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Group Project Design Document (PDD)
Version 1.1
27 July 2013
Template for UK based forest carbon projects seeking validation as a
group under the Woodland Carbon Code
Project-Group Name:
[insert name]
Name of Group Manager:
[insert group manager’s name]
Name of submitting organisation
[insert organisation name]
Completed by:
[insert author’s name if different from group manager]
Completed & submitted to
validation body on:
[insert dd/mm/yyyy]
Email contact:
[insert email address]
For each constituent project please give the location, grid reference and size:
Grid
Gross
Location:
Location:
Project
Location:
Reference
Area
Nearest
Name
Country
County
AA123456
(ha)
town
Total area of the project-group:
1
Net
Area
(ha)
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NOTE: 1. When completing each section of this document please refer to the requirements set out
in the relevant section of the Woodland Carbon Code and online guidance. Boxes for text can be
expanded if not large enough.
2. Some questions or statements in this document need to be answered for each constituent project
as indicated. Additional rows can be added to tables as necessary if more than 5 projects in a group.
Other questions or statements can be answered for the project-group.
3. The Project Design Document and map(s) of the site(s) will be made available in the UK
Woodland Carbon Registry once you are validated. Carbon calculation spreadsheet(s) will also be
submitted to the registry but not made publicly available.
4. At the end of each section, a table allows you to indicate which Additional Evidence you will make
available to the certification body.
5. The Group Manager should keep a copy of the PDD and all additional evidence for the duration
of the project.
For info: Updates to Group PDD template: Summary – Completed by FC
Version No
Date
Amendment
Author
0.4
1.0
07 June 2012
02 May 2013
Vicky West
Vicky West
1.1
27 July 2013
Pilot Version
Updates following
pilot feedback
Updates mainly
following move to
Markit
Environmental
Registry
Vicky West
For Projects: Version Control of completed Group PDD’s:
Version No
Date
Amendment
Author
All statements made in this document are correct to the best of my knowledge.
disagree [Delete as applicable]
2
I agree/I
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Contents
Project Description(s) – To appear in UK Woodland Carbon Registry. ........................................ 4
1. Eligibility ...................................................................................................................................... 5
1.0 Commitment
1.1 Project-group Start Date and Duration
1.2 Eligible Activities
1.3 Eligible Land
1.4 Compliance with the law
1.5 Additionality
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2. Governance ....................................................................................... Error! Bookmark not defined.
2.1 Registry
2.2 Project-Group Design
2.3 Management Plan and Capacity
2.4 Management of risks and permanence
2.5 Management of Group Schemes
2.6 Monitoring
2.7 Carbon Statements and Reporting
2.8 Woodland Carbon Code Trademark
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View online guidance ........ 21
3. Carbon Sequestration ................................................................................................................ 22
3.1
3.2
3.3
3.4
3.5
Units .......................................................................................................................................... 22
Carbon baseline
View online guidance .......... 22
Carbon Leakage
View online guidance .......... 23
Project-group carbon sequestration
View online guidance.......... 24
Net carbon sequestration ........................................................................................................ 30
4. Environmental quality
View online guidance ............................. 32
5. Social Responsibility
View online guidance ............................. 34
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Project Descriptions – To appear in UK Woodland Carbon Registry.
Please provide a succinct summary of your group and each project: Aims & objectives, type
of woodland & management, social and environmental benefits provided.
