GHG Mitigation in Rice Information Kiosk
The GHG Mitigation in Rice Information Kiosk is a communication tool for information on greenhouse gas emissions and mitigation options […]
Evidence for Resilient Agriculture (ERA)
Evidence for Resilient Agriculture (ERA) platform provides access to data and tools designed to target which agricultural technologies work where. […]
AgLEDx Resource Platform for Low-Emission Development
AgLED is intended to be a guide to climate change mitigation in agriculture and food systems for those new and […]
Enhancing investment in soil health and carbon storage: Frontiers for linking finance and carbon accounting
This website houses resources, recordings, and presentations of the 2020 webinar and hackathon “Enhancing investment in soil health and carbon […]
Carbon Storage Potential of Silvopastoral Systems of Colombia
This journal article examines the potential of silvopastoral systems to store carbon in Colombia. Results indicate that there is potential […]
Benchmarking crop nitrogen requirements, nitrogen-use efficiencies and associated greenhouse gas mitigation potential: Methodology exploration for cereal production in sub-Saharan Africa
This working paper explores a generic method that can be used to benchmark nitrogen (N) input requirements for crop production […]
SAMPLES website
SAMPLES is a global research program of CCAFS that provides guidance for measuring GHG emissions and carbon storage in smallholder […]
NDC Climate Toolbox
The NDC Toolbox Navigator is a searchable database of tools, guidance, and advisory support to help countries implement their NDCs […]
Clean Development Mechanism (CDM) methodologies for agriculture
CDM provides methodologies for: Rice cultivation Livestock Manure management Fertilizer management Mulching These methodologies are intended for monitoring of CDM […]
COMET-Farm: Whole Farm and Ranch Carbon and Greenhouse Gas Accounting System
COMET-Farm is a farm-level carbon and greenhouse gas accounting system and calculator for the United States. It uses information on […]
Livestock Activity Data Guidance (L-ADG): Methods and guidance on compilation of activity data for Tier 2 livestock GHG inventories
The Livestock Activity Data Guidance (L-ADG) provides practical methods for countries to estimate the activity data used to compile livestock […]
GSOC MRV Protocol
The GSOC MRV Protocol is a protocol for measurement, monitoring, reporting and verification of soil organic carbon in agricultural landscapes. […]
A framework for identifying country-specific MRV improvement needs in the livestock sector: Lessons from Kenya, Ethiopia and Nigeria
This report summarizes the results of consultations, assessment and prioritization of measurement, reporting and verification (MRV) needs with stakeholders in […]
Agro-Chain Greenhouse Gas Emissions (ACE) calculator
The Agro-Chain Greenhouse Gas Emissions (ACE) calculator is a tool for estimating total GHG emissions associated with a food product. […]
How to measure, report and verify soil carbon change to realise the potential of soil carbon sequestration for atmospheric greenhouse gas removal
Excerpt from summary In this paper we review methods and challenges of measuring SOC change directly in soils, before examining […]
Finalized methods by sector (Australia)
The Australian Government’s Department of the Environment and Energy has compiled a compendium of approved methodologies for estimating GHG impacts […]
Overseer tool
A free to use tool developed for use in New Zealand. It can be used to calculate farm nutrient budgets […]
Introducing a new tool for greenhouse gas calculation tailored for cropland: rationale, operational framework and potential application
This journal article assesses different applications of the GHG calculator named SECTOR (Source-selective and Emission-adjusted GHG CalculaTOR for Cropland), mainly […]
Environmental performance of pig supply chains: Guidelines for assessment
The methodology developed in these draft guidelines aims to introduce a harmonized international approach to the assessment of the environmental […]
Open- and crowd-sourced MRV for agroforestry?
