Cost-Effective Methods Manual for Quantifying Terrestrial Carbon
Winrock International, through the USAID-funded Lowering Emissions in Asia’s Forests (LEAF) program, announces the publication of Winrock’s Standard Operating Procedures for Terrestrial Carbon Measurement Manual<http://www.winrock.org/ecosystems/tools.asp?BU=9086> for 2012. The manual is available as a free download and provides standardized field measurements, based on proven field methods, for quantifying carbon emissions and removals from changes in the use and management of lands. These procedures are a key component of a quality assurance and quality control plan needed to provide confidence in results of climate mitigation activities on the land. The manual is a culmination of years of research and field testing by Winrock’s Ecosystem Services Team. It documents step-by-step standard field measurement approaches to help quantify the amount of carbon stored in various carbon pools found within a landscape. It includes procedures for field measurement of carbon pools, estimation of emissions resulting from selective logging and estimating canopy cover. Each standard operating procedure included in the manual has been developed over time by foresters and ecologists to provide cost-effective estimates of carbon stock with low uncertainties. Through the implementation of standard operating procedures, various carbon stock estimates can be compared over time and across regions, which makes analysis more accurate, precise and easier to complete. Winrock’s Standard Operating Procedures for Terrestrial Carbon Measurement Manual<http://www.winrock.org/ecosystems/files/Winrock_Terrestrial_Carbon_Field_SOP_Manual_2012_Version.pdf> can be downloaded at any of the following websites: · www.leafasia.org<http://www.leafasia.org> · www.winrock.org/ecosystems<http://www.winrock.org/ecosystems> (Click “Guidebooks and Tools” link) · www.forestcarbonasia.org/publications/tools/<http://www.forestcarbonasia.org/publications/tools/> Preparation of the 2012 manual was accomplished with support from the United States Agency for International Development (USAID)-funded Lowering Emissions in Asia’s Forests (LEAF) program, the U.S. Forest Service, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, the United Nations Development Programme, and the Guyana Forestry Commission. The LEAF program’s goal is to strengthen the capacity of target countries to achieve meaningful and sustained reductions in greenhouse gas emissions from the forestry-land use sector, thus allowing these countries to benefit from the emerging international REDD+ framework. The Program employs a regional approach to meet this goal by implementing and/or supporting sub-national interventions in six countries (Cambodia, Laos, Thailand, Vietnam, Papua New Guinea (PNG) and Malaysia) and sharing lessons learned and best practices to scale-up innovation in and/or from potentially six other countries (Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Indonesia, Nepal, and the Philippines). LEAF is being implemented by a team of Winrock International, SNV, and Climate Focus. Winrock International is a nonprofit organization that works with people in the United States and around the world to empower the disadvantaged, increase economic opportunity and sustain natural resources. For more information on the Manual or Winrock’s Ecosystem Services Unit, feel free to contact: Sarah Walker at [email protected]<mailto:[email protected]> www.winrock.org/ecosystems<http://www.winrock.org/ecosystems>. To learn more about LEAF, please contact Nicole Kravec at [email protected]<mailto:[email protected]>. ________________________________________________________________________________ The information in this message, including any attachments, is the property of Winrock International (discloser), is intended solely for the use of the individual(s) or entity to which this message is addressed, and may contain confidential or privileged information. Therefore, the use or disclosure by a person who is not an intended recipient is prohibited. Use or distribution by the intended recipient is permitted if distribution is pursuant to an agreement with discloser authorizing distribution, or distribution is to those that have been previously approved by the discloser for sharing. If you are not the intended recipient, or the person responsible for delivering this message to the intended recipient, please notify the sender and immediately delete this message.