Group or
Description
Project Name
Group Name
Project 1
Project 2
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1. Eligibility
1.0 Commitment
View online guidance
1) Are there contract(s) with or statement(s) from the landowner(s) which
demonstrate(s) their commitment to:
 Conform to the WCC standard
 Permanent land-use change
 Manage land as per current Management Plan for the establishment period
and as per longer-term management intentions for the project duration and
beyond
 Replant or undertake compensatory planting if an area is lost due to wind,
fire, pests, disease or development
 Inform future landowners of the commitment to the Woodland Carbon Code
and any carbon contracts
 Monitor and maintain verification for the project duration as per WCC
guidance
Note these things could be covered in the Group Agreement. Yes/ No [Delete as
applicable]
2) If you are not the landowner do you commit to conform to the WCC standard and to
maintain verification of the project group for the project duration? Yes/ No [Delete as
applicable]
You shall provide the following additional evidence to confirm the commitment of the
landowner of each constituent project:
Check at least one Project Names / Further details
box
Contract with landowner
contains terms set out
Yes/ No
above
Signed statement from
landowner contains terms
Yes/ No
set out above
Specify what
Other evidence
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Project Names / Further details
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1.1 Project-group Start Date and Duration
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1) Please indicate for each constituent project the implementation date (date planting
commenced), the project start date (the date planting was or will be finished), and the
project duration.
Project
Name
Project
Implementation
Date
(Date planting
commenced)
dd-mmm-yyyy
Other planting
year(s)
Project Start
Date
(Date planting
finished)
dd-mmm-yyyy
Project
Duration
(up to 100
years)
Group Start date (latest planting date of group
dd-mmm-yyyy: 
You shall provide the following additional evidence for each constituent project to
confirm start date:
Check one or specify
WCC Unique Project ID or project
What
other evidence
names / Further details
Grant scheme contract
Yes/ No
Carbon contract
Yes/ No
Specify what evidence
Other evidence
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Project Names / Further details
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1.2 Eligible Activities
View online guidance
1) To the best of my knowledge the land to be planted in all constituent projects has
not been wooded in the last 25 years. I agree/ I disagree [Delete as applicable]
You shall provide the following additional evidence for each constituent project to
show the land has not been wooded for 25 years:
Check at least one for
What
each constituent
Project Names / Further details
project
Land use records
Yes/ No
OS Maps
Yes/ No
Historical Maps
Yes/ No
Images (satellite/aerial
photography)
FC planting and felling
database
Signed attestation from
independent expert
Yes/ No
Yes/ No
Yes/ No
2) The soil at the constituent project sites is not organic (More than 50cm organic
(peat) layer) I agree/I disagree [Delete as applicable]
You shall provide the following additional evidence for each constituent project to
show the soil is not organic:
Check one or specify
What
Project Name / Further details
other evidence
Field survey (please state
what survey work has been
Yes/ No
undertaken and by whom)
Soil Maps
Yes/ No
Independent statement on
soil type
Yes/ No
Specify what
evidence
Project Name
Other evidence
1.3 Eligible Land
View online guidance
1a) Does the land of any of the constituent projects have a registered title? Yes/No
[Delete as applicable]
1b) Are any of the constituent projects registered under IACS (Integrated
Administration and Control System)? Yes/No [Delete as applicable]
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2) If yes to 1a or 1b above, please enter the land registry identification number and/or
IACS holding number of each constituent project.
Project
Name
Land Registry ID Number
IACS Holding Number
3) Please state the owners of the land of each constituent project and what evidence
you have to confirm this. If the land is leased please confirm the owners consent.
Freehold/
Project
Landowner’s Name
Name
Leasehold
You shall provide the following additional evidence for each constituent project to
confirm the owner and, if the land is leased, the owner’s consent:
Check at least one or
To confirm owner:
Project Names / Further Details
specify what other evidence
Solicitor’s letter
Yes/ No
Title deeds
Yes/ No
Land registry
records
Grant contract
signed by owner
To confirm owners
consent if leased:
Certified copy of
lease
Yes/ No
Yes/ No
Check box if leased or
specify what other evidence
Project Names / Further details
Yes/ No
Specify what evidence
Project Names / Further details
Other evidence
1.4 Compliance with the law
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1) As far as you are aware, are all the projects in the group run in compliance with all
existing forestry legislation in the UK at the time of completing this document?
