Potential of Indonesian smallholder agroforestry in the CDM: a case study in the Upper Citanduy Watershed area
Kirsfianti Ginoga, Yuliana C. Wulan, Deden Djaenudin
This paper explores the potential of smallholder agroforestry
as an activity within the small-scale project category of the Clean Development
Mechanism (CDM) of the Kyoto Protocol. The paper presents an overview of agroforestry
in the Upper Citanduy Watershed. Existing patterns of smallholder agroforestry
are identified and their capacity to sequester carbon through biomass accumulation
is measured. The performance of the systems is evaluated in terms of financial
and economic measures. The paper concludes with a discussion of the eligibility
of these projects and identifies institutional issues in preparation for carbon
trading.