2005
           Sourcebook for 
           Land uSe, Land-uSe 
           change and  
           foreStry ProjectS
                     timothy Pearson, Sarah 
                     Walker and Sandra brown
                     With input from Bernhard Schlamadinger 
                     (Joanneum Research), Igino Emmer (Face 
                     Foundation), Wolfram Kägi (BSS) and Ian 
                     Noble, Benoit Bosquet and Lasse Ringius 
                     (World Bank)
            SouRcEBooK FoR 
          LaNd uSE, LaNd-uSE 
         chaNgE aNd FoREStRy 
                 PRoJEctS
              timothy Pearson, Sarah Walker 
                  and Sandra brown
              With input from Bernhard Schlamadinger, 
               Igino Emmer, Wolfram Kägi, Ian Noble, 
                Benoit Bosquet and Lasse Ringius
                             i         S o u r c e b o ok for Land uSe, Land-uSe change and foreStry ProjectS                                                                                                                                                                                                                         Sourcebook for Land uSe, Land-uSe change and foreStry ProjectS                                                                                                                  i i
                         contentS
                         1.   PurPose and scoPe .........................................................................................................1
                         2.    IntroductIon to the Kyoto Protocol and the clean develoPment  
                                 mechanIsm Project cycle ...........................................................................................2
                         	       2.1.		 The	Clean	Development	Mechanism	......................................................................................2
                         3. IntroductIon to the BIocarBon Fund and the BIocarBon Fund cycle ......3
                         4. concePts oF addItIonalIty, BaselIne, leaKage and Permanence ....................4
                         	       4.1.		 Additionality	........................................................................................................................ 4
                         	       4.2.		 Baseline	............................................................................................................................... 4
                         	       4.3.		 Leakage	............................................................................................................................... 5
                         	       4.4.		 Permanence	......................................................................................................................... 5
                         5. sPecIFIc consIderatIons For the Kyoto Protocol ..............................................6
                         	       5.1.		 Currently	Acceptable	LULUCF	Projects	..................................................................................6
                         	       5.2.		 The	Eligibility	of	Lands	......................................................................................................... 6
                         	       	           5.2.1.	31	December	1989	Rule	.............................................................................................. 6
                         	       	           5.2.2.	Definitions	of	Forest	.................................................................................................... 6
                         	       	           5.2.3.	The	Eligibility	Tool	...................................................................................................... 6
                         	       5.3.		Additionality	Tests	.................................................................................................................. 7
                         	       5.4.	Choice	of	Baseline	................................................................................................................... 8
                         	       5.5.	Crediting................................................................................................................................ 9
                         	       5.6.	Submission	of	New	Afforesation/Reforestation	Methodology	.....................................................10
                         6. develoPIng a measurement Plan ...............................................................................11
                         	       6.1.		 The	Concepts	of	Accuracy,	Precision	and	Being	Conservative	...................................................11
                         	       6.2.		 Define	the	Project	Boundaries	.............................................................................................. 12
                         	       6.3.		 Stratify	the	Project	Area	....................................................................................................... 12
                         	       6.4.		 Decide	Which	Carbon	Pools	to	Measure	...............................................................................12
                         	       6.5.		 Determine	Type,	Number	and	Location	of	Measurement	Plots	................................................13
                         	       	           6.5.1.	Type	of	Plots	............................................................................................................. 13
                         	       	           6.4.2.	Number	of	Plots	........................................................................................................ 15
                         	       	           6.5.3.	Location	of	Plots	....................................................................................................... 18
                         	       6.6.	Determine	Measurement	Frequency	........................................................................................18
                         7. FIeld measurements .......................................................................................................19
                         	       7.1.		 Preparation	for	Fieldwork	.................................................................................................... 19
                         	       7.2.		 Trees,	Palms	and	Lianas	....................................................................................................... 20
                         	       	           7.2.1.	Trees	........................................................................................................................ 20
                         	       	           7.2.2.	Palms	....................................................................................................................... 21
                         	       	           7.2.3.	Lianas	...................................................................................................................... 21
                         	       7.3.	Non-Tree	Vegetation	.............................................................................................................. 21