Article 6 of the kyoto protocol as contained in decision 9cmp. Moreover, not all cells provided in the tables need to be filled. Lulucf accounted and reported quantities under the kyoto. Lulucf activities under article 3, paragraphs 3 and 4, of the kyoto protocol. In this paper, we have presented a synopsis of lulucf activities under the kyoto protocol and marrakech accords. Afforestation, reforestation and deforestation ard since 1990 mandatory activities covered by article 3. Incorporating blue carbon as a mitigation action under the. Land use, landuse change, and forestry lulucf, also referred to as forestry and other land use folu, is defined by the united nations climate change secretariat as a greenhouse gas inventory sector that covers emissions and removals of greenhouse gases resulting from direct humaninduced land use such as settlements and commercial uses, landuse change, and forestry activities. Parties to the kyoto protocol to account for certain lulucf activities to meet their emission reduction commitments under kp article 3.
The marrakech accords dictate which lulucf activities are to be included under the kyoto protocol and provide rules on how they are to be accounted in the first commitment period. Lulucf accounted and reported quantities under the kyoto protocol explanatory note for country fact sheets methodology. Nations framework convention on climate change unfccc and the kyoto protocol in 2002, and has implemented a number of climate change related programs. The gpglulucf assists countries in producing inventories for the land use, landuse change and forestry sector that are neither over nor underestimates so far as can be judged, and in which uncertainties are reduced as far as practicable. Projections of emissions and removals from the lulucf.
Pdf landuse change and forestry in the kyoto protocol. The kyoto protocol and developing countries mustafa babiker, john m. Lulucf activities under the kyoto protocol 1 the reporting tables are for the compilation of relevant information only and differ from the common reporting format crf tables that are designed by sbsta. In 2010 the netherlands reported for the first time to the kyoto protocol.
We have drawn attention to the difficulties associated with the current agreement. Pdf a synopsis of land use, landuse change and forestry. Furthermore, the text of the kyoto protocol did not set speci. Uk reporting of lulucf under the kyoto protocol amanda thomson. Assessment and measurement issues related to soil carbon sequestration in landuse, landuse change, and forestry lulucf projects under the kyoto protocol. Furthermore, the text of the kyoto protocol did not set speci c rules as to how lulucf emissions and removals would be. Several articles of the kyoto protocol address land management issues. Reporting requirements of the lulucf sector under the unfccc. Jrc technical workshop on lulucf issues under the kyoto. Liberia developed its national adaptation programme of action in 2008 followed by its initial national communication to the unfccc in 2012. That the aim stated in article 3, paragraph 1, of the kyoto protocol not be changed by accounting for land use, landuse change and forestry activities. The kyoto protocol is the first international agreement with legally binding ghg emission reduction obligations for its signatory parties.
During the doha meeting in december 2012, the parties to the kyoto protocol. We would like to show you a description here but the site wont allow us. The following glossary of ji lulucf terms is meant to facilitate the completion of the ji lulucf pdd form. Forest land 4a, cropland 4b, grassland 4c, wetlands. Some important differences exist between the reporting rules for the lulucf sector under the convention and under kp.
The first commitment period cp1 lasted from 2008 to 2012. Ipcc gpg lulucf ipcc task force on national greenhouse. Understanding land use in the unfccc ghg management institute. However, from the beginning of the negotiations, there were concerns that the protocol might lead to a perverse incentive to increase the logging of pristine forests, which are large carbon pools and reported to be carbon sinks. Pdf on mar 1, 2000, janine bloomfield and others published landuse change and forestry in the kyoto protocol find, read and cite all the research you need on researchgate. Background information international climate commitments. Whereas under the convention land based reporting ideally covers the complete national surface of managed. Projections of emissions and removals from the lulucf sector to 2050.
