Sector emission pathway 2 this emissions sector is the only one, which has the current capability to remove emissions from the atmosphere. Fao datasets on land use, land use change, agriculture and forestry and their applicability for national greenhouse gas reporting a background paper for the ipcc expert meeting on guidance on greenhouse gas inventories of land uses such as agriculture and forestry. Forest as defined by use and forest as defined by cover are different, although it is common for scientists and policy makers to infer one from the other. Land cover is the observed biophysical cover on the earths sur. For land use, landuse change and forestry activities under article 3,1 paragraphs 3 and 4, the following definitions shall apply. Social scientists and land managers define land use more. Figure 2 below illustrates the concepts of both direct and indirect land use change. This sourcebook is designed to be a guide for developing and implementing land use, landuse change and forestry lulucf projects for the biocarbon fund of the world bank that meet the requirements for the clean development mechanism cdm of the kyoto. Accounting rules make up a methodology to structure and categorize data. For comparison, the major source of co 2, namely emissions from fossil fuel combustion and cement. Helsinki, finland 15 may 2008 lars gunnar marklund1 caterina batello2.
However, conversion of land from forest to cropland or vice versa is handled in the lulucf sector. Ambition it is crucial that the sector in wales should remain a net sink for carbon for wales to. Chmi national ghg emission inventory report of the czech republic 2006 95 7 land use, landuse change and forestry crf sector 5 7. Land use, landuse change, and 2 forestry 3 this chapter provides an assessment of the greenhouse gas fluxes resulting from land use and landuse change in 4 the united states. Pdf land use, landuse change, and forestry semantic. Moreover, the development in international agreements on climate and climate policy has been shaping their role, making lulucf an issue of global importance. Good practice guidance for land use, landuse change and. Land use, landuse change, and forestry report ipcc, 2000 robert t. Climate action in land use, land use change, and forestry. This report on good practice guidance for land use, landuse change and forestry gpglulucf is the response to the invitation by the united nations framework convention on climate change unfccc to the intergovernmental panel on climate change ipcc to develop good practice guidance for land use, landuse change and forestry lulucf. Landuse change and forestry world resources report. Pdf assessing land use, landuse change, and forestry in.
Jan 01, 2003 library publication good practice guidance for land use, land use change and forestry. Land use, landuse change, and forestry t his chapter provides an assessment of the net greenhouse gas flux. Land use, land use change, and 2 forestry 3 this chapter provides an assessment of the greenhouse gas fluxes resulting from land use and land use change in 4 the united states. The expansion of rubber plantations has resulted in a dramatic decrease in natural forest cover, especially the tropical seasonal rain forest at lower elevation. New zealands land use, landuse change and forestry lulucf sector under article 3. Land use, landuse change and forestry other reports in this collection. Land use, landuse change, and forestry lulucf, also referred to as forestry and other land use folu, is defined by the united nations climate change secretariat as a greenhouse gas inventory sector that covers emissions and removals of greenhouse gases resulting from direct humaninduced land use such as settlements and commercial uses, landuse change, and forestry activities. Purpose and scope this sourcebook is designed to be a guide for developing and implementing land use, landuse change and forestry lulucf projects for.
This document provides more specific guidance and uses more appropriate terminology and concepts to quantify and report. Biodiversity conservation, land use, land use change and. Our forestry and land use programs draw from a halfcentury of leadership in strengthening forestry institutions. Overview of the land use, land use change and forestry. Pdf land use, landuse change, and forestry semantic scholar. Good practice guidance for land use, landuse change. The intergovernmental panel on climate change ipcc special report on land use, landuse change, and forestry srlulucf has been prepared in response to a request from the united nations framework convention on climate change unfccc subsidiary body for scientific and technological advice sbsta.
The terms land cover and land use are often confused. State of land use, land use change and forestry in south asia, publisher. At its eighth session in bonn, germany, 212 ju and technical implications of carbon. Climate change mitigation through land use measures in the. This contribution is the larg est for any single sector. As with direct land use, direct land use change refers to a specific piece of land, whose use has been converted by humans from one purpose to another. Sourcebook for land use, landuse change and forestry. Assessing the indcs land use, land use change, and forest. The land use, landuse change, and forestry lulucf guidance for ghg project accounting lulucf guidance was developed by the world resources institute to supplement the greenhouse gas protocol. This report focuses on land use and changes that involve forestry. Senior capstone project for the completion of a bachelor of arts degree in sustainability granted by the university of tennessee, knoxville. This sourcebook is designed to be a guide for developing and implementing land use, land use change and forestry lulucf projects for the biocarbon fund of the world bank that meet the requirements for the clean development mechanism cdm of the kyoto protocol. If a country fails to reach its target with domestic aaus and.
