ANA climate protection projects
ANA offers the highest standards of quality – the same can be said of the selection of climate protection projects that it offers. Both selected projects are certified and one of them is already registered under the VCS-CCB and Gold Standard. The VCS Program is the world’s most widely used voluntary GHG program. The Gold Standard is an independently managed label, provided to honour superior climate protection project standards, and the emission reduction certificates that are generated from them.
I. Forestry Project of Yamanashi
The vast forest spreading at the foot of Mount Fuji is managed in accordance to the FSC (Forest Stewardship Council) by the Yamanashi prefecture. This project is registered under the Japanese Offset Credit Scheme (J-VER), which certifies the Japanese emission reductions. The Ministry of the Environment certifies the CO2 reduction credits. The profit from the sale of credits benefits forest management and contributes to the conservation of the landscape of Mount Fuji.
The base of the forest was named "Onshinrin". It was granted by Emperor Meiji in 1911 for the restoration of the huge flood damage. The forest conserved with great efforts by our predecessors for more than 100 years is kept to this day as common property of the people of Yamanashi.
II. The Katingan Mentaya Project
The Katingan Mentaya Project is living proof that carbon finance can combat climate change. The largest program of its kind, it generates an average 7.5 million triple gold certified carbon credits annually; equivalent to taking 2,000,000 cars off the road each year. In partnership with local communities, we utilise carbon revenues to ensure natural forest restoration and protection, through activities aligned to the UN Sustainable Development Goals.
The project protects vital peatland habitats in Central Kalimantan, Indonesia for five Critically Endangered, eight Endangered and 31 Vulnerable species. The protected area is home to between 5 and 10% of the global populations of the Bornean Orangutan, Proboscis Monkey and Southern Bornean Gibbon.
III. REDD project in brazil nut concessions in Peru
Illegal deforestation on concession land has increased due to the new Highway, which passes through Madre de Dios. There have been significant increases in unsustainable, illegal, small-scale agriculture and logging.
The project is helping to establish initiatives which will increase both the value of the healthy forest and the income generated through sustainable Brazil nut harvesting, empowering concessioners to protect and maintain their forest.
※ The price can differ depends on the scheme, project type and its scale.
Often, the project in a vast land of a developing country can be less costly, compared to a forestry project in Japan which needs longer time and more effort. For ANA's chosen projects also, it is not the exception but it costs you less when you choose the project in Indonesia and Peru.
