Step

Accuracy Cost Scale Resources

(a) Methods for SOC quantification
A protocol for modeling,
measurement and monitoring
soil carbon stocks in agricultural
landscapes.
A widely used approach that gives
an estimate of uncertainty
Mid to high cost requiring a degree of
technical expertise, but primariy low-tech
equipment
Landscape-level and
farm/paddock- level if remote
sensing is available
Aynekulu et al (2011)
VCS Module VMD0021;
Estimation of Stocks in the soil
carbon pool
A less-common approach that
gives an estimate of uncertainty
High cost requiring a degree of technical
expertise and relatively high-tech equipment
Landscape- and
farm/paddock-level

Sampling, measurement and
analytical protocols for carbon
estimation in soil, litter and
coarse woody debris.
A widely used approach that gives
an estimate of uncertainty
Mid-range cost requiring some technical
expertise and relatively no high-tech
equipment.
Landscape- and
farm/paddock-level
McKenzie et al. (2000)
Soil testing protocols at the
paddock scale for contracts and
audits Market-based
instrument for soil carbon.
A less-common approach that
gives an estimate of uncertainty
Low to mid-range cost requiring some
technical expertise and relatively no high-
tech equipment.
Specificall designed for
paddock (extensive rangeland)
Murphy et al. (2013)
(b) Methods for considering SOC as part of the whole ecosystem carbon quantification
Measuring Carbon Stocks
Across Land Use Systems
A widely used approach that gives
an estimate of uncertainty
Spans a range of costs, technical expertise
and equipment
Landscape- and
farm/paddock-level
Hairiah et al. (2010)
Guide to Monitoring Carbon
Storage in Forestry and
Agroforestry Projects
A widely used approach that gives
an estimate of uncertainty
Low to mid-range cost requiring some
technical expertise and relatively no high-
tech equipment.
Landscape-level McDicken, 1997
GOFC-GOLD (2009)
A less-common approach that
gives an estimate of uncertainty
Mid to high cost requiring a degree of
technical expertise, and mid to high-tech
equipment
Landscape-level GOFC-GOLD (2009)
Forest Carbon Stock
Measurement: Guidelines for
Measuring Carbon Stocks in
Community-Managed Forests
A less-common approach that
gives an estimate of uncertainty
Mid-range cost requiring some technical
expertise and relatively no high-tech
equipment.
Landscape-level Subedi et al, 2010
Small-Holder Agriculture
Monitoring and Baseline
Assessment (SHAMBA)
methodology.
A less-common approach that
gives an estimate of uncertainty
Low to mid-range cost requiring some
technical expertise and relatively no high-
tech equipment.
Not designed for sites with
signs of significant erosion
Berry et al. 2012
Integrating Carbon Benefits into
GEF Projects.
A widely used approach that gives
an estimate of uncertainty
Mid to high cost requiring a degree of
technical expertise, and mid to high-tech
equipment
Landscape- and
farm/paddock-level
Pearson et al. 2005
Carbon Inventory Methods
A less-common approach that
gives an estimate of uncertainty
A range of costs requiring a degree of
technical expertise and mid to high--tech
equipment
Landscape-level
Ravindranath and
Ostwald 2008