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Implications of Harvested Wood Products Accounting

Analysis of Issues Raised by Parties to the UNFCCC and Development of a Simple Decay Approach

MAF Technical Paper No: 2003/5

Prepared for MAF Policy
by Justin Ford-Robertson

ISBN No: 0-478-07763-7
ISSN No: 1171-4662

June 2003

Disclaimer

While every effort has been made to ensure the information in this publication is accurate, the Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry does not accept any responsibility or liability for error or fact omission, interpretation or opinion which may be present, nor for the consequences of any decisions based on this information.

Any view or opinions expressed do not necessarily represent the official view of the Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry.

The information in this report and any accompanying documentation is accurate to the best of the knowledge and belief of the consultant acting on behalf of MAF Policy. While the consultant has exercised all reasonable skill and care in the preparation of information in this report, neither the consultants nor MAF Policy accept any liability in contract, or otherwise for any loss, damage, injury, or expense, whether direct, indirect or consequential, arising out of the provision of information in this report.

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This publication is also available on the MAF website at www.maf.govt.nz/publications 

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Contents

• Summary 
• 1. Introduction 
• 2. Harvested Wood Products Accounting Systems 
  • 2.1. Objectives of Approaches 
  • 2.2. IPCC Default Approach
  • 2.3. Alternative Approaches
• 3. A New Approach: The Simple Decay Approach 
  • 3.1. Overview 
  • 3.2. Methods 
  • 3.3. Simple Decay Application 
  • 3.4. Discussion 
• 4. Other Issues 
  • 4.1. Global HWP Stocks
  • 4.2. Good Practice Guidance 
• 5. Concluding Discussion 
• 6. Key Point Summary 
• 7. References 
• Appendix 1: Matrix for Exploring Key Harvesting/Harvested Wood Products Issues Against Various Inventory/Accounting Approaches
• Download this document as a PDF file [PDF  164K ]

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