1	"Subsistence Farmers addressing" Subsistence Farmers addressing Poverty, Biodiversity and Climate Change April 13, 2007
2	What is “TIST”? Small Groups of 6 to 12 poor farmers 25,000 members doing Sustainable Development Four Countries so far Tanzania, India, Uganda, Kenya Biodiversity, Desertification, Climate Change Expansion through GhG Opportunity
3	"CAAC founded 1993 to implement..." CAAC founded 1993 to implement better ways to meet environmental goals “Cleaner Air, Sooner, At Lower Cost” Long list of environmental “firsts” Management and technical support to TIST Over $5 MM Invested in TIST $2.3 MM in GhG opportunity
4	"I4EI is a 501(c)3 corporation" I4EI is a 501(c)3 corporation Funds sustainable development in TIST Small Group Empowerment, HIV/AIDS Conservation Farming, Health Over $5 MM from Clean Air Action Corporation, USAID-GDA in TZ and KE, The Dow Foundation, private donors
5	How TIST Works Carbon sequestration pays for tree planting Small Groups go beyond sustainability Conservation Farming, Energy Efficiency Health, Economic activities TIST creates administrative backbone Empowerment, Training, Organization Data collection, results quantification, web Two way communication of Best Practices
6	Present Reality: Deforested Land
7	Degraded Soil
8	Living in Desolation
9	Small Groups Prepare Nurseries Gather seeds from local trees Make seedbeds of soil and compost Select best methods depending on species Tend and water during dry season
10	Thousands of Seedlings
11	Small Groups - Ready to Plant
12	Trees Now Shade Houses
13	Trees Now Line Paths
14	Trees Create New Woodlots
15	Positive Change
16	TIST’s Best Practices Creating Program Success
17	Program Components (1) Collecting Seeds Nurseries Tree selection and planting trees HIV/AIDS prevention Malaria prevention Family planning Lorena clay stoves
18	Program Components (2) Conservation farming Banking and savings Capacity building leadership training gender empowerment GhG revenues Sustainable wood supply Entry Point for Other Programs/Products
19	Greenhouse Gas Income Small Groups sequester carbon by: Planting diverse tree species Implementing conservation farming Reducing fuel use with efficient stoves TIST local Quantifiers are trained to verify, measure and electronically report visible results CAAC aggregates tonnes, delivers to purchasers, creating long term income to Small Groups GhG credits a “virtual cash crop”
20	TIST Information Flow
21	TIST - Developing Best Practices Best Practices are developed by Small Groups at seminars, Disseminated at node meetings, Small Group meetings and with newsletters Dramatic innovation and improvement in 6 years
22	Innovation: Fuel Efficiency
23	Innovation: Solutions to Eroded Soil
24	Innovation: Solutions to Land Tenure, Infrastructure
25	Improving Agriculture Saves Lives TIST helps improve participants’ diets.. CF has doubled crop yields A balanced diet of several small meals each day improves HIV/AIDS survival and overall health
26	Growth Curve of a Single Tree
27	Sequestration Per 1000 Trees
28	Small Group Revenue Potential
29	"Kenya" Kenya: Growth Model
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39	"Four Countries" Four Countries Tanzania, India, Uganda Kenya 3,563 Small Groups 26,119 subsistence farmers 3,292,800 trees Starting a major expansion