Methodological Options to Inventory Emissions from Direct Human Induced Activities

The purpose of this project was to respond to concerns that selection of eligible activities under Article 3.4 of the Kyoto Protocol could give rise to an unbalanced accounting if certain types of degradation or devegetation activities are not included. The report would develop definitions for direct human-induced degradation of forests and devegetation of other vegetation types, develop methods to inventory emissions from these activities and analyse the implications of different options to include the accounting of these activities under the provisions of Article 3.4 of the Kyoto Protocol, including the relation to forest management and revegetation.