Carbon Credits (Carbon Farming Initiative—Estimation of Soil Organic Carbon Sequestration Using Measurement and Models) Methodology Determination 2021
32Information that must be included in offsets reports
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32 Information that must be included in offsets reports
(1) Each offsets report must include the following for the project:
(a) copies of the land management strategies applicable to the project during the reporting period;
(b) a description of the land management activities undertaken during the reporting period including an explanation of:
(i) how eligible management activities have been undertaken in each CEA during the reporting period; and
(ii) the extent to which the land management activities undertaken have implemented the relevant land management strategies;
(c) the number of sampling rounds or estimation events conducted during the reporting period for the CEAs included in the report;
(d) for each sampling round conducted in relation to a CEA included in the report until the end of the reporting period:
(i) the start and end date of that sampling round; and
(ii) the median day (within the meaning of the Supplement) of the sampling round;
(e) for each sampling round conducted during the reporting period, the following information,
(i) any spatial data files required to be created by the Supplement;
(ii) the accuracy of the GPS used to locate and record the location for each core collected;
(iii) the approach used to relocate a core location when an obstacle obstructs the intended core location;
(iv) an explanation of how the core points were randomly located;
(v) the diameter of the inner cutting edge of the coring device used for the sample;
(vi) the depth of the samples;
(vii) the location of each soil core sourced for a sample in accordance with the Supplement;
(viii) the laboratory used for the analysis of each sample;
(ix) the carbon content (as a percent of oven dry mass) of each sample analysed;
(f) the amount of each input and component of each equation or calculation that, under this determination and any Schedule of this determination, is used to work out the net abatement amount for the reporting period;
Note: This is in addition to the requirement in subparagraph 70(2)(d)(i) of the CFI Rule, which applies only to the final equation or calculation used to worked out the net abatement amount for the reporting period.
(g) for any modelled carbon stock estimates or validated-modelled carbon stock estimates used during the reporting period for the purposes of section 14 of Schedule 2—any information required by the Supplement;
(h) if activities are undertaken in a reporting period that were restricted under section 12—evidence that those requirements were met;