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Comment 13 for Comment Log for Public Workshop on the Natural and Working Lands Sector to Inform the 2030 Target Scoping Plan Update URL: (scoplan2030nwl-ws) - 1st Workshop.
First Name: Gabriella
Last Name: Roff
Email Address: groff@caltrout.org
Affiliation: California Trout
Subject: Comments for the 2030 Target Scoping Plan Update
Comment:
California Trout received Cap and Trade funding in 2015 to develop the science called for in the draft Healthy Landscapes 2030 – a methodology to quantify carbon sequestration through restoration. Monitoring GHG flux on 22 partner meadows across the Sierras, the goal of the Sierra Meadow Restoration and Research Partnership (now expanded to be the broader Sierra Meadow Partnership) is to integrate the measure of restoration and net carbon sequestration benefits, and vet the methodology for crediting revenue. After our first annual conference in February, we are pleased to report significant progress toward that goal. It is inspiring to see our conference discussion reflected in the principles of the Healthy Landscapes 2030 Draft and we commend the Air Resources Board, Natural Resources Agency, Department of Food and Agriculture, and the Governor's Office of Planning and Research for a job well done. Our first comment regards the very important management and restoration objective to “build consensus around carbon sequestration and GHG emission quantification methodologies … and establish a statewide inventory and accounting framework that is compatible with project- and/or program-scale accounting.” We believe in the application of robust science as a principle for investment, that the opportunity to leverage existing resource strategies is significant, and that a state-wide inventory and accounting framework is essential to establishing an ecosystem service economy and achieving our carbon reduction goals. Additionally, we respectfully suggest that this framework be built to integrate mitigation and carbon trade. As such, we recommend the Healthy Landscapes 2030 outlines the development of a common currency - an integrated system of measure that can value biological, physical, and climate adaptation gains. We suggest reviewing the Climate Community and Biodiversity Alliance standard (CCB) and the Gold Standard - tools to quantify the co-benefits of conservation. Our second comment is to suggest that the targeted restoration of Wetlands and Riparian Areas should not be limited to the Delta but, incorporating a high-level view of resource systems and the connectivity of Sierra headwaters to the Delta, should include a restoration target for Sierra wetlands/riparian areas/meadows. We suggest reviewing the Greater Sierra Meadow Strategy and Prioritization Framework (draft) that sets out to establish integrated goals, strategies, actions and quantitative metrics for soil health and habitat benefits - on private and public lands - to advance the pace and scale of meadow restoration.
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Date and Time Comment Was Submitted: 2016-04-06 12:41:02
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