Carbon inventory requiring estimation of carbon dioxide emissions and removals in land-use categories for national greenhouse gas inventory and changes in stocks of carbon in projects aimed at climate change mitigation has become increasingly important in global efforts to address climate change. Hence, there is a need for a handbook that provides guidelines and methods required for carbon inventory.

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Global Carbon Cycle, Carbon Dioxide Emissions and Mitigation.- Categories of Activities, Programmes and Projects Requiring Carbon Inventory.- Carbon Pools and Measurement Frequency for Carbon Inventory.- Carbon Inventory in Project Development, Implementation and Monitoring Phases.- Methodological Issues in Land-Based Projects.- Carbon Inventory Under Baseline and Project Scenarios.- Techniques for Estimation and Monitoring of Project Areas and Boundary.- Generic Methods for Inventory of Carbon Pools.- Methods for Estimating Above-Ground Biomass.- Methods for Below-Ground Biomass.- Methods for Dead Organic Matter: Deadwood and Litter.- Methods for Estimating Soil Organic Carbon.- Remote Sensing and GIS Techniques for Terrestrial Carbon Inventory.- Modelling for Estimation and Projection of Carbon Stocks in Land-Use Systems.- Carbon Inventory Methods for National Greenhouse Gas Inventory.- Estimation of Carbon Stocks and Changes and Data Sources.- Uncertainty Estimation, Quality Assurance and Quality Control.- Implications of Climate Change for Carbon Stocks and Inventory.