Carbon Inventory Methods

• Global Carbon Cycle, Carbon Dioxide Emissions and Mitigation.- Categories of Activities, Programmes and Projects Requiring Carbon Inventory.- Carbon Pools and Measurement Frequency for Carbon Inventory.- Carbon Inventory in Project Development, Implementation and Monitoring Phases.- Methodological Issues in Land-Based Projects.- Carbon Inventory Under Baseline and Project Scenarios.- Techniques for Estimation and Monitoring of Project Areas and Boundary.- Generic Methods for Inventory of Carbon Pools.- Methods for Estimating Above-Ground Biomass.- Methods for Below-Ground Biomass.- Methods for Dead Organic Matter: Deadwood and Litter.- Methods for Estimating Soil Organic Carbon.- Remote Sensing and GIS Techniques for Terrestrial Carbon Inventory.- Modelling for Estimation and Projection of Carbon Stocks in Land-Use Systems.- Carbon Inventory Methods for National Greenhouse Gas Inventory.- Estimation of Carbon Stocks and Changes and Data Sources.- Uncertainty Estimation, Quality Assurance and Quality Control.- Implications of Climate Change for Carbon Stocks and Inventory.

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