National Forest GHG Inventories– A Stock Taking

23-25 February, 2010, Yokohama, Japan

Task Force on National Greenhouse Gas Inventories

1National Forest GHG Inventories– A Stock Taking

23-25 February, 2010, Yokohama, Japan

Task Force on National Greenhouse Gas Inventories
Inventories2

Supporting material prepared for consideration by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change. This
supporting material has not been subject to formal IPCC review processes. Neither the papers presented
at the expert meeting nor this report of its proceedings has been subjected to IPCC review.

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Table of Contents
FOREWORD .......................................................................................................................................................... 5
Executive Summary .............................................................................................................................................. 6
1.

Introduction .................................................................................................................................................. 7

2.

Summary of discussions ............................................................................................................................. 8

3.

4.

2.1

Presentations & discussions........................................................................................................ 8

2.2

Break-out Groups ........................................................................................................................ 8

Meeting Discussions .................................................................................................................................. 10
3.1

Area data ................................................................................................................................... 11

3.2

Carbon stock change estimation ............................................................................................... 13

3.2.1

Stratification of forest land: ............................................................................................... 13

3.2.2

Sampling and monitoring design: ..................................................................................... 13

3.2.3

Use of models (specific to LULUCF): ............................................................................... 13

3.2.4

Forest-related uncertainties and QA/QC: ......................................................................... 13

3.2.5

Emission factors (EF) and other additional guidance: ...................................................... 14

3.2.6

Technical Bulletin (TB) (possibly the result from the technical workshop) ........................ 14

Conclusions ................................................................................................................................................ 15

Annex 1.

List of Participants ........................................................................................................................ 17

Annex 2.

Meeting Agenda ............................................................................................................................ 22

Annex 3.

References..................................................................................................................................... 24

Annex 4.

Presentations ................................................................................................................................ 25

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FOREWORD
The IPCC’s Task Force on National Greenhouse Gas Inventories has, as part of its mandate, the objectiveof encouraging users to adopt the IPCC methodological guidelines for estimating national inventories ofgreenhouse gases. This report is one of a series, developed though expert meetings, which aims to assist
users of the guidelines by addressing specific problem areas. Forest GHG inventories are one of the moredifficult areas in GHG inventory compilation, in particular for developing countries that face difficulties withdata collection, both current and time series, and with appropriate parameters for use in GHG estimation.
Reliable monitoring and reporting of forests emissions and removals would be increasingly needed in lightof the current negotiations on REDD+ and NAMAs. This Expert meeting sought to address some of thechallenges to the application of IPCC Guidelines to forest GHG inventories. The Co-chairs of the Task
Force Bureau would like to thank all those involved in this meeting, and we would like to express our
sincere thanks and appreciation to IGES and the Government of the Japan for their support by hosting thismeeting.

Thelma Krug
Co-Chair Task Force Bureau

Taka Hiraishi
Co-Chair Task Force Bureau

5Executive Summary
The meetings reviewed the use of the current IPCC guidelines on forest GHG inventories particularly withregard to the use of remote sensing and ground-based methods of data acquisition on C stocks and areachanges of forests1.
The meeting identified a number of key areas where IPCC TFI could provide advice to the inventory
compilers including those on the use of remote sensing and ground-based methods and their combination
in forest inventories, on new emission factors and on areas needing fresh or revised guidance. The
meeting recommended future actions from IPCC TFI such as addition of new FAQs on the IPCC TFI
website, inclusion of new and revised emission factors in the IPCC Emission Factor Database (EFDB),
guidance on the use of remote sensing and tools such as online discussion forum and technical bulletinsto help inventory compilers.
In particular the meeting noted that there is a need to provide additional guidance on the design of forest
monitoring systems including issues such as:a. Stratification particularly in dynamic landscapes subject to disturbances and management
practices,b. Approaches to sampling,c.

Treatment of pools,d. Accuracy/uncertainty assessment,e. Combination of ground based inventories with remote sensing and modelling approaches.
The meeting noted that there was a need to provide additional guidance on transparently documenting
model structure, assumptions and validation and application of QA/QC in LULUCF models and that thiswould be addressed in the upcoming Expert Meeting on Use of Models and Measurements in GHG
Inventories to be held in Sydney, Australia, on 9-11 August 2010.
The participants also noted that now there is more and better information on some areas since the IPCC
Guidelines were compiled, for example; Biomass Expansion (and Conversion) Factors (BEF/BCEF);
biomass growth and loss in selectively logged forests; losses due to collateral damage and infrastructuredamage from selective logging; and emission factors for peat lands.

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Presentations made at the meeting are available on the IPCC NGGIP website. < http://www.ipcc-nggip.iges.or.jp/>6

1.