Yes/No [delete as applicable]
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2) I do not know of any current, past (within the last 5 years) or pending prosecutions
relating to any of the constituent projects. I agree / disagree [delete as applicable]
3) I do not know of any injunctions or notices relating to any of the constituent
projects issued by the Environment Agency/SEPA/Natural Resources Wales or issued
under the Town and Country Planning Regulations. I agree / disagree [delete as
applicable]
4) What systems or procedures are in place for the group manager and the
constituent project managers to be aware of and ensure compliance with existing and
new legislation?
1.5 Additionality
View online guidance
Describe how any carbon sequestered by each constituent project is/or will be additional to
what would have occurred in the absence of the project and the support of carbon finance.
Note: Tests 2-4 Can be carried out at project-group level provided similar funding
models/arrangements (Test 2 & 3) or similar barriers (Test 4) apply to all constituent
projects. Where one or more constituent projects are significantly different in these aspects,
additionality shall be assessed for each constituent project.
Test 1: Legal
1a) Is there a legal requirement specifying that any of the constituent project
woodlands should be created? Yes/No [delete as applicable]
1b) Does the woodland creation of any the constituent projects compensate for
woodland lost elsewhere? Yes/No [delete as applicable]
Test 2: Reliance on grant aid
2) What proportion of the actual planting and establishment costs up to and
including year 10 are covered by carbon finance? (enter in table below)
Test 3: Carbon Investment
3) Please describe the influence of Carbon Finance on the Internal Rate of Return
(IRR) or Net Present Value (NPV) of the project-group for the duration of the project.
Project-group,
Project Name
TEST 2: % of
Planting and
establishment
costs covered by
carbon finance
TEST 3: Influence of carbon finance on the Internal
Rate of Return (IRR) or Net Present Value (NPV)
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Test 4: Barrier (complete if Test 3: Carbon Investment is marginal or not passed):
4) Please describe how barriers have been overcome which would distinguish the
constituent projects or the project group from a business as usual project or projectgroup.
You shall provide the following additional evidence for each constituent project to
support Tests 2, 3 and 4:
Check both
Project Names / Further
boxes
details
Test 2: Analysis of income streams
(carbon finance, grant aid and other)
Yes/ No
against actual planting and
establishment costs.
Test 3: A detailed breakdown of
expected costs and revenues for the
Yes/ No
duration of each constituent project
Specify what
Project Names / Further
evidence, if used details
Test 4: Further evidence to support
barrier test
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2. Governance
2.1 Registry
View online guidance
1) Do your group and its constituent projects appear in the ‘public view’ of the UK
Woodland Carbon Registry?
1b) Please provide the unique ID of your group and each constituent project
(registered as a master project with subprojects) on the UK Woodland Carbon
Registry
Project Name
Project ID
Group ID:
1c) Do any existing carbon buyers (see 2.7) already have an account on the UK
Woodland Carbon Registry? Yes/No [delete as applicable]
1d) Will you maintain an up-to-date record of the project and carbon unit ownership in
the registry? Yes/ No [Delete as applicable]
2a) Is the project-group or any constituent project validated or approved by another
carbon standard or has it applied to be? Yes/No [delete as applicable]
2b) If yes, please state which:
Project-group
Other carbon standard applied
or Project
to/validated by
Name
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Relevant unique ID from
other carbon standards
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2.2 Project-Group Design
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1a) Is there an existing woodland creation grant application for any of the constituent
projects? Yes/No [Delete as applicable]
Woodland creation grant
Project Name
Woodland creation grant name
ID
2) Describe the key aims and long term objectives of the project-group (if similar) or
the constituent projects if varied.
