First Name | Beth |
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Last Name | Huning |
Email Address | bhuning@sfbayjv.org |
Affiliation | San Francisco Bay Joint Venture |
Subject | AB 32 scoping plan comments |
Comment | The San Francisco Bay Joint Venture (SFBJV) is a partnership of government agencies, non-profit organizations, business, and landowners working collaborative to protect, restore, and enhance 200,000 acres of wetlands in the San Francisco Bay Area. The SFBJV is one of 18 joint ventures in North America, implementing the North American Wetlands Conservation Act. The SFBJV is particularly concerned about greenhouse gas emissions as they relate to climate change and sea level rise. Tidal wetlands have been shown to be effective not only for flood control and shoreline protection, but in sequestering carbon. They also provide valuable wildlife habitat mitigate for sea level ries. Currently SFBJV partners are conducting research in conjuction with the California Climate Action Registry to more accurately measure and assess carbon sequestration in SF Bay tidal wetlands. Additional research and technical assistance is needed to support carbon sequestration, especially with respect to tidal wetlands. There is also a strong need for research to develop protocols for carbon sequestration in wetlands, similar to existing forestry protocols. It is important that there is a clear policy for guidance on carbon credit/mitigation funding that can be used with other public funding that allow for projects sponsored by the SFBJV to be able to receive funding from multiple sources (i.e. public funding sources - state or federal- and carbon credit/mitigation funding.) The SFBJV suggests that AB 32 allow for funds generated by carbon credits/mitigation or other carbon revenue generating activities to be used for research and technical assistance to implement projects for adaptation, such as wetland restoration, acquisition. If you have any questions about the SFBJV or our interest in ensuring that tidal wetlands are considered in AB32 implementation, please feel free to contact me. |
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Date and Time Comment Was Submitted | 2008-12-10 20:06:31 |
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