Introduction

The IPCC held an Expert Meeting on the National Forest GHG Inventories - a Stock-taking on 23-25
February, 2010 in Yokohama, Japan. The meeting was financially supported by the Government of Japanand IPCC wishes to express its sincere gratitude to it.
The IPCC Guidelines on National Greenhouse Gas Inventories are used by Parties to the United Nations
Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) to report their emissions and removals as requiredby the Convention. The Revised 1996 Guidelines and the subsequent Good Practice Guidance are
currently adopted by the UNFCCC for reporting. The IPCC has recently updated this guidance in the 2006
Guidelines and its use is currently being considered by the UNFCCC Parties. Forest GHG inventories are
one of the more difficult areas in GHG inventory compilation, in particular for developing countries thatface difficulties with data collection, both current and time series, and with appropriate parameters for use
in GHG estimation. More reliable GHG inventories for forests will be increasingly required if UNFCCC
deliberations, and agreements, advance on both REDD+ and NAMAs. While there has not yet been a
specific invitation to the IPCC for additional work, it is reasonable to expect that eventually there will be
expectations on the IPCC work in this area. The meeting was meant to take stock of current knowledge inthis area with a view towards contributing to the development of this area as well as towards preparing forthe eventual future IPCC work, by• Exchange of experiences and good practice in this area
• Identification of additional emission factors and other parameters• Dissemination of this information
While there is no plan to change the 2006 IPCC Guidelines now, the meeting proceedings, FAQs, or new
emission factors would better inform inventory practitioners and policy developments. This work could also
feed into new guidelines at a future date.
A total of 52 participants including IPCC Task Force on National Greenhouse Gas Inventories (TFI) Cochairs, Task Force Bureau (TFB) members, experts and members of Technical Support Unit (TSU) took
part in the meeting. Presentations were made by 17 experts on topics relating to forest GHG inventories.

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2.

Summary of discussions

The Expert Meeting started with the opening session chaired by Mr. Takahiko Hiraishi, IPCC TFI Co-chair
who welcomed the participants and discussed the background of the meeting.
Mr. Ono, Director, Research and Information Office, Global Environment Bureau of Ministry of theEnvironment, Japan welcomed the participants on behalf of the Government of Japan. He emphasized theimportance of this meeting at the present juncture in climate negotiations. He also highlighted Japan’s
continued commitment to supporting inventory development and IPCC TFI.
Mr. Kuniaki Makiya, the Secretary General of Institute of Global Environmental Strategies (IGES)
welcomed all participants on behalf of I.G.E.S. and noted the long-standing relationship between IGES
and IPCC TFI Technical Support Unit (TSU) hosted by IGES. He also emphasized the importance of GHG
inventories in climate negotiations and policy-making.
2.1 Presentations & discussions
Opening remarks were followed by the presentations from the TSU giving the general outline andbackground of the meeting. Simon Eggleston (Head, TSU) provided a brief outline of the meeting
objectives in his opening presentation. Nalin Srivastava (TSU) presented a summary of the IPCC
guidance on forest GHG inventories.
As the main objective of the meeting was to share experiences and the best practices in the area of forest
GHG inventories, the presentations by the 15 invited speakers dealt with a wide variety of topics ranging
from the forest GHG inventories under the UNFCCC and the use of the Good Practice Guidance by thecountries for their forest GHG inventories for reporting under the Convention to topics related to the use of
remote sensing and ground inventories for forest GHG inventories and treatment of issues such as
disturbances. The list of presentations2 is attached as Annex 4.
2.2 Break-out Groups
In the afternoon session on the second day it was decided to convene two break-out groups (BOGs) tocontinue further deliberations in a focused manner. Based on the outline suggested by Taka Hiraishi thetwo breakout groups were asked to focus on the following areas:2Group 1: Area dataGroup 2: Carbon stock change estimation

Presentations made at the meeting are available on the IPCC NGGIP website. < http://www.ipcc-nggip.iges.or.jp/>8

These groups presented on the progress of their deliberations in the morning and later presented their
final conclusions in the afternoon to the plenary on the final day.

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3.

Meeting Discussions

The main discussion points can be summarized as follows:

The issue of identification of forest areas subject to degradation and distinguishing them from
Sustainable Forest Management (SFM) areas. The importance of identifying the drivers ofdegradation was emphasized as sometimes lowering of carbon stocks alone may not be sufficient tocharacterize degradation which may be attributable to other factors like age-class structure or
management operations. Irreversibility of the process can be another guiding criterion for identifying
degradation. It was also mentioned that stratification could potentially resolve the problem of
distinguishing the forest areas subject to degradation from SFM areas.

Use of models in LULUCF inventories. The need for transparency and full documentation of model
structure, assumptions, parameters, calibration and validation was strongly emphasized. Various
ways to document the models more transparently were suggested such as:oSummarizing the outputs of the model and comparing them to Tier 1 and 2 methods as away of model validation;oMaking the model source code open to reveal the data;oProviding good practice guidance for the use of models in the LULUCF inventories.

Use of remote sensing (RS) in forest GHG inventories. As in the case of models, transparency
and validation of remote sensing was strongly recommended. Some experts noted the great potentialof airborne systems like LIDAR for remotely sensing biomass especially considering the lack ofground data and the problems in ensuring coverage for large countries. However there also weresome questions raised regarding the effectiveness of remote sensing methods like laser altimetry forselectively logged and multi-strata and multi-species forests. The need for the IPCC to collaborate
with other international initiatives on setting of remote sensing standards for forest monitoring such as
GEOSS and GOFC-GOLD3 was also emphasized.



