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Guidelines on policymaking in the forestry sector for tackling climate change
This resource collection contains methodologies and guidelines related to policymaking for tackling climate change in the forestry sector.The most relevant resources in this collection are highlighted in bold: -
Methodologies and guidelines for greenhouse gas assessments
FAO methodologies to quantify greenhouse gas emissions arising from different agricultural sources and to identify mitigation opportunities.The most relevant resources in this collection are highlighted in bold:- Website 2006 IPCC Guidelines for National Greenhouse Gas Inventories
- Website 2019 Refinement to the 2006 IPCC Guidelines for National Greenhouse Gas Inventories
- PDF Greenhouse gas emissions and fossil energy use from poultry supply chains: Guidelines for assessment
- PDF Greenhouse gas emissions and fossil energy use from small ruminant supply chains. Guidelines for assessment.
- PDF Greenhouse gas emissions ruminant supply chains: A global life cycle assessment
- PDF Guidance for the standardized greenhouse assessment of agriculture, forestry and other land use projects
- PDF Guidance for setting up and enhancing national technical teams for GHG inventories in developing countries
- PDF Methods for estimating greenhouse gas emissions from food systems
- PDF Smallholder dairy methodology
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Tools for greenhouse gas assessments
A series of tools and databases to support countries in assessing GHG emissions and removals from the agriculture, forestry, and other land use (AFOLU) sector through useful tools.The most relevant resources in this collection are highlighted in bold:- Website Collect Earth
- Website EPA. 2020. U.S. EPA Toolkit for Building National GHG Inventory Systems
- Website EX-Ante Carbon-balance Tool (EX-ACT)
- PDF EX-Ante Carbon-balance Tool (EX-ACT) for value chains
- PDF Emissions due to agriculture: Global, regional and country trends 2000–2018
- Website Emissions overview
- PDF Estimating GHG emissions and carbon sequestration in agriculture, forestry and other land use with EX-ACT
- Website FAOSTAT Emissions - Agriculture
- Website FAOSTAT Emissions - Land use
- Website FAOSTAT Emissions intensities
- Website FAOSTAT Emissions shares
- Website Global Livestock Environmental Assessment Model (GLEAM)
- PDF Global Livestock Environmental Assessment Model (GLEAM): Model description
- Website Global database of greenhouse gas emissions related to feed crops
- Website Global database of national greenhouse gas inventory capacity in developing countries
- Website IPCC 2020. IPCC Inventory Software
- Website Quality assurance/Quality control (QA/QC) and verification
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The role of forests in tackling climate change
A wide variety of materials on how forests can play a role in tackling climate change.The most relevant resources in this collection are highlighted in bold:- PDF The economics of climate change mitigation options in the forest sector
- PDF Building climate-resilient dryland forests and agrosilvopastoral production systems
- PDF Community guidelines for accessing forestry voluntary carbon markets
- PDF Forest and farm producers – climate-change sentinels
- PDF Forests and climate change
- PDF Forests and climate change
- PDF Forests and climate change
- PDF Forests, rangelands and climate change in southern Africa
- PDF Global guidelines for the restoration of degraded forests and landscapes in drylands
- PDF The national forest monitoring system as part of the National Strategy on Climate Change and Vegetation Resources in Chile: Applying ...
- Website UN-REDD Programme
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Learning materials on climate change adaptation
A wide variety of learning materials for technical audiences including concepts, policies, practices, and techniques for climate change adaptation in the agriculture sector.The most relevant resources in this collection are highlighted in bold: -
FAO global and regional analysis of the agricultural sectors in the nationall...
A series of global and regional analyses of the nationally determined contributions (NDCs) that assess the role of agriculture and land-use sectors in countries' mitigation and adaptation commitments under the Paris Agreement.The most relevant resources in this collection are highlighted in bold:- PDF 2021 (Interim) Global update report: Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries in the Nationally Determined Contributions
- PDF Policy analysis of Nationally Determined Contributions in the Europe and Central Asia region
- PDF Regional analysis of the nationally determined contributions in the Near East and North Africa
- PDF Regional analysis of the nationally determined contributions of the countries in Asia − gaps and opportunities in the agriculture and land use sectors
- PDF Regional analysis of the nationally determined contributions of the countries in Eastern Africa − gaps and opportunities in the agriculture sectors
- PDF Regional analysis of the nationally determined contributions of the countries in Latin America − gaps and opportunities in the agriculture and ...