Project-Group,
Project Name
Aims and objectives of project-group or constituent project(s)
3) Describe what kind of woodland will be created within the project-group (if similar)
or constituent projects if varied (locations, species, areas, management etc) (Ref can
be made to 3.4)
Project-Group,
Project Name
Type of woodland to be created in project-group or constituent
project(s)
4) Please describe any physical, climatic, ecological, archaeological, social and
landscape features of the project-group (if similar) or constituent projects (if varied)
Project-group,
Project Name
Features of the project-group or constituent project(s)
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You shall provide the following additional evidence for each constituent project to
clarify the project location and planting plans:
Check boxes as
Project Names / Further details
follows:
Woodland creation grant
If grant applied for:
application
Yes/ No
Boundary map (digital
All projects: Yes/ No
image or shapefile)
Planting map
(digital image or
All projects: Yes/ No
shapefile)
Map showing any
If any designated
designated areas (digital
areas: Yes/ No
image or shapefile)
NOTE: You will be required to upload Maps of woodland boundary and planting areas to the registry
upon validation
2.3 Management Plan and Capacity
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1) Are all the constituent projects designed and managed in accordance with the UK
Forestry Standard? Yes/No [Delete as applicable]
2) Does each constituent project have a management plan for the establishment
phase of the woodland? Yes/No [delete as applicable]
3) Please state (i) where the intended management over the establishment period (up
to 10 years) is detailed and (ii) outline the longer-term management intentions of each
of the constituent projects (incl. the woodland management regime to be applied –
e.g. no intervention, thinning only, regular clearfell, CCF (and type)) for the duration of
the constituent project and beyond:
Project
Name
(i) Where are
management intentions
over establishment
period set out?
(ii) Longer-term management intentions
for the project duration and beyond
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You shall provide the following additional evidence to confirm management plans for
each constituent project during the establishment phase:
To confirm
management during
Check at least one box
Project Names / Further details
establishment phase
Management plan
Woodland creation
grant application
Financial analysis of
costs and revenues
Yes/ No
Yes/ No
Yes/ No
Specify what
Project Names / Further details
Other evidence
4) If your management plan of each constituent project does NOT indicate who is
involved, their technical skills and experience, please state it here:
Project
Who’s involved, their technical skills and experience
Name
You shall provide the following additional evidence (if necessary) to confirm the
capacity of the project team of each constituent project to carry out the project:
Check at least one Project Names / Further details
box if info not in
mgmt plan
Details of skills of key staff
Yes/ No
Evidence of previous
experience of implementing
or managing similar projects
Yes/ No
Specify what
Other evidence
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Project Names / Further details
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2.4 Management of risks and permanence
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1) Please summarise your risk assessment for each constituent project in Table 1.
[Cut and paste table again below if group contains more projects than can fit across one page]
Table 1: Risk Assessment and Mitigation Matrix
Risk Thresholds for
each risk category
Risk Category
Lower
Higher Risk
Risk
Legal/Social
1%
2%
Project Management
1%
3%
Finance
2%
5%
Natural Disturbance:
Fire
2%
4%
Natural Disturbance:
Weather
3%
6%
Natural Disturbance:
Pest & Disease
3%
10%
Natural Disturbance:
Direct Climate
Change Effects
3%
10%
Overall Risk Buffer
(% of project carbon
sequestration)
15% (Min)
40% (Max)
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Project
name
Project
name
Project
name
Project
name
Project
name
% project
risk
% project
risk
% project
risk
% project
risk
% project
risk
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You shall provide the following additional evidence to confirm your assessment of
risk for each constituent project:
You shall provide a Project Name / Further details
risk assessment
and further
evidence as
necessary
Risk Assessment(s) as set
Yes/ No
out in online guidance
Further evidence to confirm
If necessary:
assessment of risk
Yes/ No
Specify what
Project Name / Further details
Other evidence
2.5 Management of Group Schemes
View online guidance
1) Do you have a signed Group Agreement which meets the requirements as
specified in the WCC guidance? Yes/No [delete as applicable]
2) Please confirm the project-group structure.
4) What process does the Group Manager have in place for document control and
record-keeping and to ensure internal audit of the constituent projects as set out in
the WCC guidance?