Experts also highlighted several areas where the IPCC guidance has been difficult to implement or
fresh guidance or improved emission factors/parameters were need. These included:oCarbon stock change estimations in selectively logged forests. The biomass loss is also
due to collateral damage and infrastructure damage from selective logging (e.g. in roads,
skid trails, logging damage in gaps etc.) while the appropriate use and magnitude of growth
factors in selectively logged forests is unclear.

3 See www.gofc-gold.uni-jena.de/redd/10oPeriodic updating of the IPCC default values of the emission factors and otherparameters e.g. Biomass Expansion Factors (BEF) to bring them in line with countryspecific values from recent studies was also emphasized as a way to reduce uncertainties inemissions estimations.

oNew emission factors for peatlands were also mentioned as a priority area for further work.

TFI Bulletins, Some experts felt that in light of rapid advancements in measurements, methods andremote sensing, they would strongly recommend the IPCC to issue periodically updated technicalbulletins to address important technical issues on a continuing basis.

3.1 Area data
A group with Co-Chairs Gary Richards (Australia) and Frederic Achard (EU) considered issues
surrounding area data. The important issues to be addressed were identified as:

Availability of remote sensing imagery:o The issue of suitability of the remote sensing imagery to the forest GHG inventories has tobe considered taking into account the issue of multi-scaling and constraints of availability ofhistorical time series remote sensing data and their changes over time. Multi-scaling(imagery) and changes of data availability over time have to be also considered.
oThere is a need for coordination among different agencies to address issues with regard tocontinuity of remote sensing imagery.

oInteroperability and comparability between sensors (e.g. between optical and radar) is amajor issue to be addressed for a consistent time series of data.

oThere is a need to compile an Inventory of available information on remote sensing fromdifferent sources such as UNFCCC, IPCC technical report, GOFC/GOLD, CEOS etc.

o

Periodic updates on the mission status of satellite and airborne remote sensing would be auseful.

oThere is a need to consider data issues such as data distribution policies and data ownership(taking into account international initiatives such as GMES & GEO); cost and access to data
including ground infrastructure for reception; and data processing (methods, agencies,
archiving and data transfer).

oProcesses for acquiring data should be transparent (e.g. through GEO initiative, FAO
process).

Interpretation of remote sensing data:11oThe key issue for forest GHG inventories is change assessment.

o

The use of interpretation methods should be transparent, flexible and ‘objective-driven’ (e.g.
through the GEO initiative, FAO processes).

o

The important issues to be addressed in interpretation of remote sensing data are:

definition of classes (vegetation types, land use categories, subcategories,
stratification) and how to apply them consistently over the time series;

issue of land use vs. land cover4;

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relevance of country information and recognition of national circumstances that areimportant to interpret the satellite images;

biophysical parameters and data assimilation;accuracy assessment, QA/QC and uncertainty assessment;

combining data from different sources (satellite, aerial and ground) and with models

time-series consistency;objective analysis for consistency between operators should be rule-based.

The group came up with the following specific recommendations:

Producing an “orientation/getting-started” document to support inventory developers for initiating or
advancing inventories (with topics of data sources, stratification, accuracy/uncertainty, transparency)
to complement the existing guidelines;

Producing further guidance on the use of remote sensing and other data sources and techniques forthe identification and stratification of areas associated with:odisturbances, e.g. fires, illegal logging;omanagement practices, e.g. harvesting (forest land), peat land drainage and rewetting(wetlands).

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Specific advice on technical and methodological practices in applying Approach 3 with regard to:ouse of remote sensing and other data techniques;oassessment of accuracy /uncertainties.

Specific advice on technical and methodological practices in applying Tier 3.

The land use and land cover issue is addressed in the GPG-LULUCF and 2006GLs
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3.2 Carbon stock change estimation
This group with Co-Chairs Zoltan Somogyi (Hungary) and Edwin Castellanos (Guatemala) considered thefollowing issues:
3.2.1

Stratification of forest land:

Guidance on stratification in rapidly changing landscapes was identified as one area where there was aneed to share experiences to assess whether more guidance was needed. This could be done by:Questionnaire/White Paper on stratification based on the experiences with the IPCC Guidelines;
Workshop on experiences with stratification;

Decision Trees to help stratification of forest lands could be useful to the inventory compliers.

3.2.2

Sampling and monitoring design:

It was agreed that a workshop on the improvement and design of monitoring systems for forest carbon
stock change monitoring including a discussion on inventory design, stratification, sampling, pools, anduse and integration of existing and evolving new remote sensing data and methods for biomass estimation(e.g. multi remote sensing data layers, very high resolution remote sensing data, LIDAR, etc.). The results
should be posted on the TFI website together with a compilation of relevant publications addressing
specific issues in sampling design.
3.2.3

Use of models (specific to LULUCF):

The validation and improving the transparency of models is key to their use. A compilation of feedback
from reviewers on the disadvantages, shortcomings, and benefits of the use of LULUCF models in
National Inventory Reports (NIR) and additional good practice guidance on the use of models in LULUCF
will greatly assist improving model reporting especially with regard to:transparency in documenting model structure, assumptions, parameters and validation;

application of QA/QC.

