Sectors and Themes
Agriculture
Forestry and Other Land Use
Scale
National
Sub-national
Expertise Level
Practitioner
Resource Type
Analysis Tools
Guidance
E-Learning Course: http://www.fao.org/in-action/epic/ex-act-tool/t…
Inputs Needed
Type of vegetation
Previous land uses of the project area
Total forest area before/after project
Crop production technique types
Enteric fermentation rates
Land degradation rates
Fire occurrence
Soil degradation
Peat extraction
Fertilizer
lime
and pesticide usage
Energy consumption
Irrigation
Road building
Previous land uses of the project area
Total forest area before/after project
Crop production technique types
Enteric fermentation rates
Land degradation rates
Fire occurrence
Soil degradation
Peat extraction
Fertilizer
lime
and pesticide usage
Energy consumption
Irrigation
Road building
Outputs Provided
Main output: C-balance resulting from project activities. Estimates of the impact of agriculture and forestry development projects
programs
and policies on the carbon-balance. Equivalent tonnes of CO2 per hectare and year.
programs
and policies on the carbon-balance. Equivalent tonnes of CO2 per hectare and year.
Language
English
French
Spanish
Other
Developer or Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
The Ex-Ante Carbon-balance Tool (EX-ACT) is an appraisal system developed by FAO providing estimates of the impact of agriculture and forestry development projects, programmes and policies on the carbon-balance. The carbon-balance is defined as the net balance from all greenhouse gases (GHGs) expressed in CO2 equivalent that were emitted or sequestered due to project implementation as compared to a business-as-usual scenario.