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The role of soils in climate change mitigation
A series of learning materials related to soil carbon and soil management in the context of climate change mitigation.The most relevant resources in this collection are highlighted in bold:- PDF Carbone des sols en Afrique. Impacts des usages des sols et des pratiques agricoles
- PDF Soil organic carbon – the hidden potential
- PDF Global Soil Organic Carbon Sequestration Potential Map – GSOCseq v.1.1
- PDF Global assessment of soil carbon in grasslands
- PDF Global assessment of soil pollution: Report
- PDF Soils help to combat and adapt to climate change by playing a key role in the carbon cycle
- PDF Soils help to combat and adapt to climate change
- PDF Soils' potential to contribute to offset international aviation emissions
- PDF Soils: key to unlocking the potential of mitigating and adapting to climate change
- PDF Understanding countries’ status and challenges for the estimation of carbon stock changes from mineral soils in national greenhouse gas ...
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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 sub-Saharan Africa
- 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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Resources for policymakers on nationally determined contributions in the agri...
Policymaking materials such as short policy briefs and summary reports for informed nationally determined contributions in agriculture sector.The most relevant resources in this collection are highlighted in bold:- PDF Climate Action for Agriculture: Strengthening the role of scientific foresight and climate-smart agriculture in addressing NDC priorities
- PDF Come Together. Raising climate ambition in the first NDC update cycle amidst a global health crisis
- PDF Enhancing NDCs for Food Systems: Recommendations for Decision-Makers
- Website Enhancing NDCs: Opportunities in the Forest and Land-Use Sector
- Website Food Forward NDCs
- PDF The agricultural sectors in nationally determined contributions (NDCs): Priority areas for international support
- Website Presentation of the ACP – NDC online tool
- PDF Turning Nationally Determined Contributions into action: FAO support to countries
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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
- Website An Eye on Methane: International Methane Emissions Observatory 2022 Report
- PDF Emissions Gap Report 2021
- Website Emissions Gap Report 2022
- Website Emissions Gap Report 2023
- Website Global Database of National GHG Inventory (GHGI) Capacity in Developing Countries
- Website Greenhouse Gas Accounting for Sustainable Land Management : Quick Guidance for Users
- 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 setting up and enhancing national technical teams for GHG inventories in developing countries
- PDF Guidance for the standardized greenhouse assessment of agriculture, forestry and other land use projects
- PDF Livestock Activity Data Guidance (L-ADG)
- PDF Methane emissions in livestock and rice systems
- PDF Methods for estimating greenhouse gas emissions from food systems. Part V: household food consumption.
- PDF Methods for estimating greenhouse gas emissions from food systems Part VI: fluorinated gas emissions
- PDF Methods for estimating greenhouse gas emissions from food systems – Part III: energy use in fertilizer manufacturing, food processing, packaging, ...
- PDF Methods for estimating greenhouse gas emissions from food systems. Part II: waste disposal.
- PDF Methods for estimating greenhouse gas emissions from food systems. Part I: domestic food transport.
- PDF Methods for estimating greenhouse gas emissions from food systems. Part IV: Pesticide manufacturing.