3.2.4

Forest-related uncertainties and QA/QC:

Additional information and advice on uncertainty analysis and the application of the guidelines will help
address the problems faced by many inventory compilers, particularly regarding the combination of
uncertainties using the error-propagation equation and Monte Carlo methods in LULUCF. This could be
provided to users via Frequently-Asked-Questions (FAQ) on the IPCC TFI website, Technical Bulletins
and/or a Discussion Forum. It could be supplemented by a compilation of the latest papers on uncertainty
assessment in forest inventories on the TFI website.
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3.2.5Emission factors (EF) and other additional guidance:

Improved and more specific emission factors for peat lands (both forested and non-forested peat lands inboreal to tropical climate) are now available and should be collected together in, for example, the IPCC
Emission Factor Database (EFDB). Participants noted that the EFDB is not easy to use for the land use
categories and recommended that some thought is given to redesigning the interface. The TFI should
consider holding a special Data Meeting on peat lands.
Specific problems were noted in assessing the damage from selective logging and re-growth afterwards.
In particular, the gain-loss method needs to include collateral damage and infrastructure development(roads, skids, decks etc.). In addition, there is a lack of guidance as to what area the re-growth should
occur over and there is limited data on the magnitude of the rate of growth and over what time period thisshould occur in selectively logged forests.
The TFI should consider producing specific guidance on (perhaps through technical workshops):estimation of the impact of selective logging on the change of carbon stocks (e.g. from collateral
damage to stands, roads, skid trails, etc.);



guidance on the appropriate use and magnitude of growth factors in selectively logged forests;interpretation of good practice guidance (e.g. by decision trees, charts etc.);revisiting some emission factors and parameters in the IPCC Guidelines like Biomass Expansion(Conversion) Factors (BEF/BCEF) etc.;

use of other ways of biomass estimation (e.g. allometric equations).

3.2.6

Technical Bulletin (TB) (possibly the result from the technical workshop)

Technical Bulletins could be produced by the TFI to communicate new and updated information toinventory compilers. This could be supplemented by the TFI website providing an internet-based
discussion forum on inventory issues and posting links to other tools and models for inventory estimations.

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4.

Conclusions
1. There is an urgent need to provide additional guidance on the design of forest monitoring
systems including issues such as forest inventory design, stratification, sampling, pools,
accuracy/uncertainty assessment and the combination of ground based inventories with remotesensing and modelling approaches. It was noted that stratification particularly in dynamic
landscapes subject to disturbances and management practices posed a great challenge toinventory compilers. This guidance would assist with fulfilling existing GHG inventory
requirements and will be especially important in emerging areas like REDD+ etc.
2. Models pose a unique challenge to the inventory compilers and the reviewers alike. While theiruse is generally supposed to improve the inventory accuracy, sometimes they are difficult tovalidate5 as they often not transparently documented. The meeting noted that there was a needto provide additional guidance on the use of models in LULUCF especially with regard totransparently documenting model structure, assumptions and validation and application of
QA/QC. These issues would be addressed in the upcoming IPCC Expert Meeting on Greater
Detail in GHG Inventories.
3. The meeting noted that the existing IPCC methods may not provide sufficient detail to capture thebiomass growth and loss in selectively logged forests due to collateral damage and infrastructuredamage from selective logging (e.g. in roads, skid trails and other logging damage) and theincorrect magnitude of growth factors in selectively logged forests. It was felt that this was one
the areas where guidance could be reviewed and revised if necessary.
4. The participants noted that now there is more and better information on emission factors andparameters in many areas since the IPCC Guidelines were compiled. Some of the important ones
were Biomass Expansion (and Conversion) Factors (BEF/BCEF), and emission factors for peat
lands.
5. Inventory compilers need to be provided with the latest available information and experience(including recently published material) through .updated guidance and sharing experiences withon a continuing basis.

5 “validate” is used here in an emission inventory sense – to check that the model is consistent with lower tierinventory methods.

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6. The meeting agreed the following specific steps to tackle these issues:a. Expert Meeting on Technical Issues in Forest GHG Inventories to be organized by TFI focusing
on the following issues in forest GHG inventories:i.

design of forest monitoring systems including issues like inventory design, stratification,
sampling, pools and accuracy/uncertainty assessment;ii.

combination of ground based inventories with remote sensing and modelingapproaches;iii.

use of remote sensing data in forest GHG inventories including on stratification, change
assessment and use of remote sensing methods for biomass estimation;iv.

guidance on selectively logged forests.

b. Population of the EFDB with the latest country-specific data in areas where it is relatively poor or
has outdated data was suggested as an important step. Participants were encouraged tocontribute data to the EFDB. An EFDB Data Meeting on peat lands was proposed.
c. Technical Bulletins produced by expert meetings, and approved by the TFB, on important
technical issues for inventory compilers as a way of reviewing the latest technical publications,and other relevant material providing advice and help to the inventory compilers.
d. Discussion Forum on TFI website that includes the latest updated information the latest
publications, links to useful websites and other relevant material to help to the inventory
compilers on a continuing basis.
e.

