Research Article

The Cost of Managing Forest Carbon under REDD+ Initiatives: A Case of Kolo Hills Forests in Kondoa District, Dodoma, Tanzania

Table 4

Estimated amount of GHG abated (CER/ERU).

YearEstimation of baseline net GHG removals by sinksEstimation of actual net GHG removals by sinks Estimation of
leakage
(tCO2e)
Estimation of net anthropogenic GHG removals by sinksEstimation of net benefit accrued by trading carbon
(tonnes of CO2e)(tonnes of CO2e)(tonnes of CO2e)(USD)

0396,806.2600−396,806.26−3,372,853.18
1397,723.1300−397,723.13−3,380,646.59
2396,808.3600−396,808.36−3,372,871.10
3395,895.7100−395,895.71−3,365,113.50
4394,985.1500−394,985.15−3,357,373.74
5394,076.6800−394,076.68−3,349,651.78
60427,790.000427,790.003,636,215.00
70456,940.000456,940.003,883,990.00
80492,140.000492,140.004,183,190.00
90521,290.000521,290.004,430,965.00
100550,440.000550,440.004,678,740.00
110579,590.000579,590.004,926,515.00
120608,740.000608,740.005,174,290.00
130637,890.000637,890.005,422,065.00
140664,290.000664,290.005,646,465.00
150696,190.000696,190.005,917,615.00
160725,340.000725,340.006,165,390.00
170754,490.000754,490.006,413,165.00
180783,640.000783,640.006,660,940.00
190812,790.000812,790.006,908,715.00
200841,940.000841,940.007,156,490.00
210871,090.000871,090.007,404,265.00
220900,240.000900,240.007,652,040.00
230929,390.000929,390.007,899,815.00
240958,540.000958,540.008,147,590.00
250987,690.000987,690.008,395,365.00
2601,016,290.0001,016,290.008,638,465.00
2701,045,990.0001,045,990.008,890,915.00
2801,075,140.0001,075,140.009,138,690.00
2901,104,290.0001,104,290.009,386,465.00
3001,133,440.0001,133,440.009,634,240.00
3101,162,590.0001,162,590.009,882,015.00
3201,191,740.0001,191,740.0010,129,790.00
3301,220,890.0001,220,890.0010,377,565.00
3401,250,040.0001,250,040.0010,625,340.00
3501,279,190.0001,279,190.0010,873,115.00
3601,308,340.0001,308,340.0011,120,890.00
3701,337,490.0001,337,490.0011,368,665.00
3801,366,640.0001,366,640.0011,616,440.00
3901,395,790.0001,395,790.0011,864,215.00
4001,424,940.0001,424,940.0012,111,990.00
Average over
Crediting period (2010–2040) (tCO2e)
57,958.42793,006.100735,047.686,247,905.25
Total for
Crediting period (2010–2040) (tCO2e)
2,376,295.2832,513,250.00030,136,954.72256,164,115.12

NB: baseline deforestation rate was 0.46%, sequestration rate was 5.3 tCO2/ha/year, and price per carbon was 8.5 USD/tCO2e.