The Climate, Community & Biodiversity Alliance (CCBA)

• First draft (released June, 2004)

• 3-month public comment period

• Field testing (Tanzania, Peru, Bolivia, Ecuador, Indonesia, Scotland)

• Second draft (released November, 2004)

• Independent peer review (CATIE, CIFOR, ICRAF)

• First Edition (published May, 2005)

Development of CCB Project Design Standards

The Climate, Community & Biodiversity Standards

• 15 required criteria

• 8 optional criteria

• Independent certification Approved – all requirements met

Silver – plus 3 points

Gold – plus 6 points

• Tools & Strategies

G1. Original Conditions at Project Site Required

G2. Baseline Projections Required

G3. Project Design & Goals Required

G4. Management Capacity Required

G5. Land Tenure Required

G6. Legal Status Required

G7. Adaptive Management for Sustainability 1 point

G8. Knowledge Dissemination 1 point

General Criteria

C1. Net Positive Climate ImpactsRequired

C2. Offsite Climate Impacts (“Leakage”)Required

C3. Climate Impact Monitoring Required

C4. Adapting to Climate Change & Variability 1 point

C5. Carbon Benefits Withheld from Reg. Markets 1 point

Climate Criteria

CM1. Net Positive Community Impacts Required

CM2. Offsite Community ImpactsRequired

CM3. Community Impact MonitoringRequired

CM4. Capacity Building 1 point

CM5. Best Practices in Community Involvement 1 point

Community Criteria

CM2. Offsite Community Impacts

The project proponents must quantify and mitigate likely negative social and economic offsite impacts; namely, the decreased social and economic wellbeing of communities or people living outside the project boundary, resulting from project activities.

The project proponents must:

1) Identify potential negative offsite community impacts that the project is likely to cause.

2) Describe how the project plans to mitigate these negative offsite social and economic impacts.

3) Evaluate likely unmitigated negative offsite social and economic impacts against the social and economic benefits of the project within the project boundaries. Justify and demonstrate that the net social and economic effect of the project is positive.

Example of Required Community Criterion

B1. Net Positive Biodiversity Impacts Required

B2. Offsite Biodiversity Impacts Required

B3. Biodiversity Impact MonitoringRequired

B4. Native Species Use 1 point

B5. Water & Soil Resource Enhancement 1 point

Biodiversity Criteria

• Promote excellence and innovation in project design

• Identify projects designed to simultaneously address climate change, support local communities and conserve biodiversity

The Climate, Community & Biodiversity Standards:

• Project Developers: Design exceptional projects and increase funding opportunities

• Project Investors: Identify high-quality projects and minimize risk

• Host Governments: Ensure that projects contribute to national sustainable development goals

• Donor Governments: Identify projects that satisfy multiple international obligations (Kyoto, CBD, MDG)

Users of the CCB Standards

Questions?

Climate, Community & Biodiversity Standards

www.climate-standards.org

Toby Janson-SmithProgram Advisor

Email: tjanson@climate-standards.orgTel (UK - mobile): 07914-783384