Addition of important issues requiring clarification or additional advice to the inventory compilers
to the FAQs was also suggested.

Guidance on selectively logged forests

Updates on EFs and parameters
Peat lands

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EFDB

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Technical
Bulletin

Guidance on the use of models

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FAQs

Guidance on design of monitoring systems

EFDB/Data
Meeting

TFI Expert
Meeting

Table1. List of suggested actions and tools for forest GHG inventories

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Annex 1.

List of Participants

Argentina
Leonidas Osvaldo GIRARDIN
Fundacion Bariloche
Piedras 482 2H Buenos Aires City
Argentina 1070
Tel: 54 11 4331 2021
Fax: 54 11 4331 2021
logirardin@fundacionbariloche.org.ar
Australia
Gary Philip RICHARDS
Department of Climate Change
GPO 854, Canberra City, ACT
Australia
Tel: +612 6159 7201
Fax: +612 6159 7209

Art JAQUES
Environment Canada
200 Sacre-coeur, 10th Floor
Gatineau, quebec
Canada, K1A 0H3
China
Baozhang CHEN
Institute of Geographic Sciences and Natural
Resources Research, Chinese Academy of
Sciences
11A Datun Road, Chaoyang District, Beijing
P.R.China, 100101
Tel: 86 10 6488 9574
Fax: 86 10 6488 9574

baozhang.chen@igsnrr.ac.cn

gary.richards@climatechange.gov.au

BrazilNiro HIGUCHIINPA-National Institute for Reserch in the Amazon
Av. Andre Araujo, 2936 – Aleixo
Manaus-AM, 69060-001, Brazil
Tel: +55 92 3643 1843
Fax: +55 92 3643 1836

Shilong PIAO
Yifu Building 2, Department of Ecology, School ofurban & Environmental Schiences, Peking
University, No5 Yiheyuan Road, Haidian District,
Beijing 1008701, China
Tel: 86 10 62751179
Fax: 8610 62756560
slpiao@pku.edu.cn

NIRO@INPA.GOV.BR

Thelma KRUG (TFI Co-chair)
INPE
National Institute for Space Research
Av. Dos Astronautas, 1758-Jardim da Granja
BrazilTel: +55 12 39-45 6863
Fax: +55 12 39412077

Lingxi ZHOU
Chinese Academy of Meterological Science China
Meteorological Administration
46 Zhongguancun Nandajie, Beijing 100081
China
Tel: 86 10 58995279
Fax: 86 10 62176414

thelmakrug@dir.inpe.br

zhoulx@cams.cma.gov.cn
zhoulx2007@gmail.com

CanadaWerner KURZ
Canadian Forest Service, Natural Resources
Canada506 West Burnside Road, Victoria BC
Canada, V8Z 1M5
Tel: 250 363 6031
Fax: 250 363 0775

Czech Republic
Emil CIENCIALAIFER – Institute of Forest Ecosystem research
Areal 1. Jilovske a.s., Jilove u Prahy,
Czech Republic
254 01
Tel: 420 2 4195 0607
Fax: 420 2 4195 1205

werner.kurz@nrcan.gc.ca

emil.cienciala@ifer.cz

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Zoltan SOMOGYI
Hungarian Forest Research InstituteStefania ut 14.Budapest
H-1142
Hungary
Tel: 36 30 465 2684

Finland
Jukka ALM
Finnish Forest Research Institute
Joensuu
PO Box 68 (Yliopistokatu 6) FIN-80101
FinlandTel: 358 50 391 3107
Fax: 358 10 211 3001

Som9013@helka.iif.hu

Germany
Karsten DUNGER
VTI
Alfred-Moeller-Str.1
16225
Germany
Tel: 49 3334 65 328
Fax: 49 3334 65 354

India
Nijavalli H RAVINDRANATH
Indian Institute of ScienceCentre for Substantial Technologies,
Indian Institute of Science
Bangalore – 560012
India
Tel: 91 80 23341838
Fax: 91 80 2360 1428

jukka.alm@metla.fi

Karsten.dunger@vti.bund.de

Martin HEROLD
GOFC-GOLD/Wageningen University
Center of Geo-Information
Department of Environmental Science
WageningenUniversity
Droevendaalsesteeg 3
Wegeningen, 6708
The Netherlands
Tel: 31 (0) 317 481276
European Union
Frederic ACHARD
Joint Research Centre of the European
Commission
CCR/TP 440, Ispra (VA), 21027
Italy
Tel: 39 0332 78 5545
Fax: 39 0332 78 9073

