Methods for Measuring Greenhouse Gas Balances and Evaluating Mitigation Options in Smallholder Agriculture

Todd S. Rosenstock is an Environmental Impacts Scientist at the The World Agroforestry Centre (ICRAF) in Nairobi, Kenya.Dr. Klaus Butterbach-Bahl is Head of Department “Atmosphere/ Biosphere Interactions and Global Change” at IMK-IFU, Karlsruhe Research Centre. He is also a senior scientist in Biogeochemistry at the International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI) in Kenya. Dr. Meryl Richards is an agroecologist who joined theResearch Program on Climate Change, Agriculture and Food Security (CCAFS) inJanuary 2013 as a Science Officer for Theme 3: Pro-Poor Climate ChangeMitigation. Her research experience and interests center around synergies andtrade-offs between food security and environmental conservation in smallholderagriculture, as well as measurement of GHG emissions from agriculture. She hasa particular interest in agroforestry systems and has conducted research inCentral America and West Africa.Dr. Marina Rufino is a SeniorScientist and team leader at Forest and Environment, Center forInternational Forestry Research (CIFOR) in Indonesia.Dr. Lini Wollenberg is Research Associate Professor at the Gund Institute for Ecological Economics and Rubenstein School of Environment and Natural Resources, University of Vermont. She was previously the Director of the Center for Sustainable Agriculture, U. of Vermont (2007-2009); Principle Scientist at the Center for International Forestry Research (1994-2005); and Program Officer for Asia’s Rural Poverty and Resources Program at the Ford Foundation (1991-1994).Dr. Eva Wollenberg is currently Flagship Leader for LowEmissions Agriculture for CCAFS and Research Associate Professor at the GundInstitute for Ecological Economics and Rubenstein School of Environment andNatural Resources, University of Vermont. She was previously the Director ofthe Center for Sustainable Agriculture, U. of Vermont (2007-2009); PrincipleScientist atthe Center for International Forestry Research (1994- 2005); andProgram Officer for Asia’s Rural Poverty and Resources Program at the FordFoundation (1991-1994).

• Chapter1 Introduction to the SAMPLES Approach.- Chapter 2 Targeting Landscapes toIdentify Mitigation Options.- Chapter 3 Determining Greenhouse Gas Emissionsand Removals Associated with Land Use and Land Cover Change.- Chapter 4 QuantifyingGreenhouse Gas Emissions from Managed and Natural Soils.- Chapter 5 AComparison of Methodologies for Measuring Methane Emissions from Ruminants.- Chapter6  Quantifying Tree Biomass Carbon Stocksand Fluxes in Agricultural Landscapes.- Chapter 7 Methods for SmallholderQuantification of Soil Carbon Stocks and Stock Changes.-  Chapter 8 Yield Estimation of Food andNon-Food Crops in Smallholder Production Systems.- Chapter 9 Scaling Point andPlot Measurements of Greenhouse Gas Fluxes, Balances and Intensities to WholeFarms and Landscapes.- Chapter 10 Methods for Environment-Productivity Trade-offAnalysis in Agricultural Systems.