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Project partners:

Agro Pecuária de Manica Lda

Project ‘Towards sustainability certification of
Towards
Jatropha bio-fuels in Mozambique’: first results
Matthias Spöttle – Jatropha Alliance, project manager
Alliance
Peter Vissers – Partners for Innovation BV, senior partner
World Biofuels Markets Congres, Jatropha Focus Panel, 17 March 2010, Amsterdam

Project co-financed by:

Global Sustainable Biomass Fund Project © Jatropha Alliance & Partners for Innovation 2010 1

I will not be talking about
How beautiful Jatropha trees and fruits are


How much money Jatropha business is/will be making


Biofuel vs food or biofuel vs nature discussions


International and national biofuel politics


I will be talking about
Making progress at business level with sustainability
Project ‘Towards sustainability certification of Jatropha bio-
fuels in Mozambique’

Project objective
 To build up knowledge for future certification of Jatropha bio-
fuels through a benchmark pilot sustainability assessment
assessment,
using existing sustainability criteria frameworks

Timeline:
Ti li
 1 Oct 2009 – 30 Sept 2010


Why this project?

Reasons for the project:
 Fulfilling sustainability criteria has become a market requirement for
b o ue s
biofuels
 Jatropha industry has little experience with sustainability standards

Reasons for Mozambique as the country of choice:
easo s o o a b que t e cou t y o c o ce
 Advanced government policy on biofuels
 Existing cooperation with 3 Jatropha Alliance members having
operations in Mozambique
 Suitability of Mozambican situation, soils, climate, population
density, availability of unused cultivable land >
to grow Jatropha

Why this project?
Moving forward on two pillars

A flourishing Jatropha business and sector
This project is
about moving
A thorough and forward on the
p
positive business sustainability
pillar
ill
case:
- Evidence of Thorough results
success on sustainability:
- Agronomic
g - People
p
research and - Planet
support - Profit
- Market
p
development
-…


What is the approach and planning of the project?

Activities Q4 Q1Q2Q3
1. Review sustainability standards + methodology X
2. Regional embedding X X X X
3. Data collection X
4. Pilot sustainability assessments X
5. Interaction with standard institutions X
6. Dissemination within the Jatropha Industry X
7.
7 Project management X X X X

Overall timeline: 1 Oct 2009 – 30 Sept 2010


Activity 1: Review sustainability standards
List of relevant standards – selection of standards

Agri / feedstock standards Biofuel / biomass standards
INT – BSI (sugarcane) DE – ISCC 11
INT – Fair Trade 12 EU – RED FQD 5
INT – FSC (wood) INT – Compete 10
INT – Gl b lGAP (agri) 12
GlobalGAP ( i) INT – RSB 16
INT – LEAF (agri) NL – NTA8080 11
INT – RSB Jatropha 2 UK – RTFO 16
INT – RSPO (palm oil)
INT – RTRS (soy)
( y) >> We use RSB (and
(
INT – SAN / RA (agri) RTFO for GHG calculations)

Activity 1: Review sustainability standards
Principles of the RSB standard

P1: Legality P7: Conservation
P2: Planning, Monitoring
g g P8: Soil
and Continuous Improvement
P3: Greenhouse Gases P9: Water
P4: Human and Labor Rights P10: Air
P5: Rural a d Local Development P11: Technology
5 u a and oca e e op e ec o ogy
P6: Food Security P12: Land Rights


Activity 1: Methodology development
How producers may use sustainability standards


Activity 1: Methodology development
Questionnaires for pilot sustainability (self)-assessments


Activity 3: Data collection
Currently 3 Jatropha growing plantations are involved

Company Province Location Actual size Target size Former Land Use
(2010) (2015)

M1 Elaion Africa Lda Sofala Dondo 65ha 65 ha Bush‐Savanna, charcoal
production
M2 Sun Biofuels Manica Chimoio 2,000 ha 10,000 ha Tobacco
Mozambique SA
M3 Agro Pecuaria de Manica Gondola 40ha 40 ha Farm land, probably
Manica Lda Portuguese