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You shall provide all the following additional evidence to confirm the structure and
processes of the project-group:
Check all Filename / Further details
boxes
(eg cashflow.xls)
Group Agreement which meets the
requirements as set out in WCC group
Yes/ No
scheme guidance
Further details of the Group Manager’s
processes and procedures to ensure all
constituent projects and the project-group are
Yes/ No
managed in accordance with group scheme
requirements
Specify
Filename / Further details
what
Other evidence
2.6 Monitoring
View online guidance
Monitoring changes to carbon stocks
The first monitoring and verification should occur 5 years after the start date (for projects
starting after July 2011) or 5 years after the validation date (for projects starting before July
2011). Subsequent monitoring and verification should occur as a minimum 15 years after
the start date and then every 10 years throughout the project duration.
1a) Please state below which method (A-E) from the Carbon Assessment Protocol will
be used to monitor the actual carbon stored in the woodland over time.
1b) State the date the first carbon assessment will take place and the frequency of
assessment thereafter.
1c) Describe who will be responsible for monitoring in each constituent project
Projectgroup,
Unique
WCC
Project ID
or project
name(s)
1.
Method
of
assesmt
(A-E)
Date of 1st
assessment
mmm-yyyy
Date of 2nd
assessmt
(15 years
after start
date)
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Frequency of
subsequent
assessment
(max 10
yearly)
3a. Who
responsible for
monitoring
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2) For the project-group, describe how the data will be recorded, and data quality
assured across the group.
Monitoring wider social and environmental benefits
3) If you intend to monitor the environmental and social benefits or impacts of the
project-group throughout its duration, please describe how this will be carried out.
You shall provide the following additional evidence with further details of monitoring
plans:
Check box
Monitoring plan stating how
chosen method will be carried
out (no of strata, no of
assessment plots/strata etc)
Project Name / Further details
Yes/ No
4a) Is the project-group or any constituent project certified or applying for
certification to the UK Woodland Assurance Standard? Yes/No [delete as applicable]
4b) If yes, please state for group or constituent projects whether certification is via
FSC or PEFC and give the relevant certificate number.
Project-group,
Project Name
FSC or PEFC?
FSC or PEFC certificate number
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You shall provide the following additional evidence to demonstrate certification to the
UK Woodland Assurance Standard:
Check box
FSC or PEFC certificate for the
group or each constituent
project
Project Name / Further details
Yes/ No
Note: You will be required to upload your FSC/PEFC certificate to the registry upon WCC validation if
you wish to demonstrate dual certification.
2.7 Carbon Statements and Reporting
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1) Please state all current carbon owners of each constituent project, or of the project
group if selling collectively, and the amount of the total carbon (tCO2e) that they have
a contract for.
Table 2: Details of existing Carbon Buyers
Whole
Vintage
Vintage
Name of
Group or
start date
end date
carbon
Project
buyer
(d/m/y)
(d/m/y)
Name
Number of
Units (tCO2e)
Contact name &
email
Total
(tCO2e)
2a) Will you ensure that all carbon buyers (existing and future) are aware of the WCC
claims guidance? Yes/No [Delete as applicable]
2b) Are there contracts with corporate buyers which set out what statements or
reports they can make regarding carbon sequestration? Yes/No [Delete as applicable]
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You shall provide the following additional evidence to demonstrate investors are
aware of the claims they can make about future and actual carbon sequestration:
Check at least
Media
Project Name / Further details
one box
Copy of contract(s) with carbon
buyers including
-a statement of their intent to
comply with WCC claims
Yes/ No
guidance
-a clear statement of what
carbon statements or reports
they can make.
Signed attestation from each
party to the project-group
regarding the agreed approach
Yes/ No
to carbon statements and
reports.
Specify what
Project Name / Further details
Other evidence
3a) Has anyone involved in the project-group (landowner, project developer or
corporate buyer) made any statements or claims about the predicted carbon
sequestration of the project? Yes/No [Delete as applicable]
3b) If yes, please state where claims have been made and provide
examples/photos/links for the validation body.
