1. Offsetting Carbon Emissions through Community-based Conservation Forests - Biodiversity - Community Tanzania Marc Baker Co-ordinator - Carbon Tanzania

2. Forest Cover Forest Reserves 33 million hectares of montane, lowland and coastal forest of which half is in ‘formally’ protected in forest reserves NORTH Kilimanjaro Arusha Lake Victoria Serengeti Rift Valley

3. Arkaria - Monduli Pastoralist Maasai Juniperus - Podocarpus Montane Forest 12t/CO2/ha 230 species bird of 31% Forest Dependant Miombo 2 tCO2e / ha Lowland Forests 24 t /CO2/ ha Rates of growth

4. Distribution of forest birds in Tanzania Miombo

5. The current situation in Tanzania... c.33 million hectares Deforestation c. 90,000 hectares a year mainly ‘unprotected’ forest Open access exploitation NO REAL WORLD VALUE Formally Protected

6. ...however, Tanzania is very suitable for community based forestry... Village councils are corporate bodies create legal contracts to engage with companies create and manage land use systems create by-laws can create by-laws Village Forest Reserves

7. Jo Anderson Safaris7192500048000272509814700041.95$420 Paul Oliver Safaris513750186300071400090750385700096.45$965 Summits Africa000039859700059.70$597 Village area: 9188ha 2000 residents (Ilkisongo Maasai) Forest area: 900ha Carbon potential: 10,800 tCO2e / year Arkaria pilot project - Monduli District

8. Arkaria - making carbon offset about more than carbon REDUCED EMISSIONS FROM DEFORESTATION AND DEGRADATION WATER CATCHMENT BIODIVERSITY REGENERATION OF LARGER ECOSYSTEM COMMUNITY INCOME WATER SECURITY Carbon sequestration WATER CATCHMENT MODEL OF CHARISMATIC CARBON TOURISM Useful tree species

9. Additionality - Carbon baseline 24 tCO 2 e - 30 tCO 2 e = 6 tCO2e Year tons CO2e Baselin e increase CO2 Sell the increase

10. Charismatic Carbon = Corporate Responsibility Companies and (tourism agents) Offset flights West USA - T - West USA = 3.5 tons = 35usd Offset Company Operations Offset Safari days Offset transport Use the Carbon Tanzania logo in your marketing as a responsible company Clients can visit the project site as part of a safari, to learn about forestry and look at how tourism philanthropy works in pastoral communities Annual carbon audits and return data to companies Externally - Online payments Internally - Contracting Carbon Tanzania contracts with individuals and the community at Arkaria Pay the community to protect existing forest (REDD) Rehabilitates habitat through accelerated natural regeneration (ANR) Supports the production of alternative fuels to mitigate charcoal production and reduce leakage Monitoring Carbon Biodiversity Community

11. Marketing Carbon - who buys and why? Carbon Tanzania’s focus is to fund communities to protect and rehabilitate natural forest so we sell..

12. Where is the voluntary carbon market in Tanzania? Tourism companies want a competitive edge labelled and identified as an ‘ecotourism’ operator International company may need to meet internal environmental policies Schools want to use the process for education and marketing A local company may be required to become carbon ‘neutral’ as part of an association Conferences International agents may need meet customer requirements

13. who we are what you get what we do

15. Your product dictates the offset you choose.. Carbon friendly or carbon neutral!!

16. Offset all school transport and teachers flights for 2009 Dragon award program Community Environment Geography Department 57.71tCO2e Offset all safari days for 2009 First carbon neutral mountain company Enhanced environmental profile Include site visit in itinerary 59.70tCO2e Created a specific calculator for conferences in Tanzania Offset tourism philanthropy conference 84.39tCO2e Offset all safari days for 2009 Offset all client flights for 2009 Enhanced environmental profile Include site visit in itinerary 50.60tCO2e Current carbon sales 452.49tCO2e

17. Making the project visible Moving into the markets Training CCB + VCS Greater interaction with government agencies Challenges and next steps

18. Tourism supply / demand Importance of site selection, and why Tanzania is so suitable for community based forestry. Project development Additionality Carbon / watershed / biodiversity Certification and the voluntary market Text

19. Long - tailed Fiscal Shrike

20. Bare - eyed Thrush - c. 1991 - 2007 Expansion of numbers and range over 20 years! Do the birds know something we don’t?? Thank you. C.1980 Britton et al. December 2007 Baker et al.