Добро пожаловать!
Increase in Carbon Sequestration Due to Afforestation Activities
Economic Sector
Forestry
Applicant/partner
State Forestry Association "ZHYTOMYRLIS"
General Information
The Zhytomyr oblast is one of Ukraineъs largest forested oblasts, where the Chernobyl disaster contaminated certain territories. "ZHYTOMYRLIS" is а regional association responsible for managing the Zhytomyr oblast forest reserve (scheduled and sanitary forest felling, maintenance of forest reserve, reforestation, creation of protective forest stand, etc.). Today, the oblast has over 100 thousand hectares of heavily eroded and radioactively contaminated lands, and afforestation is the only viable use for these lands. Due to favorable climatic conditions, these lands can contribute to oblastъs and Ukraineъs forest reserve.
Objective
Planting 275 hectares of forest. This forested area could sink an estimated 1,042 tonnes of greenhouse gases (in CO2 equivalent) per year.
Cost
According to preliminary estimates, the total cost of the project will be more than 220 thousand USD.
Funding Schemes
The most attractive funding schemes are to either obtain а grant under one of the Global Environmental Facility programs (biological diversity support and climate change mitigation) or implement а project within the joint implementation mechanism. Other funding schemes and mechanisms may also be considered.
Contacts
Interested parties should contact the Climate Change Initiative
Science and Information Department of the State Forestry Committee of
Ukraine
Viktor P. Korniyenko Head of the Department
tel.: (+380 44) 228-78-58, fax: (+380 44) 229-60-07
the Forest Monitoring and Certification Laboratory of UKRNDILGA
Ihor F. Buksha Head of the Laboratory
tel.: (+380 572) 40-60-49, fax: (+380 572) 43-25-20
or the State Association "Zhytomyrlis",
Yaroslav I. Makarchuk Director of the Ovruch-narodychy Special
State Forestry
tel.: (+380 4148) 3-25-16, fax: (+380 4148) 3-25-16