Q-2, r. 35.3.1 - Regulation respecting afforestation and reforestation projects eligible for the issuance of offset credits on privately-owned land

Section 43 Disposition versions

2022-12-29

43. To simulate the baseline scenario, the promoter must

(1)  for an afforestation project on a lot or part of a lot assigned to non-forestry purposes, select a growth curve representing the annual change in the merchantable volume of each cartographic stratum in the baseline scenario from among those shown in the tables in Division II of Schedule D;

(2)  for an agroforestry-type afforestation project, generate a growth curve based on the initial carbon stock measured in the carbon reservoir in the soil before the project was established. The baseline scenario for this type of project involves reproducing, for each year during the simulation period, the initial carbon stock measured before the project was established;

(3)  for a reforestation project on a lot or part of a lot assigned to forestry purposes or on a lot or part of a lot assigned to non-forestry purposes, generate or select a growth curve from a growth model for each cartographic stratum in the baseline scenario.

The growth curve generated or selected must be representative of the effects of land uses and management and the effects of the biophysical characteristics of the lot or part of a lot for the project on the increase in biomass and carbon.

M.O. 2022-11-17, s. 43.

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In force: 2022-12-29

43. To simulate the baseline scenario, the promoter must

(1)  for an afforestation project on a lot or part of a lot assigned to non-forestry purposes, select a growth curve representing the annual change in the merchantable volume of each cartographic stratum in the baseline scenario from among those shown in the tables in Division II of Schedule D;

(2)  for an agroforestry-type afforestation project, generate a growth curve based on the initial carbon stock measured in the carbon reservoir in the soil before the project was established. The baseline scenario for this type of project involves reproducing, for each year during the simulation period, the initial carbon stock measured before the project was established;

(3)  for a reforestation project on a lot or part of a lot assigned to forestry purposes or on a lot or part of a lot assigned to non-forestry purposes, generate or select a growth curve from a growth model for each cartographic stratum in the baseline scenario.

The growth curve generated or selected must be representative of the effects of land uses and management and the effects of the biophysical characteristics of the lot or part of a lot for the project on the increase in biomass and carbon.

M.O. 2022-11-17, s. 43.