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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
- Website Measurement, reporting and verification for environmental integrity: Application
- 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
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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 Estimating methane emissions from enteric fermentation using Tier 2 method
- Website Greenhouse gas assessment and mitigation in agriculture: concepts, methods and simulation tools
- Website IGES biennial update report: Database
- Website Joint OCB/GSP Training workshop for reporting soil Carbon Stock Change in national greenhouse gas inventories
- Website Preparing a greenhouse gas inventory under the Enhanced Transparency Framework
- Website The national greenhouse gas inventory (NGHGI) for agriculture
- Website The national greenhouse gas inventory (NGHGI) 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
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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 Emissions Gap Report 2024
- Website Global Database of National GHG Inventory (GHGI) Capacity in Developing Countries
- Website Global Nitrous Oxide Assessment
- 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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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
- Website Effectively delivering on Climate and Nature: NDCs, NAPs and NBSAPs Synergies – A checklist for national policymakers
- 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
- Website How FAO supports developing countries on their nationally determined contributions
- Website Presentation of the ACP – NDC online tool
- Website The Climate Action Review (CAR) Tool
- PDF The agricultural sectors in nationally determined contributions (NDCs): Priority areas for international support
- PDF Turning Nationally Determined Contributions into action: FAO support to countries
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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
- Website Global Adaptation Network
- Website Nationally determined contributions knowledge portal
- Website The nationally determined contributions agriculture navigator
- Website World Bank NDC Platform: A comprehensive resource on national climate targets and action
- Website World Resources Institute platform for nationally determined contributions (NDCs)
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Policies and actions to foster soil carbon sequestration
A series of policy-related resources regarding soil carbon sequestration.The most relevant resources in this collection are highlighted in bold: -
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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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
- Website Agrifood systems in nationally determined contributions: Global analysis
- PDF Policy analysis of Nationally Determined Contributions in the Europe and Central Asia region
- 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 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 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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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 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 Soil organic carbon – the hidden potential
- PDF Soils help to combat and adapt to climate change
- PDF Soils help to combat and adapt to climate change by playing a key role in the carbon cycle
- 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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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 A Methodological Approach for a Consistent and Accurate Land Representation Using the FAO Open Foris Collect Earth Tool for GHG Inventories
- Website Collect Earth
- Website EX-Ante Carbon-balance Tool (EX-ACT)
- PDF EX-Ante Carbon-balance Tool (EX-ACT) for value chains
- Website Quality assurance/Quality control (QA/QC) and verification
- Website GLEAM v 3.0 Dashboard
- PDF Global Livestock Environmental Assessment Model (GLEAM): Model description. version 3.0
- Website Global Livestock Environmental Assessment Model – interactive GLEAM-i
- Other Greenhouse Gas Data Management (GHG-DM) tool
- Website Global Livestock Environmental Assessment Model (GLEAM)
- PDF Projections of greenhouse gas emissions and removals: An introductory guide for practitioners
- PDF Technical guidance for the Nationally Determined Contribution Expert Tool (NEXT)
- Website The Nationally Determined Contribution Expert Tool (NEXT)
- Website U.S. EPA toolkit for building national GHG inventory systems
- Website UNFCCC quality assurance (QA) process