Media
Check all that apply Project Name / Further details
Signage onsite
Yes/ No
Websites
Yes/ No
Publicity leaflets etc
Yes/ No
Specify what
Project Name / Further details
Other media
3c) Do these statements or claims (by landowner, project manager/developer or
corporate buyer) comply with Woodland Carbon Code guidance? Yes/No [Delete as
applicable]
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2.8 Woodland Carbon Code Trademark
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View online guidance
1) Do the group manager or any constituent projects intend to use the Woodland
Carbon Code logo? Yes/No [Delete as applicable]
2) Does the group manager agree to ensure that the group and its constituent
projects abide by the Rules of Use as set out currently and as may be updated from
time to time by the Forestry Commission? Yes/No [Delete as applicable]
3) Will you ensure that others with an interest in your project-group (e.g corporate
buyers) who may also use this logo are fully aware of the Rules of Use? Yes/No
[Delete as applicable]
4) If anyone involved in the project-group has used the logo, please state where and
provide examples/photos/links for the validation body:
Media
Check all that apply Filename / Further details
Signage onsite
Yes/ No
Websites
Yes/ No
Publicity leaflets etc
Yes/ No
Specify what
Other media
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Filename / Further details
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3. Carbon Sequestration
3.1 Units
Note: All projections and measurements of carbon sequestration must be expressed in
tCO2e. Positive values represent sequestration, negative values represent emissions.
3.2 Carbon baseline
View online guidance
1) For each constituent project, please describe the site prior to the project (soil type
and group (organomineral or mineral), vegetation type and amount as well as carbon
contained in vegetation and soil)
Carbon
 Soil Type
contained in
Project
 Soil group (organomineral or mineral or % of
existing
Name
each)
vegetation and
 vegetation cover
soil (tCO2e)
V:
S:
V:
S:
V:
S:
V:
S:
V:
S:
V:
Total:
S:
2a) For the project-group, will there be significant changes to the existing onsite
carbon in the absence of the project-group (baseline sequestration ≥ 5% of projectgroup carbon sequestration over the project duration)? Yes/ No [Delete as applicable]
2b) If yes, please describe and quantify for each constituent project the predicted
change in onsite carbon stock in the absence of the project-group, over the project
duration. Please also summarise the predicted change over time of the carbon
baseline for the duration of the project-group in Table 6 below.
.
Total predicted
change to carbon
Project
Describe changes to onsite carbon stock for
stock over project
Name
each constituent project
duration in
absence of
project (tCO2e)
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Total:
Sum above rows
2c) If No, please outline how you have come to this decision.
You shall provide the following additional evidence to confirm baseline assumptions
or calculations:
Check at least one
vegetation and one Project Names / Further details
soil source
Maps, photos, remotely
sensed images to indicate
Yes/ No
previous land cover
Field survey for vegetation
Yes/ No
or soil type
Soil Maps for soil type
Yes/ No
More detailed baseline
calculations
If baseline calcs:
Yes/ No
Specify what
Project Names / Further details
Other evidence
3.3 Carbon Leakage
View online guidance
1a) Please state the current land-use of each constituent project and describe how it
will be affected by the project.
Project
How will it be affected by the
Current Landuse
Name
project?
1b) Will the project-group activities lead to displacement of any activity outside the
project-group boundary (e.g. deforestation or intensification of land use of another
area)? Yes/No [Delete as applicable]
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1c) If Yes, Is the displaced activity of the project-group significant (GHG emissions ≥
5% of project-group carbon over the project-group duration)? Yes/No [Delete as
applicable]
2a) If significant, please calculate the level of leakage (in tCO2e) of the project-group
throughout the duration of the project-group. Please also demonstrate the predicted
leakage through time for the duration of the project-group in Table 6 below.
2b) If no leakage or not significant, leakage =0. Please describe how you have come
to this conclusion.
