Argentina 1999 Resources for the Future Washington, DC
23. R.A. Sedjo, J. Wisniewski, A.V. Sample, and J.D. Kinsman The economics of managing carbon via forestry: assessment of existing studies Environmental and Resource Economics 6 1995 139 165
24. SICA Precios Finca y Rendimientos Agropecuarios 2003 Ministerio de Agricultura y Ganadería Quito
25. R. Sierra, and J. Stallings The dynamics and social organization of tropical deforestation in Northwest Ecuador, 1983-1995 Human Ecology 26 1998 135 161
26. R.N. Stavins The cost of carbon sequestration: a revealed preference approach The American Economic Review 89 1999 994 1009
27. S. Subak Replacing carbon lost from forests: an assessment of insurance, reserves, and expiring credits Climate Policy 3 2003 107 122
28. The World Bank Basics of the biocarbon fund for project proponents 2003 Available at: www.biocarbonfund.org.
29. UNFCCC Report of the conference of the parties on its seventh session. Land use, Land-use change and forestry 2001 Available at: www.unfccc.int.
30. UNFCCC Report of the subsidiary body for scientific and technological advice. Addendum-methodological issues (FCCC/SBSTA/2003/10/Add.3) 2003 Available at: www.unfccc.int.
31. UNFCCC Modalities and procedures for afforestation and reforestation project activities under the clean development mechanism in the first commitment period of the Kyoto Protocol. Decision-/CP.9 2003 Available at: www.unfccc.int.
32. M.D. Whitaker, D. Colyer, and J. Alzamora The role of agriculture in Ecuador's economic development 1990 Instituto de Estrategias Agropecuarias (IDEA) Quito
33. J.K. Winjum, R.K. Dixon, and P.E. Schroeder Forest management and carbon storage: an analysis of 12 key forest nations Water, Air and Soil Pollution 70 1993 239 257