1.2 Biomass is not produced on highly biodiverse grassland 1.3 Biomass is not Wetlands produced on land The conservation with high carbon of the status of a stock. wetland also This category implies implies that this land that used to condition is not to have one of the be changed or following statuses in compromised. If January 2008 or raw material is thereafter and no taken from land longer had this that was wetland status at the time of in 2008 and is still growing and wetland when the harvesting biomass: raw material is taken, using such material would not breach the condition. Forested 1.4 Biomass is not produced on land that was peatland in January 2008 or thereafter 1.5 Reference data If land was converted after 1 January 2008, the conversion and use must be in accordance with the requirements of Principle 1. 2. GOOD AGRICULTURAL 2. Biomass shall be 2.1 Environmental 2.1.1 EIA for certain PRACTICES produced in an impact assessment actions environmentally (EIA) and responsible way. conservation This includes the protection of soil, water and air and the application of
1.2 Biomass is not produced on highly biodiverse grassland 1.3 Biomass is not produced on land with high carbon stock. This category implies land that used to have one of the following statuses in January 2008 or thereafter and no longer had this status at the time of growing and harvesting biomass: Wetlands The conservation of the status of a wetland also implies that this condition is not to be changed or compromised. If raw material is taken from land that was wetland in 2008 and is still wetland when the raw material is taken, using such material would not breach the condition. Forested 1.4 Biomass is not produced on land that was peatland in January 2008 or thereafter 1.5 Reference data If land was converted after 1 January 2008, the conversion and use must be in accordance with the requirements of Principle 1. 2. GOOD AGRICULTURAL PRACTICES 2. Biomass shall be produced in an environmentally responsible way. This includes the protection of soil, water and air and the application of 2.1 Environmental impact assessment (EIA) and conservation 2.1.1 EIA for certain actions