Carbon Credits (Carbon Farming Initiative—Measurement of Soil Carbon Sequestration in Agricultural Systems) Methodology Determination 2018
37Project monitoring—assumed baseline for livestock
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37 Project monitoring—assumed baseline for livestock
(1) If the project proponent is unable to access records to apply section 36 to the baseline period, the section must be used to calculate an assumed average annual baseline emissions number for livestock emissions View image in the official source for section 6 of Schedule 2.
(2) An assessment of carrying capacity for the relevant project area must be obtained from the relevant government body.
(3) The carrying capacity must:
(a) be expressed as a total number of animal units; and
(b) have regard to any available property-specific data; and
(c) be based on:
(i) the recommended pasture utilisation rate for the relevant district; and
(ii) an assessment that the carrying capacity is sustainable over a minimum of 10 years; and
(iii) the assumption that annual rainfall will be at the 10 year average for that district.
(4) An auditable description of the process that was used to calculate the carrying capacity of the relevant carbon estimation area must be obtained from the relevant government body.