Table 4

Summary of IPCC data categories for Activity Data on forest area changes and Emission Factors for changes in carbon stocks from deforestation and forest degradation.

Approaches for Activity Data: Forest Area Changes

Tiers for Emission Factors: Changes in Carbon Stocks

1. Non-spatial country statistics

1. IPCC default values by continent and forest type

2. Maps, surveys, and other national statistical data

2. Country specific data for key factors

3.Spatially explicit data from interpretation of remote sensing imagery

3.National inventory of carbon stocks, via repeated measurements of key stocks through time or modeling

Approach 1 and Tier 3 data products were unavailable for Mato Grosso during 1990-2008. Please see [21] for a more complete discussion of IPCC Good Practice Guidance.

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