3. If leakage from the project-group will occur, please describe how leakage will be
monitored throughout the duration of the project-group
You shall provide the following additional evidence to confirm leakage assumptions
or calculations:
If leakage
Filename / Further details
significant check
both boxes
Map of site and surrounding
area with leakage risks
Yes/ No
highlighted
More detailed leakage
Yes/ No
calculations
Specify what
Filename / Further details
Other evidence
3.4 Project-group carbon sequestration
View online guidance
Pre-planting
1a) Will any vegetation and /or trees be removed from any constituent project prior to
planting? Yes/No [Delete as applicable]
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1b) If Yes, please describe how you estimate the amount of carbon that will be
removed from the relevant site(s).
Carbon in Biomass, Soil and Emissions from Woodland Management
2) Please complete tables 3 to 5 to describe each constituent project, the
assumptions made and a summary of your calculations.
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Table 3 Summary of Assumptions/Calculation of Establishment and Soil emissions
[You can cut and paste this table from the excel example worksheet. Cut and paste table again below if group
contains more projects than can fit across one page]
WCC Unique ID or Project Name:
Project start date (effective start date if more
than 1 years planting)
Project duration (years)
Total net planting area (ha)
Buffer: % contribution based on risk (1540%):
Emissions from establishment or
clearfelling
Seedlings
Ground Preparation (Fuel)
Tree Shelters
Fencing
Herbicide
Road Building
tCO2e
tCO2e
tCO2e
tCO2e
tCO2e
tCO2e
tCO2e
tCO2e
tCO2e
tCO2e
tCO2e
tCO2e
tCO2e
tCO2e
tCO2e
Roads
Total Emissions from establishment
Clearfelling - CAP and Emissions
Cap applied if clearfelling (tCO2e)?
Total emissions from one clearfell (to be
applied in the year(s) of clearfell, tCO2e)
Soil carbon emissions (establishment)
and sequestration
Soil Type
Previous Landuse
Site Preparation Technique
Country
% Topsoil Carbon Lost
Soil C emissions from site preparation
Total soil carbon emissions
If previously arable site on mineral soil: Are
you claiming any carbon sequestration?
Yes/No
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Table 4: Summary of assumptions made in carbon sequestration calculations
Clarify the species, spacing management regime and yield classes assumed for each constituent project
[You can cut and paste this table from the excel example worksheet]
WCC Unique project ID or Name
Section
No
Actual
Species
Actual
Spacing
(m)
Scenario/
Model
from
Lookup
Table
Spacing
used in
Lookup
tables (m)
Yield
Class
Used in
Lookup
Tables
(Get from
ESC)
Management Regime
from Lookup Tables
Total Area:
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% of
Area if
mixture
Area (ha)
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Table 5: Predicted cumulative carbon sequestration throughout the project duration from Lookup Tables
NOTE: Enter sequestration as positive and emissions as negative number. Project-groups should summarise the
contributions of all constituent projects in this table (Columns F and G from each individual carbon calculation). Further
calculations should clearly show how the totals for each constituent project were calculated. [You can cut and paste this table
Cumulative
to Year
from the excel example worksheet. Cut and paste table again below if group contains more projects than can fit across one page]
Project 1
Buffer
(tCO2e)
Net
C_seq
(tCO2e)
Project 2
Buffer
(tCO2e)
Net
C_seq
(tCO2e)
5
10
15
20
25
30
35
40
45
50
55
60
65
70
75
80
85
90
95
100
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Project 3
Buffer
(tCO2e)
Net
C_seq
(tCO2e)
Project 4
Buffer
(tCO2e)
Net
C_seq
(tCO2e)
Project 5
Buffer
(tCO2e)
Net
C_seq
(tCO2e)
Group Total
Buffer
(tCO2e)
Net
C_seq
(tCO2e)
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3) If necessary, use this space to clarify any details of your calculation
You shall provide the following additional evidence for each constituent project to
confirm carbon sequestration assumptions and calculations.
