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Glossary and related links

A number of scientific terms frequently crop up in discussions about land use, emissions and carbon analysis. This glossary is provided to help users understand some of the scientific greenhouse gas reporting and accounting terminology.

Ministry for the Environment, International Review of New Zealand's Carbon Monitoring project (PDF 235 KB), November 1999.

Payton, I. J.; Newell, C. L.; Beets, P. N. 2004: New Zealand carbon monitoring system indigenous forest and shrubland data collection manual (PDF 2.0 MB). Christchurch, Caxton Press for New Zealand Climate Change Office, Ministry for the Environment. 68 p.

Lawton, Maggie; Barton, James Framework Report on the Development of the National Carbon Monitoring System (PDF 290 KB), February 2002.

Links

Australian Carbon Accounting System (NCAS)

Canadian Forest Carbon Accounting

United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC)

Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC)

Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) Good Practice Guidance (GPG) for Land Use, Land-Use Change and Forestry (LULUCF)

The carbon cycle and the role of forests in the carbon cycle