After demarcating and seeding plots 2025 during the first half of the year, we need to measure the baseline on a sample, which is done during the second half of the year. This requires several steps:
- South Pole calculates the sample size and randomly identifies GPS coordinates
- We update the standard operating procedure and train GUIDRE
- For each of the 45 plots, GUIDRE’s measurement teams must
- find the plot in the given village
- install a metal pole in the middle of the plot and secure it with stones
- mark this centre with yellow paint
- mark the perimeter of the 625 m² circular plot with marking tape
- identify all existing trees, mark them with a nail (so they can be found during future measurements), measure their diameter at breast height and their height, and
- identify the species of each tree
- send the data via the kobo-collect form
The aim of this activity will be, in the future, to deduct this biomass, which is not due to the project, from the biomass generated by the project. Indeed, the project cannot take credit for planting these trees since they were already there. However, from now on, the project must protect these trees, because if they were to disappear, we would have to remove the lost biomass from the tonnes of carbon generated by the project.
This activity began in mid-September and was made difficult by heavy rains.
It is difficult to measure the height of trees due to the density of the vegetation. As it is not possible to use a clinometer, we use a pole combined with a tape measure.