This report on good practice guidance for land use, land use change and forestry gpglulucf is the response to the invitation by the united nations framework convention on climate change unfccc1 to the intergovernmental panel on climate change ipcc2 to develop good practice guidance for land use, land use change and forestry lulucf. Landuse change can be a factor in co 2 carbon dioxide atmospheric concentration, and is thus a contributor to global climate change. The study, biodiversity conservation, land use, land use change and forestry lulucf programmes ideas for implementation was undertaken by the foundation for ecological security fes with the overall objective of providing input for the programmatic action on issues related to biodiversity conservation, land use, land use change and. The lulucf sector is constructed to be relatively flexible because different countries have very different land use challenges. The projections include post1989 afforestation, reforestation and deforestation activities, and pre1990 planted forest and natural forest. Published in april 20 by the ministry for the environment manatu mo te taiao. Land use change between forestry and agriculture under the nz ets. A new study for dg climate action of the european commission by ieep and partners investigates land use, land use change, and forestry lulucf actions reported by eu member states. Climate action in land use, land use change, and forestry in. Activities involving land use, land use change, forestry, and agriculture lucf can help reducegreenhouse gas ghg concentrations in the atmosphereby increasing biotic carbon storage, by decreasing ghgemissions, and by producing biomass as a substitutefor fossil fuels. This paper deals with emissions in the latter group, which are part of the land use, landuse change and forestry lulucf sector in the parlance of the international climate change negotiations. This paper deals with emissions in the latter group, which are part of the land use, land use change and forestry lulucf sector in the parlance of the international climate change negotiations. Land use change between forestry and agriculture under the nz ets yue wang. Natural scientists define land use in terms of syndromes of human activities such as agriculture, forestry and building construction that alter land surface processes including biogeochemistry, hydrology and biodiversity.
Land use, land cover change and conservation in the dipterocarp rain forest area in southern yunnan of china. Ambition it is crucial that the sector in wales should remain a net sink for carbon for wales to meet its own climate change targets. Wed like to understand how you use our websites in order to improve them. Sourcebook for land use, landuse change and forestry projects english abstract. We collaborate with partners using an adaptive learning approach. Good practice guidance for land use, landuse change and forestry. For example, a piece of land used for forestry might be deforested and then replaced by new cropland. In addition, in many tropical developing countries, land use agriculture and land use change. Good practice guidance for land use,landuse change and forestry. Overview of the land use, land use change and forestry lulucf. Pdf state of land use, land use change and forestry in.
The ambitious goal of the remote sensing survey was to use. Modelling land use, landuse change, and forestry in. The gpg2000 did not cover the landuse change and forestry lucf activities described in chapter 5 of the ipcc guidelines6 because during the time that the gpg2000 was being prepared, the ipcc was also preparing the special report on land use, landuse change, and forestry sr lulucf. Land use change between forestry and agriculture under the. This document provides more specific guidance and uses more appropriate terminology and concepts to quantify and report ghg reductions from. In contrast, land use is the total of arrangements, activities, and inputs. The ghg protocol for project accounting project protocol. Land cover is the observed physical and biological cover of the earths land, as vegetation or manmade features.
Good practice guidance for land use,landuse change and. Potential activities includereducing rates of deforestation, increasing landdevoted to forest plantations, regenerating. Land use, landuse change, and forestry this chapter provides an assessment of the greenhouse gas fluxes resulting from land use and landuse change in the united states. Dynamics of the land use, land use change, and forestry sink in the. Land use, landuse change, forestry, and agricultural. These gef interventions cover the spectrum of landuse categories as defined by the intergovernmental panel on climate change ipcc, including reducing. The agriculture, forestry and other landuse afolu sector contributes around a quarter of. The land use, land use change, and forestry lulucf guidance for ghg project accounting lulucf guidance was developed by the world resources institute to supplement the greenhouse gas protocol. Land use is the purpose to which land is put by humans, e.
This paper argues that the cdm should be modified to include formal sustainable development requirements and to extend eligibility to additional land use, landuse change and forestry projects. Land use changes involving forestry in the united states. Land use, landuse hange, and forestry this chapter provides an assessment of the net greenhouse gas flux resulting from the use and conversion of landuse categories in the united states. Land use, landuse hange, and forestry this chapter provides an assessment of the net greenhouse gas flux resulting from the uses and changes in land types and forests in the united states. Land use, landuse change, and forestry unt digital library. Sourcebook for land use, landuse change and forestry projects. This report on good practice guidance for land use, land use change and forestry gpglulucf is the response to the invitation by the united nations framework convention on climate change unfccc to the intergovernmental panel on climate change ipcc to develop good practice guidance for land use, land use change and forestry lulucf. The uk carbon emissions and removals in sector 5 land use, land use change and forestry for 2008 sorted in order of magnitude. Pdf land use, landuse change, and forestry researchgate. The land use, landuse change, and forestry guidance for. Only recently, land use, landuse change, and forestry dynamics lulucf have become central topics in economic theory hertel et al. Land use, landuse change and forestry sector greenhouse gas emission projections for the first commitment period of the kyoto protocol from lulucf activities under article 3. Land use, land use change and forestry lulucf unfccc. The intergovernmental panel on climate change ipcc special report on land use, land use change, and forestry srlulucf has been prepared in response to a request from the united nations framework convention on climate change unfccc subsidiary body for scientific and technological advice sbsta.
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