This brief covers preliminary results from a pilot study using Collect Earth to identify agroforestry on multiple land uses in […]
Standardized Baseline for Methane Emissions from Rice Cultivation in the Republic of the Philippines
This document provides a detailed framework for a standardized baseline in rice cultivation in the agriculture section in the Republic […]
Case study: Country inventory (Austria)
This case study describes the countries approach to inventory compilation for livestock methane emissions. Livestock included: dairy and non-dairy cattle, […]
Prediction of enteric methane production, yield, and intensity in dairy cattle using an intercontinental database
This open-access article reports on a study to compare different approaches to predicting methane emissions from dairy cattle (e.g., using […]
Summary of the Resource Efficiency Programme for Brazil’s Beef Supply Chain
This paper explores two existing monitoring and evaluation (M&E) systems in Kenya’s dairy sector to investigate the extent to which […]
A new approach for improving emission factors for enteric methane emissions of cattle in smallholder systems of East Africa Results for Nyando, Western Kenya
This study developed an alternative methodology based on animal energy requirements derived from field measurements of live weight, live weight […]
Climate Action Reserve: Nitrogen Management Project Protocol
This Climate Action Reserve (CAR) protocol accounts for changes in nitrous oxide emissions from projects that reduce the rate of […]
Biological nitrification inhibition by Brachiaria grasses mitigates soil nitrous oxide emissions from bovine urine patches
This study investigated higher biological nitrification inhibition occurrence resulting from bovine urine patches. Researchers used field plots of two tropical […]
UNFCCC Small-Scale Methodology: Methane recovery in animal manure management systems (AMS-III.D)
This methodology covers project activities replacing or modifying anaerobic animal manure management systems in livestock farms for methane recovery and […]
Simple and robust algorithms to estimate liveweight in African smallholder cattle
This study examined data sets from three genetically diverse cattle populations in sub-Saharan Africa to develop new algorithms with lower […]
Tracking adaptation in agricultural sectors: Climate change adaptation indicators
Outlines a framework and methodology for tracking adaptation in the agricultural sector at a national level. Reviews existing approaches for […]
CCAFS Report: Measurement, reporting and verification of greenhouse gas emissions from livestock: current practices and opportunities for improvement
This report provides an overview of current practices, challenges and opportunities in the measurement, reporting and verification (MRV) of livestock […]
Climate Action Reserve: Grassland Project Protocol
This Climate Action Reserve (CAR) protocol quantifies avoided GHG emissions by perpetual conservation of grassland (i.e. avoided conversion of grassland […]
The Integrated Farm System Model
The Integrated Farm System Model (IFSM) is a detailed farm-level process-based model for estimating nutrient flows and GHG emissions in […]
The Dairy Gas Emissions Model (DairyGEM)
The Dairy Gas Emissions Model is a calculator of GHG emissions from dairy systems based on US practices and conditions. […]
The Gold Standard Methodology on Increasing Soil Carbon Through Improved Tillage Practices
This methodology was developed by Gold Standard for accounting for changes in soil organic carbon (SOC). It is applicable to projects […]
Methods for measuring greenhouse gas balances and evaluating mitigation options in smallholder agriculture
This open-source book provides best-practice guidance on MRV in smallholder agriculture, including methodologies for measuring methane emissions from ruminants. It […]
Greenhouse gas emissions and fossil energy use from small ruminant supply chains: Guidelines for assessment
The methodology developed in these draft guidelines aims to introduce a harmonized international approach to the assessment of the environmental […]
Environmental performance of animal feeds supply chains: Guidelines for assessment
The methodology developed in these draft guidelines aims to introduce a harmonized international approach to the assessment of the environmental […]
Greenhouse gas emissions and fossil energy use from poultry supply chains: Guidelines for assessment
This report presents methodology for quantification of greenhouse gas emissions and fossil energy use of poultry products, including information on […]
GreenFeed standard operating procedure
The GreenFeed Standard Operating Procedure was developed for the use of the GreenFeed system. GreenFeed is a nonintrusive system for […]
Recent advances in measurement and dietary mitigation of enteric methane emissions in ruminants
The aim of this review is to discuss different CH4 measuring and mitigation technologies, which have been recently developed. Some […]
AMS-III.F.: Avoidance of methane emissions through composting
Clean Development Mechanism (CDM) methodology for avoidance of methane emissions through composting. This methodology is applicable to the composting of the […]
Milking the data: Measuring milk off-take in extensive livestock systems – Experimental evidence from Niger
This paper presents results from a validation exercise implemented in Niger, where alternative survey instruments based on recall methods were […]
Climate Action Reserve: Mexico Livestock Project Protocol
This Climate Action Reserve (CAR) protocol provides a methodology for accounting for emission reductions from biogas control projects that capture […]
Effect of dietary nitrate level on enteric methane production, hydrogen emission, rumen fermentation, and nutrient digestibility in dairy cows
Nitrate may lower methane production in ruminants by competing with methanogenesis for available hydrogen in the rumen. This study evaluated […]
Smallholder Agriculture Monitoring and Baseline Assessment Tool (SHAMBA)
The Smallholder Agriculture Monitoring and Baseline Assessment (SHAMBA) tool is a methodology and calculation tool to assess changes in greenhouse […]
Comparison of methods to determine methane emissions from dairy cows in farm conditions
This paper compares two methods of direct measurement (spot sampling) of methane emissions (sniffer and flux methods) from dairy cattle. […]
Comparison and reliability of techniques to estimate live cattle body weight
This study examined five techniques of estimating live cattle body weight in order to identify the most reliable technique for […]
Australian ERF: Destruction of methane generated from dairy manure in covered anaerobic ponds
This methodology includes capture and combustion of methane biogas generated by dairy manure decomposition in effluent ponds. The methane contained […]
Nitrous oxide chamber methodology guidelines version 1.1
This document presents detailed technical guidelines on using respiration chambers to measure N2O emissions, e.g. from pasture manure deposition. Each […]