Activity 4: Pilot sustainability assessment
Example of outcome summary of assessments
Example - tentative outcome summary of the sustainability assessment Site Site 1 Site 2 Site 3
Company M1 Elaion M2 Sun M3 Agro
Principles (P) and criteria C - Testing framwork for sustainable biomass Location Dondo Chimoio Gondola
P1 The greenhouse gas balance of the production chain and application of the biomass must be positive.
C1.1 The emission reduction of greenhouse gases amounts to at least 30% for biofuels 1.00 1.00 1.00
P2 Biomass production must not be at the expense of important carbon sinks in the vegetation and in the soil.
C2.1 Conservation of above-ground (vegetation) carbon sinks when biomass units are installed. 0.50 0.25 0.25
C2.2 Conservation of underground (soil) carbon sinks when biomass units are installed. 0.50 0.50 0.75
P3 Th production of biomass for energy must not endanger the food supply and local biomass applications (energy supply, medicines, building materials).
The d ti f bi f t t d th f d l dl l bi li ti ( l di i b ildi t i l )
C3.1 Insight into the change of land use in the region of the biomass production unit 1.00 0.75 0.75
C3.2 Insight into the change of prices of food and land in the area of the biomass production unit 0.25 0.25 0.25
P4 Biomass production must not affect protected or vulnerable biodiversity and will, where possible, have to strengthen biodiversity.
C4.1 No violation of national laws and regulations that are applicable to biomass production and the production area. 0.00 0.75 0.75
C4.2 In new or recent developments, no deterioration of biodiversity by biomass production in protected areas. 0.25 0.25 0.25
C4.3 In new or recent developments, no deterioration of biodiversity in other areas with high biodiversity value, vulnerability or high agrarian, 0.25 0.25 0.25
C4.4 In new or recent developments, maintenance or recovery of biodiversity within biomass production units 0.25 0.25 0.25
C4.5 Strengthening of biodiversity where this is p
g g y possible, during development and by the management of existing p
g p y g g production units 0.25 0.25 0.25
P5 In the production and processing of biomass the soil and the soil quality are retained or improved.
C5.1 No violation of national laws and regulations that are applicable to soil management. 0.75 0.50 0.75
C5.2 Best practices must be applied to retain or improve the soil and soil quality. 0.75 0.75 0.75
C5.3 The use of residual products must not be at variance with other local functions for the conservation of the soil. 0.50 0.50 0.50
P6 In the production and processing of biomass ground and surface water must not be depleted and the water quality must be maintained or improved.
C6.1 No violation of national laws and regulations that are applicable to water management. 0.00 0.00 1.00
C6.2 Best practices must be applied to restrict the use of water and to retain or improve ground and surface water quality. 1.00 1.00 1.00
C6.3 No use must be made of water from non-renewable sources. 0.00 1.00 1.00
P7 In the production and processing of biomass the air quality must be maintained or improved.improved
C7.1 No violation of national laws and regulations that are applicable to emissions and air quality. 0.00 0.00 1.00
C7.2 Best practices must be applied to reduce emissions and air pollution. 0.75 0.75 0.75
C7.3 No burning as part of the installation or management of biomass production units (BPUs). 0.50 0.75 0.75
P8 The production of biomass must contribute towards local prosperity.
C8.1 Positive contribution of private company activities towards the local economy and activities. 0.00 0.50 0.75
P9 The production of biomass must contribute towards the social well-being of the employees and the local population.
C9.1 No negative effects on the working conditions of employees. 0.75 0.50 0.75
C9.2 No negative effects on human rights
g g 0.75 0.75 0.75
C9.3 The use of land must not lead to the violation of official property and use, and customary law without the free and prior consent of the s 1.00 0.75 1.00
C9.4 Positive contribution to the well-being of local population 0.75 0.50 1.00
C9.5 Insight into possible violations of the integrity of the company 0.00 0.25 0.25
Total number of criteria with a score > 0.5 10 10 17
Scale: [0] = no compliance or data absent > [1] full compliance


Activity 2: Regional embedding
Involvement and consultation of stakeholders

Continuously informed:
 Mozambican Ministries of Agriculture, Energy, and Environment
 Selected standard organisations: RSB, RTFO
 Other stakeholders: CEPAGRI, WWF, Petromoc
Mozambican Biofuel Policy working group
and Stakeholder Council on Agrofuels
GTZ/ProBec
Dutch Embassy, University of Wageningen,
Agency NL/SenterNovem


Preliminary outcomes (1/4)

P1: Legality P7: Conservation P3 P4 P5 P6 P8 P9
P10
g g P8: Soil
and Continuous Improvement No major problems
in first checking.
P3: Greenhouse Gases P9: Water However, providing
adequate
P4: Human and Labour Rights P10: Air documentary
evidence is not
5 u a and oca e e op e ec o ogy easy.




P1: Legality P7: Conservation P1

g g P8: Soil Compliance check
and Continuous Improvement ongoing + check on
company’s systems
P3: Greenhouse Gases P9: Water to ensure
compliance.

P4: Human and Labor Rights P10: Air Challenging
because of broad
5 u a and oca e e op e ec o ogy field covered





g g P8: Soil Companies comply
with M
ith Mozambican
bi
and Continuous Improvement ESIA and land right
acquisition laws.
P3: Greenhouse Gases P9: Water
But:
B t RSB requires
i
P4: Human and Labor Rights P10: Air more.

5 u a and oca e e op e ec o ogy Further checking
ongoing
i




Were conservation
g g P8: Soil values identified?

and Continuous Improvement P11
Emphasis on safe
P3: Greenhouse Gases P9: Water use of fertilisers
and pesticides
d ti id
P4: Human and Labor Rights P10: Air
P12
5 u a and oca e e op e ec o ogy Check on DUAT
process



Next steps

1. March: peer review of draft activity 1 report before publication
2. March: invitation to all Mozambican Jatropha businesses to join project
3.
3 March / April: data collection + building up of knowledge with the
3 companies involved
4. May: accept invitation MOZ government to join national workgroup on
biofuel it i
bi f l criteria
5. May: participation Maputo biofuel conference + continued regional
embedding g
6. May / June: pilot sustainability assessments of the 3 companies
+ workshop lessons learned with 3 companies +++?
7.
7 July / August / September: dissemination of results
8. Overall: develop add projects to support Jatropha industry

Thanks !

Jatropha Alliance
J t h Alli
Matthias Spöttle
Project Manager
c/o GEXSI, Am Festungsgraben 1
D 10117 Berlin
D-10117 Berlin, Germany
Phone: +49 (30) 4000 4764-0
Mail: spoettle@jatropha-alliance.org
Internet www.jatropha-alliance.org
Partners for Innovation BV
Peter Vissers
Senior Partner
Cruquiusweg 20
NL-1019 AT Amsterdam, The Netherlands
+32 (80) 511 955 (home office)
p.vissers@partnersforinnovation.com
www.partnersforinnovation.com

(A team at the Sun Biofuels plantation, having finised their day)

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