Check box
Filename / Further details
More detailed sequestration and emission
calculations with a clear breakdown of the
contribution of each constituent project
Yes/ No
Specify what
Other evidence
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Filename / Further details
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3.5 Net carbon sequestration
Please give details of the cumulative net carbon benefit of the project at 5-yearly
intervals throughout the crediting period. Note that in some cases Leakage or Baseline
could be zero. You do not need to complete this table if baseline and leakage are zero throughout
the project duration. Simply refer to Table 5.
Table 6: Cumulative net carbon sequestration throughout the project duration
Net Benefit = Sequestration in Project Carbon PLUS LEAKAGE MINUS BASELINE. [Positive
value = sequestration, negative value = emission]
Cumulative
total to
year
Years
A = Project
Carbon
(from 3.4)
Year
Years
5
e.g. 20102014
2015-2019
10
15
20
..
..
tCO2e
B=Leakage
(from 3.3
above)
tCO2e
C=Baseline
(from 3.2
above)
tCO2e
A+B-C
Net Carbon
Benefit
tCO2e
e.g. 5
-1
0
4
10
20
40
-2
-3
-4
0
0
0
8
17
36
100
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Table 7: Pending Issuance Units by vintage to be allocated to the project and the
buffer [you can cut and paste this table from the excel example worksheet. You will need to
produce one table for each project if you are accounting for the carbon at the project (rather
than group) level]
Verification:
years since
start date
Vintage Start
Date
Vintage End
Date
5
15
25
35
45
55
65
75
85
95
100
Totals
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Total PIUs
in vintage
to be
listed
PIUs to
Buffer
PIUs to
Project
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1 Please indicate for each constituent project whether or not an Environmental
Impact Assessment is required.
Project
EIA required?
Name
Yes/No
Yes/No
Yes/No
Yes/No
2a) For constituent project(s) where no EIA required, Please state whether any site or
neighboring areas contain any areas of the following designations: SSSI, SAC, SPA,
RAMSAR, NNR, National Park, AONB, SAM, Other designation.
Project Name
Designations On site
Designations Near Site
2b) For each constituent project where no EIA required, Please explain how any rare
or endangered species or statutory designations for conservation have been taken
into account.
Project Name
Consideration for rare/endangered species or conservation areas
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2c) For each constituent project where no EIA required, please describe any impacts
of each constituent project’s activities (including species used) on the local
environment. Also show that the design of the project has given due regard to the
visual and cultural value and character of the local environment
Impacts of project activities on the local environment, and
Project Name
consideration of visual & cultural value & character
3) All: Please describe the anticipated environmental benefits of each constituent
project or the project-group.
Project-group,
Project Name
Anticipated environmental benefits
You shall provide the following additional evidence to confirm details of the
environmental impact or benefit of each constituent project:
Check at least one
To Confirm EIA status
Project Names / Further details
box
Environmental Statement from
Yes/ No
EIA
Screening opinion confirming
Yes/ No
EIA not required
Grant application which confirms
Yes/ No
requirement and outcome of EIA
To confirm consideration of
Check box if
Project Names / Further details
designated areas
designated areas
Map showing any designated
Yes/ No
areas (digital image or shapefile)
Specify what
Other evidence
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Project Names / Further details
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5. Social Responsibility
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1a) Describe how local stakeholders were identified and consulted on the plan and
design of each constituent project, and summarise the results of the consultation
process(es).
Project
Consultation process
Name
1b) Explain how any concerns or issues raised were responded to and describe any
changes made to the project design as a result.
Project
Any issues raised and changes to project as a result
Name
2) Provide a description of the anticipated social benefits and impacts of each
constituent project or the project-group.
Project-group,
Project Name
Anticipated social benefits
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You shall provide the following additional evidence to confirm the level of
consultation undertaken for each constituent project and any changes made as a
result of the consultation:
Check at least one
To confirm level and outcome of
box or provide
Project Name / Further details
consultation
other evidence
Grant application which confirms the
Yes/ No
level and outcome of consultation
EIA / Environmental Statement
which confirms level and outcome of
Yes/ No
consultation
Specify what
Other evidence of consultation
process and outcome.
Yes/ No
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Project Name / Further details