Frederic.achard@jrc.ec.europa.eu

Guatemala
Edwin CASTELLANOS
Universidad del Valle de Guatemala
18 Ave. 11-95 zona 15
Guatemalaravi@ces,iisc,ernet.in

Japan
Yasumasa HIRATA
Forestry and Forest Products Research Institute
1 Matsunosato, Tsukuba, 305-8687
Japan
Tel: 81 29 829 8314
Fax: 81 29 873 3799
hirat09@affrc.go.jp

Shigehiro ISHIZUKAForestry and Forest Products Research Institute
1 Matsunosato, Tsukuba, Ibaraki
305-8687
Japan
Tel: 81 29 829 8227
Fax: 81 29 874 3720

ishiz03@ffpri.affrc.co.jp

Yoshiyuki KIYONO
Forestry and Forest Products Research Institute
1 Matsunosato, Tsukuba, Ibaraki
305-8687
Japan
Tel: 81 29 829 8329
Fax: 81 29 874 3720
kiyono@ffpri.affrc.go.jp

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Hiroshi ONO
Director
Research and Information Office
Global Environment Bureau
Ministry of the Environ
ment, Japan
Tel:+81-3-5521-8247
Fax:+81-3-3581-4815
hiroshi_ono@env.go.jp

Kuniaki MAKIYA
IGES
2108-11 Kamiyamaguchi, Hayama, Kanagawa,
240-0115, Japan
Tel: +81-46-855-3750
Fax: +81-46-855-3808
makiya@iges.or.jp

Mitsuo MATSUMOTO
Forestry and Forest Products Research Institute
1 Matsunosato, Tsukuba, Ibaraki
305-8687
Japan
Tel: 81 29 829 8330
Fax: 81 29 874 3720

Yoshiki YAMAGATA
National Institute for Environmental Studies
Onogawa 16-2 Tsukuba Iaraki
305-8506
Tel: 81 298 50 2545
Fax: 81 298 50 2960

yamagata@nies.go.jp

Taka HIRAISHI (TFI Co-chair)c/o IGES
2108-11 Kamiyamaguchi, Hayama, Kanagawa,
240-0115, Japan
Tel: +81-46-855-3758
Fax: +81-46-855-3808
hiraihsi@iges.or.jp

MalawiSam KAINJAForestry Department
Box 30048
Lilongwe 3, Malawi
Tel: 265 1 771 000

skainja@yahoo.com

machan@ffpri.affrc.go.jp

Atsushi SATO
Mitsubishi UFJ Research and Consulting Co.,Ltd.
2-16-4, Konan, Minato-ku, Tokyo
108-8248, Japan
Tel: 81 3 6711 1243
Fax: 81 3 6711 1289

MexicoBernardus De JONGEl Colegio de la Frontera Sur
Carr a Reforma km 15.5 s/n; Ra Guineo,
2da Seccion Villhermosa, Tabacco
Mexico, 86280
Tel: 52 993 3136110 ext 3401

atsushi.sato@murc.jp

bjong@ecosur.mx

Tamotsu SATO
Forestry and Forest Products Research Institute
1 Matsunosato, Tsukuba, Ibaraki
305-8687
Japan
Tel: 81 29 829 8225
Fax: 81 29 874 3720

Papua New Guinea
Sandro FEDERICIC/o Coalition for Rainforest Nations
370 Lexington Avenue, 26th Floor,
New York, 10017
USA
Tel: 1 393 343 854327
Tel: 1 646 448 6881
Fax: 1 646 448 6889

satoo@affrc.go.jp

Tatsuo SWEDA
Ehime University
3-5-7 Tarumi, Matsuyama
790-8566
Japan
Tel: 81 89 946 9878

sfederice@rainforestcoalition.org

sweda@agr.ehime-u.ac.jp

19Sweden
Leif KLEMEDTSSON
Department of Plant and Environmental Sciences
P.O.Box461, Gothenburg Univ.
Gothenburg, SE 405 30
Tel: 46 31 786 2632
Fax: 46 31 786 2560

Heiko BALTZER
University of Leicester
Department of Geography
University Road
Leicester, LE1 7RH
Tel: 44(0)116 2523820
Fax: 44(0)116 2523854

Leif.klemedtsson@dpes.gu.se

hb91@le.ac.uk

Syria
Sadeddin KHERFAN
Baath University
Najm St. Ghota, 031
Homs-Syria
Tel: 963 31 2228713
Fax: 963 33 584903
Mob: 963 944 458468

James Michael (Jim) PENMAN
UK Dept of Energy and Climate Change
DECC, Area 2D, 3 Whitehall Place,
London SW1A 2HD, UK
Tel: 44 300 68 5646

skherfan@yahoo.com

ThailandSirintornthep TOWPRAYOON
The Joint Graduate School of Energy andEnvironment, King Mongkut’s University ofTechnology Thonburi
126 Pracha-Utit Road, Bangmod, Bangkok
10140, Thailand
Tel: (662) 4708309 ext.4126
Fax : (662) 8726736

sirin@jgsee.kmutt.ac.th

United Kingdom
Robert William MATTHEWS
Forest Research
Alice Holt Lodge, Farnham, Surrey
GU10 4LH, United Kingdom
Tel: 44 1420 526235
Fax: 44 1420 23653
robert.matthews@forestry.gsi.gov.uk

