Under its first Nationally Determined Contribution (NDC) for the Paris Agreement, New Zealand will account for greenhouse gas emissions and removals from forests established before 1 January 1990 (pre-1990 forests) using a Forest Reference Level (FRL).
The FRL defines a baseline of expected net emissions for pre-1990 forests over the NDC compliance period (2021 – 2030), assuming a continuation of business-as-usual forest management. Actual net emissions from pre-1990 forests over the NDC compliance period will be compared against the FRL baseline, to determine the contributions of pre-1990 forests towards New Zealand’s first NDC.
This report describes the data and approach used to establish the FRL of expected emissions from New Zealand´s pre-1990 natural forests for the period 2021–30.
Under its first Nationally Determined Contribution (NDC) for the Paris Agreement, New Zealand will account for greenhouse gas emissions and removals from forests established before 1 January 1990 (pre-1990 forests) using a Forest Reference Level (FRL).
The FRL defines a baseline of expected net emissions for pre-1990 forests over the NDC compliance period (2021 – 2030), assuming a continuation of business-as-usual forest management. Actual net emissions from pre-1990 forests over the NDC compliance period will be compared against the FRL baseline, to determine the contributions of pre-1990 forests towards New Zealand’s first NDC.
This report describes the data and approach used to establish the FRL of expected emissions from New Zealand´s pre-1990 natural forests for the period 2021–30.