@article{fdi:010049426,
  title = {{E}x-ante greenhouse gas balance of agriculture and forestry development programs},
  author = {{B}ernoux, {M}artial and {B}ranca, {G}. and {C}arro, {A}. and {L}ipper, {L}. and {S}mith, {G}. and {B}ockel, {L}.},
  editor = {},
  language = {{ENG}},
  abstract = {{EX}-{ACT} ({EX}-{A}nte {C}arbon-balance {T}ool) is a tool developed by the {F}ood and {A}griculture {O}rganization of the {U}nited {N}ations ({FAO}). {I}t provides ex-ante measurements of the mitigation impact of agriculture and forestry development projects, estimating net {C} balance from {GHG} emissions and {C}arbon ({C}) sequestration. {EX}-{ACT} is a land-based accounting system, measuring {C} stocks, stock changes per unit of land, and {CH}4 and {N}2{O} emissions expressed in t {CO}2-eq per hectare and year. {T}he main output of the tool is an estimation of the {C}-balance associated with the adoption of improved land management options, as compared with a "business as usual" scenario. {EX}-{ACT} has been developed using primarily the {IPCC} 2006 {G}uidelines for {N}ational {G}reenhouse {G}as {I}nventories, complemented by other existing methodologies and reviews of default coefficients. {D}efault values for mitigation options in the agriculture sector are mostly from the 4(th) {A}ssessment {R}eport of {IPCC} (2007). {T}hus, {EX}-{ACT} allows for the carbon-balance appraisal of new investment programmes by ensuring an appropriate method available for donors and planning officers, project designers, and decision makers within agriculture and forestry sectors in developing countries. {T}he tool can also help to identify the mitigation impacts of various investment project options, and thus provide an additional criterion for consideration in project selection.},
  keywords = {mitigation ; nitrous oxide ; methane ; {C} sequestration ; land use change ; and forestry},
  booktitle = {},
  journal = {{S}cientia {A}gricola},
  volume = {67},
  numero = {1},
  pages = {31--40},
  ISSN = {0103-9016},
  year = {2010},
  URL = {https://www.documentation.ird.fr/hor/fdi:010049426},
}