{
    "Project Name": "Reforestation Project in Nara Prefecture",
    "Intro Form Checked and Approved": true,
    "Description of adjacent land uses": "The adjacent land consists predominantly of forested areas impacted by past forestry activity, with limited regeneration due to increased wildlife pressure and declining forestry operations.",
    "Land Ownership": "Community Owned",
    "List key stakeholders (e.g. communities, governments, NGOs)": "Local communities: The project site is owned by the local community, and the reforestation project is being carried out in collaboration with the community.\nA Local forestry cooperative helps in carrying out the project too. ",
    "Describe how local communities and stakeholders were consulted (e.g. meetings, surveys)": "Local communities and stakeholders were consulted mainly through direct email communications. Feedback and concerns were collected and addressed to ensure transparency. When needed, virtual meetings supplemented emails to clarify project details and maintain ongoing dialogue.",
    "How will ongoing stakeholder engagement be monitored and maintained?": "Ongoing stakeholder engagement will be maintained through regular email updates and virtual meetings, ensuring continuous communication and feedback. The project team will monitor responses and address concerns promptly to keep stakeholders informed and involved.",
    "Describe the ecosystem's condition prior to the restoration activities": "Artifical conifer plantations (sugi & hinoki) for timber production. Clear cut in 2021. ",
    "If the land was cleared by a third party, can you confirm that the clear-cutting was not carried out in anticipation of carbon credits or project eligibility? Please explain": "The clear-cutting was triggered by the end of a long-term tree growing contract and followed by no immediate plan or funding for reforestation.",
    "Describe whether the project would not have occurred without overcoming financial, political, regulatory, or other barriers": "Financial: Timber sales from the clear-cut were far too low to fund reforestation.\n\nRegulatory: At the time, kihada planting was not recognized under conventional forest restoration subsidies, making it ineligible for public support.\n\nMotivational: Community morale was low due to failed expectations with conifer plantation forestry.",
    "Is leakage expected? ": "No",
    "What approach is applicable to this project?": "Tier 1 (Leakage is assumed to be negligible, as forest restoration involves low-impact activities)",
    "If Tier 1: explain why leakage is assumed to be zero": "Tier 1 is appropriate due to the project\u2019s small scale (~18 ha), post-harvest condition, and the fact that it enhances ecological functions rather than shifting them. Old commercial timber production is will unlikely be displaced due to low sales.  ",
    "If Tier 2: explain why leakage is assumed to be zero and in what way active monitoring will be implemented": "-",
    "If Tier 3: describe the potential for environmental degradation or deforestation in adjacent areas due to the project": "-",
    "Describe the specific indicators being monitored, for each indicator specify the Tier used": "Planted Area (tier 1),\nSpecies (tier 1),\nLeakage e.g. if tourism intensifies (tier 1) ",
    "Provide the frequency of monitoring of each key indicator": "Yearly",
    "Explain the methods used for data collection (e.g., field measurements, satellite data, remote sensing, GIS)": " Remote sensing, GIS, field measurements ",
    "How will the monitoring data be verified to ensure its accuracy and compliance with the project requirements?": "Data verified through third-party certificates from recycling partners (e.g., TechnoLab) Monitoring data is collected via AI-driven tools and automatically validated through cross-checks with satellite and field data, then published on-chain for full transparency and auditability.",
    "Provide information on the third-party auditor or verification body and their role in the verification process": "Independent third-party certifies recycling volumes and processes. All data is publicly accessible on the blockchain to allow global, decentralized verification.",
    "How will the verification report be made publicly available or shared with stakeholders to ensure transparency?": "Reports are uploaded to the Carbontribe registry and stored on-chain, ensuring anyone can access, trace, and verify them through our public dashboard and API.",
    "What measures will be in place for regular updates or reporting to stakeholders throughout the project?": "More Trees\u2019 corporate partner programs\nOngoing community-led forest development and tourism. Real-time updates are streamed via our Web3 dashboard and shared through community channels, partner portals, and automated reporting tools integrated with the blockchain.",
    "If deforestation occurred within the five years preceding the project's start date, please confirm that the project proponent was not responsible for the clear-cutting": "The clear-cutting was conducted by the Nara Prefectural Government as part of the expiration of a forest lease agreement. The project proponent (Dorogawa Zaisanku and Tenkawa Village, in collaboration with More Trees) did not initiate or conduct the logging.",
    "Starting Date": "2022-04-01",
    "Short Project Description ": "Tenkawa Village in Nara Prefecture is covered by forests that make up 97% of the village\u2019s total area, positioning them as an important natural, economic, and social resource of the village. However, over the past several decades, the price of timber has dropped significantly, making it difficult to expect substantial profits from the monoculture conifer forests that have been promoted until now.\nThrough this project, we aim to transform these forests, originally established for timber production, into forests that serve multiple functions, such as supporting biodiversity and disaster prevention.\nBy planting a variety of native tree species\u2014including the Kihada tree (Phellodendron amurense), traditionally used in Tenkawa to produce Daranisuke, a traditional herbal digestive medicine\u2014we will work to restore clear-cut plantation areas into diverse, resilient broadleaf forests.",
    "Organisation Legal Name": "General Incorporated Association More Trees",
    "End Date": "2024-03-31",
    "Country ": "Japan",
    "Region/State": "Nara Prefecture",
    "Is the proposed activity also registered or pursuing certification under any other voluntary or compliance standards programme?": "No",
    "Does the Project have an overlapping Project Area with that of another voluntary or compliance standard programme of a similar nature?": "No",
    "Describe the afforestation activities": "1. Planting (2,090 trees/2.09ha)\nPlanted species: Phellodendron amurense, Quercus crispula, Acer rufinerve, Acer sieboldianum, Betula grossa, Zelkova serrta\n2. Animal damage control\nFiber nets were installed around the reforestation area.\n3. Mowing\n3-5 years of mowing after the planting\n",
    "Select the Ecological Zone of the area": "Subtropical humid forest",
    "Select the applicable category for the trees planted in the project": "Broadleaf trees",
    "Confirm this project does not involve reforestation, revegetation, or activities under Reducing Emissions from Deforestation and Forest Degradation (REDD)": true,
    "cbt": {
        "co2_saved": 30,
        "cbt_version": "920e0be",
        "year": 2023
    }
}