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Checked field records, summed into reporting a government can use

We can help a state or national programme turn many checked field records into district and national summaries, with the units, period, source and uncertainty carried through every total. The government keeps control of its data and makes its own decisions.

Uses

One body of evidence, three kinds of reporting

  • National inventoriesMoving from default factors to recorded practice in reporting under the Paris Agreement's Enhanced Transparency Framework.
  • Article 6 administrationEvidence to support the government's own authorisations and its tracking of corresponding adjustments. We do not grant authorisations or approvals.
  • Farm programmesMonitoring the uptake and outcomes of agricultural support programmes, district by district.

Evidence in action · 04 Government reporting

From field records to a state summary

Records are checked before they are counted. Flagged records are held for review and stay outside the totals until a person has reviewed them.

ILLUSTRATIVE DATA · ABSTRACT DISTRICTS A–H, NOT A REAL STATEDistrict A72%of 9,000 haDistrict B55%of 14,000 haDistrict C48%of 11,000 haDistrict D66%of 16,000 haDistrict E63%of 18,000 haDistrict H64%of 12,000 haDistrict F51%of 12,000 haDistrict G60%of 8,000 haHELD FOR REVIEW · NOT COUNTEDShare under the practice<50%50–59%60–69%≥70%Symbols: groups of checked records, not to scaleILLUSTRATIVE SUMMARY · ONE SEASONArea under the practice60,000 haof 100,000 ha of cropland (60%)MEASURED · FIELD RECORDSModelled soil-carbon change≈ 66,000 t CO₂eMODELLED±52% ESTIMATED0120k tconservative ≈ 32,000 tRecords94% reviewed · 6% pending, not countedIllustrative calculation. Not issuedcredits, an authorised transfer or anindependently verified result.FARM-LEVEL RECORDS · STAY IN-COUNTRYSHARED · DISTRICT AND STATE TOTALSUSES OF THE SAME EVIDENCENational inventoryArticle 6Farm programmes
ILLUSTRATIVE · ABSTRACT DISTRICTSDistrict A72%of 9,000 haDistrict B55%of 14,000 haDistrict C48%of 11,000 haDistrict D66%of 16,000 haDistrict E63%of 18,000 haDistrict H64%of 12,000 haDistrict F51%of 12,000 haDistrict G60%of 8,000 haHELD FOR REVIEW · NOT COUNTED<50%50–59%60–69%≥70%Symbols: groups of records, not to scaleAREA UNDER THE PRACTICE · ONE SEASON60,000 haof 100,000 ha of cropland (60%)MEASURED · FIELD RECORDSModelled soil-carbon change≈ 66,000 t CO₂eMODELLED±52% ESTIMATED0120k tconservative ≈ 32,000 tRecords94% reviewed · 6% pending, not countedIllustrative calculation. Not issuedcredits, an authorised transfer or anindependently verified result.Farm-level recordsstay in-country,in the recordTotals onlydistrict and state,to the state systemUSES OF THE SAME EVIDENCENational inventoryArticle 6Farm programmes
Illustrative. An abstract map of eight districts, using the soil example's illustrative figures. Not issued credits, an authorised transfer or a verified result.

See the government example step by step

Data

Farm-level records stay in the country. Only summaries are shared.

Farm-level records

  • Held in the country, in the evidence record
  • Fields, practices and readings, with their sources
  • Access set by data-sharing agreements

Shared with the state system

  • District and state totals
  • Units, period, source and uncertainty with every total
  • Records still pending review shown separately, outside the totals

How a programme runs

Set up, run every season, then hand over

  1. 1Set up
    • A baseline for the programme area
    • Data-sharing agreements
    • A link to the national registry
  2. 2Run
    • Monitoring every season
    • Exception review
    • An annual report
  3. 3Hand over
    • Training for government teams
    • Open methods
    • A system the government can run itself

We prepare the evidence. Accredited verifiers and the government's own review sign it off.

Next step

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