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Certified Emission Reductions (CERs)

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Brief Description of project: The proposed project will help improve the quality of air in Egypt as it has been severely degraded by car exhaust and industrial emissions. The forest that will be planted will be irrigated by treated sewage water and will absorb 100,000 tons of CO2eq annually. Thus the proposed project will help offset the liability of car manufacturers and utility companies for future regulatory action such as a carbon tax or reducing the numbers of cars. The benefits of this project will provide evidence of responsible management that will be difficult to discount by regulators seeking to mitigate the greenhouse effect. This action will also put automobile manufacturers and utility companies in a powerful position to influence the policy making process by helping to set a percent that only recently been proposed as a response to Egyptian air quality problems and CO2 emissions. The overall strategy of the afforestation plan will be created a mosaic of planted forests, which will provide multiple benefits while fulfilling the primary objective of carbon absorption. Some plots will be planted with fast-growing species such as Leucaena leucocephala that can grow on exposed and disturbed soil (Deppner 1992). These will be monocultures or low diversity plots whose primary purpose is to provide growth. Other plots will be planted with native species. Brief description of technology: Afforestation on bare lands and their management under modified, CO2 sequestration efficient management systems. The methods applied will be based on the long technical experience of NFA on forest regeneration. The regeneration technology applied will be based on well established artificial regeneration methods. They will be modified to meet the needs of carbon sequestration as compared to traditional timber production. Mechanization of work is planned for site preparation (removing of brushes, where necessary) and soil preparation (ploughing and leveling, in some cases). The seedling planting is usually hand made, as well as the forest maintenance/tending operations until canopy closure. The works do not imply notable risks as long as it relay on currently used technique and technology. The scheme and schedule of planting should avoid the negative effect of frequent flooding or summer drought. Some fencing to protected plantations against cattle grazing might be needed in some areas

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