Alan Charles BREWER
UK Forestry Commission
Alice Holt lodge, Farnham, Surrey
GU10 5LH England, UK
Tel: 01420 526278
Fax: 01420 23653

jim.penman@decc.gsi.gov.uk

USARichard BIRDSEY
U.S. Forest Service
11 Campus Blvd Suite 200, Newtown Square, PA,
19073, USA
Tel: 1 610 557 4091
Fax: 1 610 557 4095

rbirdsey@fs.fed.us

Sandra BROWN
Winrock International
2121 Crystal Drive, Suite 500,
Arlingon, VA 22202
USA
Tel: 1 7033026578
Fax: 1 7033026512
sbrown@winock.org

Jennifer JENKINS
Environmental Protection Agency
USEPA (code 6207-J)
1200 Pennsylvania Ave.
Washington, DC, 20460
USA
Tel: 202 343 9361
Fax: 202 343 2359

jenkins.jennifer@epa.gov

alan.brewer@forestry.gsi.gov.uk

20Vietnam
Pham Manh CUONG
Department of Forestry
Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development
Bg, No.2 Ngoc Ha, Ba Dinh,
Hanoi, Vientam
Tel: 84 4 3843 8814
Fax: 84 4 5843 8793

IPCC TFI TSU
Simon EGGLESTON
IGES
2108-11 Kamiyamaguchi, Hayama, Kanagawa,
240-0115, Japan
Tel: +81-46-855-3751
Fax: +81-46-855-3808

eggleston@iges.or.jp

manhcuongpham01@gmail.com

Zimbabwe
Amon MURWIRA
University of Zimbabwe
Department of Geography and Environmental
Science
P.O. Box MP167, Mount Pleasant,Zimbabwe
Tel: 263 9 12 415052
Tel: 263 4303259
murwira@arts.uz.ac.zw
murwira@itc.nl

Zhakata WASHINGTON
Ministry of Environment and Natural Resources P.
Bag 7753, Causeway, Harare, Zimbabwe
Tel: 263 4 701681/3
Fax: 263 4 702758

climate@ecoweb.co.zw
washingtonzhakata@hotmail.com

UNFCCCMaria SANZ-SANCHEZ
Martin-Luther-King Str.8
53175 Bonn
Germany
Tel: 49 228 815 1844
Fax: 49 228 815 1997
cjannes@unfccc.int

UN-FAO
Danilo MOLLICONE
Via delle Terme di Caracalla, Roma
Itally, 00100
Tel: 39 0657052044
danilo.mollicone@fao.org

Kiyoto TANABE
IGES
2108-11 Kamiyamaguchi, Hayama, Kanagawa,
240-0115, Japan
Tel: +81-46-855-3752
Fax: +81-46-855-3808

tanabe@iges.or.jp

Nalin SRIVASTAVA
IGES
2108-11 Kamiyamaguchi, Hayama, Kanagawa,
240-0115, Japan
Tel: +81-46-855-3754
Fax: +81-46-855-3808

srivastava@iges.or.jp

Jamsranjav BAASANSUREN
IGES
2108-11 Kamiyamaguchi, Hayama, Kanagawa,
240-0115, Japan
Tel: +81-46-855-3746
Fax: +81-46-855-3808

baasansuren@iges.or.jp

Toru MATSUMOTO
IGES
2108-11 Kamiyamaguchi, Hayama, Kanagawa,
240-0115, Japan
Tel: +81-46-855-3746
Fax: +81-46-855-3808

t-matsumoto@iges.or.jp

Eriko NAKAMURA
IGES
2108-11 Kamiyamaguchi, Hayama, Kanagawa,
240-0115, Japan
Tel: +81-46-855-3750
Fax: +81-46-855-3808
nakamura@iges.or.jp

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Meeting Agenda

Agenda
IPCC Expert Meeting on National Forest GHG Inventories - a Stock Taking
23-25 February 2010, Yokohama, Japan
Tuesday 23 Feb
09:30 – 10:00

Registration
Welcome10:00 – 10:30

Co-Chairs
MoEJ
IGES

AgendaIntroduction (Simon Eggleston, TSU)
10:30 – 13:00

IPCC methodologies for forests (Nalin Srivastava, TSU)
Forest GHG inventories reporting under UNFCCC Maria Sanz-Sanchez (UNFCCC)
Review of application of GPG - LULUCF Guidelines for GHG Inventory by Annex-1 Countries
Nijavalli Hanumantha Rao Ravindranath (India)

13:00 – 14:00

LUNCH
Continuous forest inventory-CFI- system in use in the State of Amazonas, Amazon region, Brazil
Niro Higuchi (Brazil)
The Brazilian experience in the use of remotely sensed data to estimate CO2 emissions andremovals from forestland Thelma Krug(Brazil)
The use of remote sensing in forest carbon estimation: Approaches, technical and institutional
issues Gary Phillip Richards (Australia)

