This chapter explains the rationale for greenhouse gas emission estimation in tropical developing countries and why guidelines for smallholder farming systems are needed. It briefly highlights the innovations of the SAMPLES approach and explains how these advances fill a critical gap in the available quantification guidelines. The chapter concludes by describing how to use the guidelines.
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DOI:
https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-29794-1_1Dimensions Citation Count:
Publication year
2016
Authors
Rosenstock, T.S.; Sander, B.O.; Butterbach-Bahl, K.; Rufino, M.C.; Hickman, J.; Stirling, C.; Richards, M.; Wollenberg, E.
Language
English
Keywords
emissions, greenhouse gases, carbon sinks, models, agriculture, methane, biomass, soil carbon