- PDF Policy Strategies and Challenges for Climate Change Mitigation in the Agriculture, Forestry and Other Land Use (AFOLU) Sector
- PDF Smallholder dairy methodology
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Information and knowledge portals on nationally determined contributions
This collection provides quick access to a wide range of information platforms and knowledge portals specific to nationally determined contributionsThe most relevant resources in this collection are highlighted in bold:- Website 2020 Webinar series: Enhancing NDCs by sector
- Website FAO support for nationally determined contributions implementation and greenhouse gases data in Asia and the Pacific
- Website FAO support for nationally determined contributions implementation and greenhouse gases data in Latin America and the Caribbean
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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 AFOLU Carbon Calculator
- Website Agriculture and Land Use national Greenhouse Gas Inventory software (ALU)
- Website Climate Change, Agriculture and Food Security (CCAFS) Mitigation Option Tool
- Website Collect Earth
- Website Cool Farm Tool
- 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 EX-Ante Carbon-balance Tool for value chains
- PDF EX-Ante Carbon-balance Tool | EX-ACT
- 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
- PDF Ex-Ante Carbon balance Tool
- Website FAOSTAT Emissions - Agriculture
- Website FAOSTAT Emissions - Land use
- Website FAOSTAT Emissions intensities
- Website FAOSTAT Emissions shares
- Website GLEAM v 3.0 Dashboard
- Website Global Livestock Environmental Assessment Model (GLEAM)
- PDF Global Livestock Environmental Assessment Model (GLEAM): Model description. version 3.0
- 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
- PDF The LoGIc tool for developing land representation for national greenhouse gas inventories
- PDF The LoGIc tool for developing land representation for national greenhouse gas inventories. The file input template
- PDF The LoGIc tool for developing land representation for national greenhouse gas inventories. The tool
- Website Using EX-ACT to estimate the mitigation potential of agricultural interventions
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Sustainable livestock to tackle climate change
A wide variety of useful resources to accelerate the sustainable development of livestock supply chains and to support coherent climate actions.The most relevant resources in this collection are highlighted in bold:- PDF Cameroon moves towards low-carbon livestock systems
- PDF Climate change and the global dairy cattle sector
- PDF Climate smart livestock production in Ecuador
- Website Estimating methane emissions from enteric fermentation using Tier 2 method
- PDF Five practical actions towards low-carbon livestock
- Website GLEAM v 3.0 Dashboard
- Website Global agenda for sustainable livestock
- PDF Improving efficiency of small ruminants productions for reduction of the greenhouse gas (GHG) emission intensity
- Video Introducing the Global Agenda of Action in support of sustainable livestock sector development
- PDF Livestock and climate change
- Website Livestock environmental assessment and performance partnership (LEAP)
- PDF Livestock solutions for climate change
- Website Low carbon livestock development in Kyrgyzstan
- PDF Pathways towards lower emissions
- PDF Piloting the Climate-Smart Approach in the Livestock Production Systems
- PDF Prioritizing the reduction of methane in livestock climate actions in East Africa
- PDF Tackling climate change through livestock
- Website The Global Research Alliance on Agricultural Greenhouse Gases: Livestock research group
- PDF The role of animal health in national climate commitments
- PDF Understanding the role of ruminant systems on greenhouse gas emissions and soil health in selected Central Asian countries
- PDF Understanding the role of ruminant systems on greenhouse gas emissions and soil health in selected Central Asian countries
- Website Webinars on livestock
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Policies and actions to foster soil carbon sequestration
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Syntheses of FAO regional analyses on nationally determined contributions in ...
This collection contains the regional syntheses of the climate change mitigation and adaptation commitments in the agriculture and land use sectors set forth in nationally determined contributions (NDCs).The most relevant resources in this collection are highlighted in bold:- PDF Executive summary: Regional analysis of the nationally determined contributions of the countries in Eastern Africa: gaps and opportunities in the ...
- PDF Synthesis: Regional analysis of the Nationally Determined Contributions of the countries in Southern Europe, Eastern Europe and Central Asia: gaps ...
- PDF Synthesis: Regional analysis of the Nationally Determined Contributions of the countries in the Caribbean − Gaps and opportunities in the ...
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Reporting on climate change activities in the forestry sector
Methodologies, guidelines and training modules on how to conduct climate change reporting activities specifically in the forestry sector.The most relevant resources in this collection are highlighted in bold:- PDF From reference levels to results reporting: REDD+ under the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change
- PDF Integrating forest and landscape restoration into national forest monitoring systems
- PDF National forest monitoring system assessment tool
- PDF National forest monitoring systems: Monitoring and measurement, reporting and verification in the context of REDD+ activities
- Website REDD+ MRV training modules
- PDF REDD+ and FLEGT: Working together to strengthen forest governance and mitigate climate change
- Website Technological innovation driving transparent forest monitoring and reporting for climate action
- PDF Voluntary guidelines on national forest monitoring
