Definitions and methodological options to inventory emissions from direct human-induced degradation of forests and devegetation of other vegetation types

Author(s)

World Meteorological Organization (WMO); Penman, Jim; United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) ; Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC); Institute for Global Environmental Strategies (IGES)

Published by

IGES

Year published

2003

Summary

The report discusses: - Alternative definitions and provides possible framework definitions for countries to consider; - Methodological options to inventory emissions from degradation and devegetation activities; - Approaches to reporting and documentation; and - Implications of methodological and definitional options for accounting under the provisions of Article 3.4 of the Kyoto Protocol (including issues of scale, costs and accuracy). - Guidance on possible methodologies for estimation of greenhouse gas emissions or removals provided in this report draws substantively on the GPG-LULUCF.

Language of publication

English

Extent of item

32 p.

Format

Digital/Paper

ISBN

978-4-88788-004-7

Associated URL

http://www.ipcc-nggip.iges.or.jp/public/gpglulucf/gpglulucf_files/Task2/Degradation.pdf

Serial title, number

IPCC National Greenhouse Gas Inventories Programme