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PROVENANCE LEDGER & ORIGINAL PEER-REVIEWED SOURCE (2009)
📅 PUBLISHED IN 2009📘 African Journal of Environmental Science and Technology
Original Scientific Paper: "Benefits of carbon markets to small and medium enterprises (SMEs) in harvested wood products: A case study from Saharanpur, Uttar Pradesh, India"
Authors: Anindita Bhattacharyya Sarkar, T. R. Manoharan
Full Citation: Sarkar, A. B., & Manoharan, T. R. (2009). Benefits of carbon markets to small and medium enterprises (SMEs) in harvested wood products: A case study from Saharanpur, Uttar Pradesh, India. African Journal of Environmental Science and Technology, 3(9), 219–228.
📘 STUDY-SPECIFIC TERMINOLOGY (5 CONCEPTS)#Forest Economics#Carbon Sequestration#Small and Medium Enterprises
Scientific Terminology Aids
Standardized scientific terminology triads mapped to official pedagogy and technical terminology specifically tailored for "Benefits of carbon markets to small and medium enterprises (SMEs) in harvested wood products: A case study from Saharanpur, Uttar Pradesh, India" (2009).
Each claim is an atomic source-grounded assertion with its recorded locator.
[✓] [OBSERVED]
CLM-001 • observed in study
"The artisanal woodcarving handicraft cluster in Saharanpur, Uttar Pradesh, comprises 156 registered small and medium enterprises alongside an estimated 3,500 unregistered informal manufacturing units employing 12,496 daily workers."
Source Anchor: Materials and Methods - Study Area, p. 221-222
[↗] [MODELLED]
CLM-002 • modelled result
"A single wooden handicraft manufacturing unit locks an estimated 9.77 metric tonnes of carbon dioxide equivalent per week, amounting to an annual sequestration of 508.05 metric tonnes of CO2e per unit."
Source Anchor: Results - Estimation of CO2e, p. 225-226
[↗] [MODELLED]
CLM-003 • modelled result
"Aggregated across all 3,500 SME handicraft units in Saharanpur, harvested wood products sequester approximately 1.78 million metric tonnes of carbon dioxide equivalent annually."
Source Anchor: Results - Table 5 Estimation of Carbon Content, p. 226
[≈] [ASSOCIATION]
CLM-004 • estimated association
"At the prevailing Chicago Climate Exchange voluntary carbon market valuation of 3 US dollars per tonne of CO2e, the annual economic carbon credit potential of the Saharanpur cluster is valued at 5.28 million dollars."
Source Anchor: Results - Carbon Valuation, p. 226-228
[✓] [OBSERVED]
CLM-005 • observed in study
"The manufacturing conversion process exhibits a 30 percent total cumulative timber waste across six progressive processing stages from sawmilling and band sawing to fine carving and finishing."
Source Anchor: Results - Table 4 Stage-wise Wastage, p. 225-226
[i] [CONTEXT]
CLM-006 • editorial context
"The carbon credit financial projections did not evaluate fluctuating post-2012 voluntary carbon market prices, and could not verify informal timber supply chains without mandatory nationwide Chain-of-Custody certification."
"Persistent grid power outages force 100 percent of surveyed artisanal workshops to operate high-emission diesel generators, expending substantial monthly revenues on fossil fuels."
"Export earnings from Saharanpur wooden handicrafts declined by 24.37 percent from 24.42 million US dollars in 2008 to 18.47 million dollars in 2009 due to global recession and emerging buyer demands for certified sustainable timber."
"Implementing dual Forest Management Unit (FMU) and Chain-of-Custody (CoC) certification frameworks would unlock voluntary carbon offset verification and restore premium export access for over 80 percent of artisanal enterprises."
Source Anchor: Discussion & Recommendations, p. 227-228
[✓] [OBSERVED]
CLM-010 • observed in study
"Harvested wood utilized in long-lived artisanal furniture and architectural carvings retains sequestered atmospheric carbon for over 50 to 100 years, serving as durable physical carbon sinks."
Source Anchor: Introduction & Policy Context, p. 219-220