14:00 – 17:00

The use of remote sensing in national forest monitoring for forest GHG inventories
Martin Herold (Germany)
Forest carbon budgeting using airborne laser altimetry Tatsuo Sweda (Japan)
Remote sensing of carbon stock and carbon sequestration potential in Southern African forests
Amon Murwira (Zimbabwe)
Design of forest MRV system in Tanzania Erkki Tomppo (Finland) (Remote presentation from Finland)
DISCUSSION

18:00

RECEPTION (transport will be provided from the venue to the reception, and back to the hotels
afterwards)

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Wednesday 24 Feb
10:00 – 13:00

Canada’s National Forest Carbon Monitoring, Accounting and Reporting System: combining
inventories, remote sensing and models to estimate emissions and removals Werner Alexander
Kurz (Canada)
Japan's experience in forest carbon accounting Mitsuo Matsumoto (Japan)
Recent progress on forest monitoring in UK and potential applications to carbon reporting RobertMatthews (UK)Forest disturbances in Mexico Bernardus H.J. de Jong (Mexico)
Emission factors from selective logging and update on default C stocks for tropical forests Sandra
Brown (USA)How well do we know carbon balance in China? Baozhang Chen (China)
DISCUSSION – Decide BOGs

13:00 – 14:00

LUNCH

14:00 – 17:00

Breakout Groups
1: Use of remote sensing and ground based measurements for assessing deforestation
2: Techniques for assessing and measuring forest degradation

Thursday 25 Feb
10:00 – 13:00

Breakout Groups continue and agree text for meeting report.

13:00 – 14:00

LUNCH

14:00 – 17:00

Plenary:
Agree Draft Meeting Report23Annex 3.

References

IPCC (1997). Houghton J.T., Meira Filho L.G., Lim B., Treanton K., Mamaty I., Bonduki Y., Griggs D.J., andCallander B.A.(Eds). Revised 1996 IPCC Guidelines for National Greenhouse Gas Inventories.
IPCC/OECD/IEA, Paris, France.
IPCC (2000). Penman J., Kruger D., Galbally I., Hiraishi T., Nyenzi B., Emmanuel S., Buendia L., Hoppaus R.,
Martinsen T., Meijer J., Miwa K., and Tanabe K.(Eds.). Good Practice Guidance and Uncertainty
Management in National Greenhouse Gas Inventories. IPCC/OECD/IEA/IGES, Hayama, Japan.
IPCC (2003). Penman J., Gytarsky M., Hiraishi T., Krug T., Kruger D.,Pipatti R., Buendia L., Miwa K., Ngara T.,
Tanabe K. and Wagner F.(Eds.). Good Practice Guidance for Land Use, Land Use Change and Forestry,
IPCC/IGES, Hayama, Japan.
IPCC (2006). Eggleston H.S., Buendia L., Miwa K., Ngara T. and Tanabe K. (eds). 2006 IPCC Guidelines for
National Greenhouse Gas Inventories, Prepared by the National Greenhouse Gas Inventories Programme,
Published: IGES, Japan.

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Presentations“Introduction” Simon Eggleston (TSU)“IPCC methodologies for forests” Nalin Srivastava ( TSU)
“Forest GHG inventories reporting under UNFCCC” Maria Sanz-Sanchez (UNFCCC)“Review of application of GPG - LULUCF Guidelines for GHG Inventory by Annex-1 Countries”
Nijavalli Hanumantha Rao Ravindranath (India)“Continuous forest inventory –CFI-system in use in the State of Amazonas, Amazon region,
Brazil” Niro Higuchi (Brazil)“The Brazilian experience in the use of remotely sensed data to estimate CO2 emissions andremovals from forest land” Thelma Krug (Brazil)“The use of remote sensing in forest carbon estimation: Approaches, technical and institutional
Issues” Gary Phillip Richards (Australia)“The use of remote sensing in national forest monitoring for forest GHG inventories” Martin
Herold” (Germany)“Forest carbon budgeting using airborne laser altimetry” Tatsuo Sweda (Japan)“Remote sensing of carbon stock and carbon sequestration potential in Southern African
forests” Amon Murwira (Zimbabwe)“Design of forest MRV system in Tanzania” Erkki Tomppo (Finland) (Remote presentation from
Finland)“Canada’s National Forest Carbon Monitoring, Accounting and Reporting System: combining
inventories, remote sensing and models to estimate emissions and removals” Werner Alexander
Kurz (Canada)“Japan's experience in forest carbon accounting” Mitsuo Matsumoto (Japan)“Recent progress on forest monitoring in UK and potential applications to carbon Reporting”
Robert Matthews (UK)“Forest disturbances in Mexico” Bernardus H.J. de Jong (Mexico)“Emission factors for selective logging and update on default C stocks for tropical forests”
Sandra Brown (USA)“How well do we know carbon balance in China?” Baozhang Chen (China)

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