Mangrove Afforestation Implementation

BONDHU intends to undertake a mangrove afforestation project of 5000 ha area as a pilot project in cooperation with the Forest Department under the Ministry of Environment, Forests and Climate Change. The source of financing will be carbon-offsets revenue from the voluntary / REDD+ market.

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Cooperation with the Bangladesh Forest Department

The projects will be designed and implemented in close cooperation with the Bangladesh Forest Department taking the long-term visions of the Bangladesh Government into consideration. The modalities of cooperation will be finalized after discussion. A timeline for the projects is proposed as follows:

  • Conservation of Forest: starting in 2021
  • Conservation of Sundarbans: starting in 2021
  • A pilot project of mangrove afforestation project: starting 2020
  • Large-scale mangrove afforestation project: starting 2021-2022
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Funding

The funds for the projects will be organized by BONDHU from carbon-offsets revenue from the voluntary / REDD+ market.

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Methodology

The methodology applied is the large-scale CDM A/R methodology AR-AM0014 Afforestation and reforestation of degraded mangrove habitats Version 03.0.

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Species to be selected for Pilot Project

The species selected for the project should be suitable for the region. They should be non-invasive and native species. Species that have been used in similar projects include. Based on the experience of the Forest Department and afforestation locations, the species will be selected.

  • Rhizophora mucronata,
  • Rhizophora apiculata
  • Bruguiera gymnorrhiza
  • Bruguiera sexangula
  • Ceriops tagal
  • Avicennia officinalis
  • Sonneratia apetala
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Planting Density of Pilot Project

There can be a range of plant spacing and density based on the lands and the species selected. Similar projects have used the spacing of 1m x 2m or 1.1m x 3m, allowing for 5000 trees/ha or 3000 trees/ha. Tree density after establishment is expected to be 3000 trees/ha.

Carbon Sequestration

The estimated carbon sequestration is 525.4 tCo2/ha over years 1 to 7. This can vary slightly based on the species selected, soil, and survival rates. The estimated carbon offset will be as below:

Year Estimated net GHG removals in t CO2-e Cumulative in t CO2-e
1 27,365 27,365
2 25,928 53,293
3 35,236 88,529
4 94,508 183,037
5 152,993 336,030
6 342,690 678,720
7 547,445 1,226,166
8 660,139 1,954,769
9 728,603 2,614,908
10 1,183,457 3,798,366
Steps for undertaking the Mangrove Afforestation Project

Steps for undertaking Mangrove Afforestation Project

  • Implementation
  • Formulation of project
  • Implementation modalities
  • Study the potential of carbon sequestration (root and plant)
  • Selection of char areas (5000 ha) for pilot mangrove afforestation

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