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	Kolförrådsestimering i skogar	Skogsinventering
Ämnesområde	Skogsvetenskap	Skogsvetenskap
Familj	Process / pipeline	Process / pipeline
Ursprungsår	1990s–2010s	1973
Upphovsperson	Brown, Chave, and colleagues; IPCC consensus	Loetsch, Zöhrer, and Haller
Typ	Inventory and quantification pipeline	Statistical sampling pipeline
Ursprungskälla	IPCC (2019). Refinement to the 2006 IPCC Guidelines for National Greenhouse Gas Inventories. CH4: Agriculture, Forestry and Other Land Use.	Loetsch, F., Zöhrer, F., & Haller, K. E. (1973). Forest Inventory. BLV Verlagsgesellschaft.
Alias	Forest carbon accounting, Biomass-to-carbon conversion, Forest carbon flux assessment	Forest stand sampling, Timber inventory sampling, Plot-based forest survey
Närliggande	4	4
Sammanfattning	Forest carbon stock estimation quantifies the amount of carbon stored in tree biomass and other forest components, typically expressed in tonnes of carbon per hectare. Formalized by Brown, Chave, and international bodies such as the IPCC and FAO, this method is foundational for climate change mitigation accounting, carbon credits, and monitoring progress toward climate commitments. Accurate carbon assessment enables identification of high-priority reforestation areas and verification of carbon offset projects.	Forest inventory sampling is a systematic approach to estimate forest characteristics such as timber volume, species composition, and biomass by surveying a representative subset of trees rather than conducting exhaustive censuses. Developed by Loetsch and colleagues in the 1970s, the method applies statistical sampling theory to forest assessment and remains the foundation for sustainable forest management and resource monitoring worldwide.