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GENERAL DIRECTORATE OF AGRICULTURAL REFORM (TRGM)

Dr. Hakkı Emrah ERDOGAN2013

hakki.erdogan@tarım.gov.tr

Current Status on The Estimation and 

Reporting of LULUCF in Agricultural 

Sector of Turkey 

National Inventory Reports

Turkey became Party to the Kyoto Protocol on 26 August 2009

Turkey does not have a quantified emissions limitation or reduction commitment in the first commitment period between the years 2008-2012 under the Protocol.

Last inventory report submission - April 2013

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Turkish Statistical Institute (TurkStat)General, Energy, Industrial Processes, Agriculture and Waste.

Ministry of Energy and Natural ResourcesEnergy balance tables, public Electricity and Heat Production

Ministry of Transport, Maritime Affairs and CommunicationsTransport sector

Ministry of Environment and UrbanizationF-gases

Ministry of Forest and Water AffairsLULUCF forestry sector.

Ministry of Food, Agriculture and LivestockLULUCF sector (5B, 5C, 5D, 5E and 5F)

National Inventory Report _ Institutes

DG-Agricultural Reform carry out to LULUCF sector at Ministry of Food, Agriculture and Livestock

Hakan ERDEN, PhDHead of UnitTel: +90-312-2587801e-mail: herden45@gmail.com

Collaborated with Istanbul University, Faculty of ForestryThe Department of Watershed Management

Assoc.Prof.Dr. Yusuf SERENGİLTel: +90-212-2261100/25339e-mail: serengil@istanbul.edu.tr

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LULUCF Sector Overview

The key driver for the rise in removals : Improvements in sustainable forest management, afforestation and conversion of coppice to productive forest. There has also been an increase of biomass removals in cropland and grassland categories due to good practices

The methodology advised in the IPCC Good Practice Guidance for LULUCF, 2003 was followed to estimate removals/emissions . According to the Guidance, a climate map of Turkey was firstly prepared and used a base for all land use category

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The land uses and land use changes for Forestland category is provided from ENVANIS database since 2004

The other land use categories have been determined via Corine land use maps belonging to years 1990, 2000, 2006.

The 1990 map was produced last year and has been used in last inventory for the first time. This allowed to determine land uses and land use changes more consistent.

Activity Data

Completeness

As regards the inventory completeness, sinks and sources that could not be reported in the CRF tables

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Croplands (5B)

Cropland remaining Cropland and Land converted to Cropland has been reported under this category.

The Cropland category used to be a sink in the previous submissions but it has become a source with the addition of conversions within the category of Cropland remaining cropland and Land converted to cropland.

The Cropland covers all perennial and annual crops in agriculture lands. Orchards and poplars are included in this category.

Cropland remaining Croplands

The CSC have been estimated for the following pools;- Biomass growth of perennial crops including Poplar plantations,- Biomass gain/loss for conversions between annual and perennial croplands,- CSC in mineral soils for conversions between annual and perennial croplands,- Emissions from organic soils in croplands.

Land Converted to Cropland

CSC in biomass and soil pools have been calculated in this category. -Grasslands converted to Perennial croplands-Grasslands converted to Annual croplandsWe used gain-loss method of GPG 2003

Croplands (5B)

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Grasslands (5C)

Grassland remaining Grassland

CSC in grasslands is assumed to be not changing if management is not changed.

Grassland rehabilitation projects implemented in the country but conservatively we assumed no change in biomass.

We plan to report these projects as the grassland monitoring system becomes available in the next submission.

Wetlands (5D)

Croplands converted to Wetlands

All perennial and annual croplands converted to wetlands have been reported. Gain-loss method of GPG 2003 (Eq 3.1.1) was used. The same C stock values were used as Croplands section.

Grasslands converted to Wetlands

Emissions from above and below ground biomass have been reported in this category. Gain-loss method of GPG 2003. The same C stock values were used as Grasslands section.

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7.7. Category-specific QA/QC and verification

A QA/QC mechanism has been established in the LULUCF working unit under Ministry of Food, Agriculture and Livestock.

It is responsible of complying, reporting, quality control, improving and quality assurance of the inventory.

The responsibility of the unit is limited to 5 land use categories other than Forestland.

7.6. Uncertainty and time series consistency

Data for some years or periods had to be interpolated or extrapolated to have a complete inventory that covers the whole reporting period.

The uncertainty of the activity data is around 50% according to expert judgment considering that 3 different Land Use Maps have been used.

Recalculations

The database has been changed from 3 different map types (Land Use 1980, Corine 2000, Corine 2006, Statip 2010) to just Corine (1990, 2000, 2006). The time series has been more consistent and reliable in this way.

All IPCC land use types and conversions have been recalculated. All values for Cropland remaining cropland have been recalculated based on the new spatial information.

The recalculations finished in emissions for all land use categories except Forestland. In the last submission we also used national literature data to improve the level of reporting to Tier 2.

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To increase the accuracy of the inventory by using more country specific data.

The preparation of new Corine map for 2012 has been initiated but may not be available in the next submission. With that map we shall have a very reliable land use database.

“To determine C stocks in settlements” TUBITAK -112Y096. In this way we shall be able to report CSC during conversions from and to settlements.

Land Take is common problem in many places of the country

Planned improvements

The General Directorate of Agricultural Reform has established a GIS based land characterization project with the title of TARBIL (Agriculture Database System).

Category-specific planned improvements

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TARSİM – Agricultral Parcel Information System

http://parselverim.tarim.gov.tr/

52.130.000 parsel has been registered 

Rural Settlements Database

Ülkemiz kalkınmasının en önemli yapıtaşı olan köylerimizle ilgili, bir veri tabanı oluşturarak, köylerimizle ilgili konumsal veriler ile konumsal olmayan öznitelik bilgilerinin yapılanması, analizi, sorgulanması ve sunulması ile köye ait farklı bilgileri üretmektir.

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Land Take Impact on Soil Organic Carbon of Forest Lands in Black Sea Region, TurkeyDG- Agricultural ReformEGU General Assembly 2013, held 7-12 April, 2013 in Vienna, Austria, id. EGU2013-10350

On-going Studies

Establishing a National Soil Database for Soil Organic Carbon Content. DG- Agricultural ReformSeptember 2013

The changes in Carbon Stock caused by Land Degradation due to Climate ChangeDG- Agricultural ReformCED2013. October 2013

Still need more effort to reliable data for Grassland and Croplands

Improvement of Land Related Information

Completeness of report

Improve soil database to mineral soil calculation

Need to verify our estimations.

Conclusions

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THANK YOUhakki.erdogan@tarım.gov.tr