Reference Emissions Level [MGD Sections]

Institutions involved in measurement, reporting and verification
Measurement, reporting and verification processes
Guiding principles – Institutional arrangements
UNFCCC decisions and requirements
Design decisions relevant to national forest monitoring systems
Definition of forest
Land cover, land use and stratification
Forest reference emission levels and forest reference levels
Guiding principles – Requirements and design decisions
Estimation methods for REDD+ activities
Estimation of emissions from deforestation
Estimation of emissions from degradation
Sustainable management of forests, enhancement of forest carbon stocks (within existing forest), and conservation of forest carbon stocks
Enhancement of forest carbon stocks (afforestation of land not previously forest, reforestation of land previously converted from forest to another land use)
Conversion of natural forest
Selecting an integration framework
Practical considerations in choosing an integration tool
Reporting forest reference emission levels and forest reference levels
Technical assessment of forest reference emission levels and forest reference levels
Guiding Principles – Reporting and verification of emissions and removals

REDD+ Reporting [MGD Sections]

Measurement, reporting and verification processes
Guiding principles – Institutional arrangements
UNFCCC decisions and requirements
Significance and key category analysis
Design decisions relevant to national forest monitoring systems
Definition of forest
Land cover, land use and stratification
Forest reference emission levels and forest reference levels
Quality assurance and quality control
Guiding principles – Requirements and design decisions
Estimation methods for REDD+ activities
Estimation of emissions from deforestation
Estimation of emissions from degradation
Sustainable management of forests, enhancement of forest carbon stocks (within existing forest), and conservation of forest carbon stocks
Enhancement of forest carbon stocks (afforestation of land not previously forest, reforestation of land previously converted from forest to another land use)
Conversion of natural forest
Integration frameworks for estimating emission and removals
Selecting an integration framework
Activity data x emission/removal factor tools
Fully integrated tools
Practical considerations in choosing an integration tool
Guiding principles – Methods and approaches
Reporting results of REDD+ activities
Technical analysis of the REDD+ annex to the BUR
Additional advice on REDD+ reporting and verification
Guiding Principles – Reporting and verification of emissions and removals
Financial considerations

Non-carbon Related Reporting [MGD Sections]

Institutions involved in measurement, reporting and verification
Guiding principles – Institutional arrangements
Guiding principles – Requirements and design decisions
Guiding Principles – Reporting and verification of emissions and removals
Financial considerations

Internal + External Analysis [MGD Sections]

Institutions involved in measurement, reporting and verification
Measurement, reporting and verification processes
Operational requirements
Guiding principles – Institutional arrangements
Quality assurance and quality control
Guiding principles – Requirements and design decisions
Reporting forest reference emission levels and forest reference levels
Technical assessment of forest reference emission levels and forest reference levels
Reporting results of REDD+ activities
Technical analysis of the REDD+ annex to the BUR
Additional advice on REDD+ reporting and verification
Guiding Principles – Reporting and verification of emissions and removals

AFOLU GHG Inventory Reporting [MGD Sections]

Institutions involved in measurement, reporting and verification
Guiding principles – Institutional arrangements
UNFCCC decisions and requirements
IPCC good practice guidance
Relationship to UNFCCC
Design decisions relevant to national forest monitoring systems
Definition of forest
Land cover, land use and stratification
Forest reference emission levels and forest reference levels
Quality assurance and quality control
Guiding principles – Requirements and design decisions
Reporting forest reference emission levels and forest reference levels
Technical assessment of forest reference emission levels and forest reference levels
Reporting results of REDD+ activities
Technical analysis of the REDD+ annex to the BUR
Additional advice on REDD+ reporting and verification
Guiding Principles – Reporting and verification of emissions and removals
Financial considerations
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Since 1996, the IPCC has published the methodological guidance that countries have agreed to use in estimating GHGIs for reporting to the UNFCCC and the KP. Table 1 summarizes the methodological guidance introduced by IPCC since 1996, covering all sectors including those related to land use.

Table 1: Versions of IPCC guidance

IPCC Guidance Document
Description
1996 Revised IPCC Guidelines for National Greenhouse Gas Inventories (96GL) Opens in new window
First guidelines agreed for use under the UNFCCC
2000 Good Practice Guidance and Uncertainty Management in National Greenhouse Gas Inventories (GPG2000) Opens in new window
Provides good practice guidance in implementing the 1996 Revised Guidelines. Covers all sectors except land use, land-use change and forestry. Introduces the definition of good practice – retained by all subsequent guidance and guidelines.
2003 Good Practice Guidance for land use, land- use change and forestry (GPG2003) Opens in new window
Extends good practice guidance to include land use, land-use change and forestry.
2006 IPCC Guidelines for National Greenhouse Gas Inventories (2006GL) Opens in new window
Consolidates and updates previous guidance. Uses the same methodological framework as GPG2003. Combines agriculture and land use into a single sector (Agriculture, Forestry, and Other Land Uses or AFOLU).
2013 Supplement to the 2006 IPCC Guidelines for National Greenhouse Gas Inventories: Wetlands Opens in new window
Fills gaps and extends the 2006GL and updates emission/removal factors including on wetlands and drained soils
2013 Revised Supplementary Methods and Good Practice Guidance Arising from the Kyoto Protocol Opens in new window
Provides guidance in support of the LULUCF accounting rules agreed for LULUCF for the second commitment period of the KP
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