- PDF Regional analysis of the nationally determined contributions of the countries in Southern Europe, Eastern Europe and Central Asia − gaps and ...
- PDF Regional analysis of the nationally determined contributions of the countries in the Caribbean − gaps and opportunities in the agriculture and ...
- PDF Regional analysis of the nationally determined contributions of the countries in the Pacific − gaps and opportunities in the agriculture sectors
- PDF The agriculture sectors in the intended nationally determined contributions: Analysis
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Indigenous peoples and forest governance for climate action
Resources highlighting the crucial role of indigenous peoples and their traditional knowledge in forest governance for climate action.The most relevant resources in this collection are highlighted in bold:- PDF Climate change guidelines for forest managers
- PDF Los pueblos indígenas y afrodescendientes y el cambio climático en América Latina - Diez experiencias de colaboración intercultural escalables
- PDF Forest governance by indigenous and tribal peoples. An opportunity for climate action in Latin America and the Caribbean
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Tools on greenhouse gas assessments for enhancing transparency
A series of tools to support countries for GHG assessments in the agriculture, forestry and other land use sector.The most relevant resources in this collection are highlighted in bold:- Website Quality assurance/Quality control (QA/QC) and verification
- Website Emissions overview
- Website Collect Earth
- Website EX-Ante Carbon-balance Tool (EX-ACT)
- PDF EX-Ante Carbon-balance Tool (EX-ACT) for value chains
- Website Global Livestock Environmental Assessment Model (GLEAM)
- PDF Global Livestock Environmental Assessment Model (GLEAM): Model description
- Website Global Livestock Environmental Assessment Model – interactive GLEAM-i
- Other Greenhouse Gas Data Management (GHG-DM) tool
- PDF Projections of greenhouse gas emissions and removals: An introductory guide for practitioners
- Website U.S. EPA toolkit for building national GHG inventory systems
- Website UNFCCC quality assurance (QA) process
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Examining different aspects, initiatives and policies on implementing nationa...
An overview of new proposals in different fields for nationally determined contributions.The most relevant resources in this collection are highlighted in bold:- PDF Analysis and systematization on intended nationally determined contributions (INDC) in Latin American and Caribbean (LAC) countries
- PDF Energy in and from agriculture in the African Nationally Determined Contributions (NDC). A review
- PDF Implementing the Paris Agreement: LDC gaps and needs in greenhouse gas inventory reporting
- PDF Localising NDCs with inspiration from the 2030 Agenda
- PDF Meeting the climate change mitigation commitments of least developed countries: The role of the agricultural sectors and the need for urgent action
- PDF Panorama de las contribuciones determinadas a nivel nacional en America Latina y el Caribe, 2019: avances para el cumplimento del Acuerdo de Paris
- PDF Policy analysis of nationally determined contributions in Europe and Central Asia
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Building capacity on greenhouse gas inventories
A wide variety of learning materials for technical audiences to enhance capacity in estimating greenhouse gas emissions in the agriculture, forestry and other land use (AFOLU) sector and in preparing a national GHG inventory.The most relevant resources in this collection are highlighted in bold:- Website Assessing uncertainties in the national greenhouse gas inventory: a focus on land use
- PDF Estimating GHG in agriculture: A manual to address data requirements for developing countries
- Website Greenhouse gas assessment and mitigation in agriculture: concepts, methods and simulation tools
- Website IGES biennial update report: Database
- Website Preparing a greenhouse gas inventory under the Enhanced Transparency Framework
- Website The national greenhouse gas inventory for agriculture
- Website The national greenhouse gas inventory for land use
- PDF Understanding countries’ status and challenges for the estimation of carbon stock changes from mineral soils in national greenhouse gas ...
- Website Workshop materials on greenhouse gas inventory systems