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Orman Gürcistan Boru Hattı İnşaatları Bağlamında Çevre Tazminat

Forest Eco-Compensation in the Context of Pipeline Constructions in Georgia

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  • İstanbul Üniversitesi Orman Fakültesi Dergisi

Publication Year:

  • 2009

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Disagreement between the Government of Georgia and international oil corporations on eco-compensation measures required off-set environmental damages caused by large scale oil and gas pipelines resultedin the application ofthe habitat-hectare methodology to define the necessary scope of eco-compensation measures for environmental damages related to the construction of the pipelines. The habitat-hectare scoring method is a common approach to determine the value of vegetation in non-monetary units. The environmental proxy used i.e. the "currency" in which the value of vegetation is expressed is the "habitat-hectare ". The habitat score is derived by assessing a number of site-based habitat and landscape components against a pre-determined 'benchmark'. Benchmarks have to be defined for different ecological vegetation classes (EVCs). habitat area fhaj x habitat score = habitat-hectares Since little information is available on the development of habitat quality of various forest communities (EVCs) in Georgia and since the data available for this ex-post assessment did not allow for a thorough assessment of biodiversity, the development ofthe dominant species in each EVC (as expressed in yield tables) was used as a proxy for the development of the habitat quality/value in each EVC.In total 262 plots with a total area of 141.82 ha of land classified as forest were assessed using the habitat-hectare methodology. The total value of these forest areas amounts to 80.51 habitat-hectares. The scope ofthe eco-compensation measures (i.e. the compensation ratio) required to assure that no net loss inforest habitats occurs depends on the period oftime the party causing the deforestation can be committed to look after the afforestation, The compensation ratio required to assure that no net loss inforest habitats occurs was calculated for the totality of the forest areas in Georgia affected by the construction of BTC/SCP pipelines in decennial stepsfor care takingperiods o/20, 30 and 40 years. Depending on the EVC and the condition of the forest at the moment of clearing the compensation ratio for the care taking period variedfrom 1:2,5 up to 1:6,8 ha.
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