Question about biodiversity certification
jalexanderpulgarin
Does any one knows a certification for biodiversity recovery as those
proposed for CO2 deposits and FSC? I would like to certify some areas
for biodiversity recovery, soil recovery, erosion control, CO2
capture, ecological niche maintainement for fauna, and other forest
ambiental services.
Ideas?
Regards, John
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John Alexander Pulgarín D.
Ingeniero Forestal. MSc. Entomología
Cel: (57) 301 2034370
Tel: (57) (4) 511 2877
Larry
wrote:
John,
As far as I know, there is no "certification organization" for so-
called "ecosystem services", including CO2. That "Jesus" hasn't come
around yet <G>...I hope it never does...
Depending on geography, there could be Government control of these
things for you. In the USA, so far, there is little government
involvement. Pollution trading has been going on for a long time,
however. Millions of acres of land have been placed under
conservation easements, over the years, with little more than the
parties coming to agreement. I don't want to get into "grant funding"
because that is a different cancer...
As industries have updated themselves over the last 15-20 years, they
have typically kept track of their reductions of various pollutants.
These documented pollutants become an asset to the company.
For example, I know of a fiberglass manufacturing facility that, after
many years, finally began operations in the 1990's. (AFAIK it is the
only "greenfield" industrial development in CA. during the 90's)
After a few years of operation, a pulp and paper mill, in the same air
basin and watershed, went bankrupt. Through the bankruptcy court, the
fiberglass plant purchased the paper mill's operational pollution for
several million dollars. That is, the pollution they are no longer
emitting since operations ceased. Again, private deal, Gov't.
numbers. The fiberglass plant figured they would have "pollution"
credits as a buffer for the future. In fact, the original EIR and the
plant's physical foundation construction, always planned on doubling
production in the future.
Larry
Lawrence Lake, RPF
Redding, CA