Ex Ante Appraisal Carbon-Balance Tool (EX-ACT)
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.
Region:
Global
Sectors and Topics:
Agriculture, Forestry and Land Use
Scale:
National, Sub-national
Expertise Level:
Practitioner
Resource Type:
Analysis Tools
Cost:
No
Guidance:
E-Learning Course: http://www.fao.org/in-action/epic/ex-act-tool/training-and-webinars/e-learning/en/
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
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.
Languages:
English, French, Spanish, Other
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