Landuse, landuse change and forestry lulucf under the. The text provides options from reopening the entire decision text for lulucf or adopting the decisions reached under the kyoto protocol. Greenhouse gas reporting of the lulucf sector for the. Report on c stock changes in agb, bgb, litter, dead wood and soils ard report on c stock changes in these pools for each of the elected article 3. Lulucf activities under article 3, paragraphs 3 and 4, and articles 6 and 12 of the kyoto protocol. But the regulation also holds room for further improvements.
Yet the inclusion of these activities played a key role in agreement on the general framework of the kyoto protocol, and lulucf will likely. Annex i parties use of forest management in meeting their targets is. The kp supplement builds on methods and guidance provided in the 2006 ipcc guidelines that have been agreed for use for reporting from 2015 by annex i parties to the unfccc and the kyoto protocol. Lulucf or adopting the decisions reached under the kyoto protocol. A synopsis of land use, landuse change and forestry lulucf under the kyoto protocol and marrakech accords.
However, this potential is not fully realised due to limitations of current rules under the kyoto protocol. Parties have an important opportunity in negotiations on a. Project participants that wish to submit a project design document pdd for a land use, landuse change and forestry lulucf project to. Greenhouse gas emission projections for the lulucf sector under article 3. The rules for land use, land use change and forestry under. Greenhouse gas reporting for the lulucf sector in the. Compared to earlier rules, the lulucf regulation increases incentives for improving land management in the eu as it further reduces accounting for the implications of recent management changes, rather than historic trends. Understanding the implications of the eululucf regulation. Unfccc in kyoto, in 1997under time pressure and without the support of a fully considered scienti. The solution under the kyoto protocol to such issues was to exclude lulucf from the general estimation of assigned amounts, and to allow countries to use performance within the lulucf sector to help offset emissions from other sectors, with a. In this way double counting of emissions is avoided.
A synopsis of land use, landuse change and forestry. Reporting lulucf activities under the kyoto protocol 15 tables of the crf for lulucf under the kyoto protocol. Good practice guidance for land use, landuse change and forestry activities under article 3, paragraphs 3 and 4, of the kyoto protocol. Particular criteria apply to the definition of forestry under the kyoto protocol. Switzerland s second initial report under the kyoto protocol. Peat extraction onsite and offsite emissions reported under 5d wetlands using ipcc 2006 gl improved consistency in reporting of land areas new activity data countryside survey 2007 data national land cover sampling. We have also presented six criteria for assessing proposals for the inclusion of lulucf in a future agreement. However, these rules have limitations and drawbacks that may be avoided in the structure of future commitments beyond 2012.
Lulucf and kyoto protocol targets, 200812 pdf this website has limited functionality with javascript off. Kyoto protocol to coverage of all land uses on managed lands, corresponding to. Update switzerlands second initial report under the kyoto protocol 202020 5 2 switzerlands national greenhouse gas inventory 19902014 while other content of section 2 of switzerlands second initial report was also affected by the revisions e. The following lulucf activities are included under the kyoto protocol. The data presented in attachment 1 are 1 net ghg emissionsremovals from forest land under the unfccc 5. An important element in the accounting rules in the lulucf regulation is that, similar to accounting of forest management under cp2 of the kyoto protocol, the mitigation achievements of managed forest land are determined against a forest reference level frl, however now against a more strictly described frl, trying to avoid the large. Technical issues to address agreed to at the 17th conference of parties cop 17 to the unfccc2 in durban, south africa, to replace the kyoto protocol with a new agreement by 2015. The kyoto protocol of the framework convention on climate change unfccc has laudable goals for greenhouse gas reductions. Eu lulucf regulation explained summary of core provisions. Reporting requirements of inventories under the unfccc the. Thus, it is important to note that the already ongoing reporting under the unfccc and the additional kyoto protocol demands will be integrated in the future reporting. Understanding land use in the unfccc 5 emissions were included under agriculture in the revised 1996 ipcc guidelines for national ghg inventories 8 and the ipcc good practice guidance. Forest management, cropland management, grazing land management, and revegetation are all eligible lulucf activities under the protocol. Zealands land use, landuse change and orestry lulucf f sector under article 3.