(a) the stem, stump, branches, bark, seeds and foliage of a living tree; and 

(b) dead matter (other than dead roots) attached to a living tree. 

Carbon Estimation Area is a stratum of the Project Area that has consistent physical characteristics, and is established and managed in a consistent way.

The Planted Areas are divided (stratified) into Carbon Estimation Areas (CEAs) according to site characteristics and management routines that affect growth. A CEA is not necessarily contiguous as long as the site characteristics and management practices are uniform.

CEA areas within the Project Area that will be monitored for carbon sequestration. Each CEA should be internally consistent in terms of vegetation formation, soil type, historical and planned management regime, and the stage of regrowth forest development. This allows carbon accumulation in areas with different characteristics or management to be measured separately.

Reservoir which has the capacity to accumulate or release carbon. Examples include living trees, other vegetation, debris, soil, ocean and the atmosphere.

A reservoir of carbon that has the potential to accumulate (or lose) carbon over time. For LULUCF projects, this encompasses aboveground biomass, belowground biomass, litter, dead wood and soil.

Reservoir that has the potential to accumulate (or lose) carbon over a period of time. In IFM-LtPF project activity, the pools to be considered are aboveground biomass, deadwood and wood products.

The quantity of carbon held within the tree and debris pool at a specified time expressed in units of mass. This methodology is concerned with carbon stocks within the tree and debris pools.

The quantity of carbon held within a pool, measured in tonnes of CO2.

Deforestation means the conversion of forested land to a non-forested state (see definition for ‘forest’), either before or after 1990. Note that under the Carbon Farming Initiative (CFI) deforestation means the direct human-induced conversion of forest to a non-forest land use if:

(a) the conversion occurred on or after 1 January 1990; and

(b) the land on which the conversion occurred was forest on 31 December 1989.

A means that direct human-induced conversion of forest to a non-forest land use if:

1.       the conversion occurred on or after 1 January 1990; and

2.       the land on which the conversion occurred was forest on 31 December 1989

Part of the Project Area which is not planted with trees for carbon sequestration under the CFI Project, like firebreaks, buffers around utilities and remnant vegetation.

Areas surrounded by, but not included in, the Project Area.

A forest consists of trees that:

(a)  have attained, or have the potential to attain, a crown cover of at least 20% of the area occupied by the stand; and 

(b)  have reached, or have the potential to reach at maturity in situ, a height of at least 2 metres 

Vegetation where trees form, or have the potential to form, a canopy with crown cover of at least 20% and a height of at least 2 metres covering an area of at least 0.2 ha.

Land with biomass that is defined by a minimum area, level of tree crown cover and tree height. Under the Kyoto Protocol, ranges for the three parameters are: 0.05 – 1.0 hectare with crown cover (or equivalent stocking level) of more than 10 – 30% comprising trees, with the potential of the trees to reach a height of 2 – 5 metres at maturity in situ. 

A system for measuring the extent, quantity, and condition of a forest by sampling through:

a)  a set of objective sampling methods designed to quantify the spatial distribution, composition, and rates of change of forest parameters within specified levels of precision for the purpose of management; b)  the listing of data from such a survey.

1.       a freehold estate exists over the land, and the grant of the freehold estate took place under a law of State or Territory that makes provision for the grant of such things only to, or for the benefit of, Aboriginal peoples of Torres Strait Islanders; or

2.       a freehold estate exists over the land, and the grant of the freehold estate took place under a law of the Commonwealth that makes provision for the grant of such things only to, or for the benefit of, Aboriginal peoples or Torres Strait Islanders; or

3.       the land is vested in a person, and the vesting took place under a law of the Commonwealth that makes provision for the vesting of land only in, or for the benefit of, Aboriginal peoples or Torres Strait Islanders 

An area of land that:

1.       is dominated by trees that:

1.       are located within their natural range and;

2.       have attained, or have the potential to attain, a crown cover of at least 20% of the area of land

3.       have reached, or have the potential to reach, a height of at least 2m; and 

1.       is not a plantation

1.       To remove carbon dioxide from the atmosphere by sequestering carbon in trees in one or more native forests; and

2.       To avoid emissions of greenhouse gases attribution to the clearing or clear-filling of one or more native forests

In relation to an eligible offsets project, means any of the following events, where the event could not reasonably be prevented by the project proponents for the project:

1.       Flood;

2.       Bushfire;

3.       Drought;

4.       Pest attack;

5.       Disease

A carbon offset scheme that is not carried out under the Act or these Regulations and is not a prescribed non-CFI offset scheme

1.       Commonwealth Government’s Greenhouse Friendly initiative

2.       New South Wales Government’s Greenhouse Gas Reduction Scheme

3.       Australian Capital Territory Government’s Greenhouse Abatement Scheme

4.       Verified Carbon Standard, a standard for voluntary carbon offset projects, administered by the organization known as VCS Association

1.       a sequestration offset project; or

2.       an emissions avoidance offset projects

Planting that is not harvested other than;

1.       for thinning for ecological purposes; or

1.              to remove debris for fire management; or

1.       to remove firewood, fruits, nuts, seeds, or material used for fencing or as craft materials, if those things are not removed for sales; or

2.       in accordance with traditional indigenous practices or native title rights; and 

1.       that is not a landscape planting 

A prescribed unit that is issued under a scheme relating to either or both of the following

1.       the removal of emissions of one or more greenhouse gases

2.       the avoidance of emissions of one or more greenhouse gases

Collation of all the areas of land on which the CFI Project is carried out, which are not necessarily contiguous and could cover more land titles.

The area of land on which a reforestation project is carried out under this method, the geographic boundaries of which must be defined in order to obtain a Declaration of Eligible Offsets Project, as specified in the CFI regulations.

Geographic area in which the IFM-LtPF project activity will be implemented that reduce emissions from forest degradation.

The mass (t CO2-e) of carbon in the Project Area contained within living and dead 

standing trees and coarse woody debris.

The direct human-induced conversion of non-forest land to forested land via the planting, seeding and/or the human-induced promotion of natural seed sources, on land that was forested but that has been converted to non-forest land. For Kyoto accounting, reforestation specifically refers to conversion of land that was not forest land at the end of 1989. Unlike the Kyoto rules, the CFI currently does not include human induced forest regrowth on land clear of forest at 1990 under reforestation. Therefore, there is a risk that managed regrowth projects in such situations will not attract Kyoto compliant carbon credits. However, managed regrowth on land deforested since 1990 is a reversal of an emission and should therefore attract Kyoto compliant carbon credits.

Direct human-induced conversion of non-forest land to forest by any of the following

1. Planting
2. Seeding

If the land on which the conversion occurs was not forested on 31 December 1989

The division of a project area according to site characteristics, management regimes and species, into areas with common attributes.

The division of a project area according to site characteristics, management regimes and species, into areas with common attributes.

Description of the methods and operations needed to harvest timber from a forest under a given set of legal conditions for harvest. This includes:

1. demarcation of non-harvest areas within the forest,
2. division of the harvestable forest into annual operating areas presented as descriptions and maps,
3. the design and presentation of the transport system for the removal of harvested timber products,
4. a description of the harvest and transport machineray used for timber harvest