soil quality; and (c) is species-rich. If a grassland conversion is anticipated or already has taken place, the further guidance and requirements on the identification of highly biodiverse grassland according to ISCC document 202 Annex 2 must be followed. (see ISCC 202, 1.1.(4)) 7.1.6. Is it ensured, that biomass is Check if any farmland had in or Evidence of compliance can be not obtained from land that after January 2008 the status of a demonstrated by e.g. comparing aerial in or after January 2008 had wetland, namely land that is photographs, satellite images, land the status of wetland and no covered with or saturated by register documents (e.g. field record longer has the status? water permanently or for a system, documents of land registry, land significant part of the year. certificates, GPS-based crop yield), Wetlands can be natural or maps, site surveys or management plans artificial, permanent or from 31.12.2007 or earlier with today’s temporary, with water that is status of the farmland. static or flowing, fresh, brackish or Appropriate assessment tools are e.g. salt, including areas of marine databases like GRAS, RAMSAR water the depth of which at low Convention, Modis Land Cover tide does not exceed six meters. Database, World Intact Forest (e.g. marsh, fen) Landscape Database. X Compare with wetland status in The determination and objective the list of internationally important evidence of the carbon stock of the wetlands according to article 2, area before the conversion on the basis section 1 of the Convention of of exact measurements is necessary to February 2nd 1971 (RAMSAR prove that the greenhouse gas emission Convention). The conservation of saving is fulfilled before and after the the status of a wetland also conversion. Canopy cover can be implies that this condition is not to estimated visually (e.g. USDA field be changed or compromised. manual). Raw material production on Interviews with states Environmental wetlands might be acceptable Agency staff; farmer and their as long as the status of the employees or other stakeholders (NGOs) wetland is not changed. (see can help to confirm that high carbon ISCC 202, 1.2.(1)) stock land is not used.
soil quality; and (c) is species-rich. If a grassland conversion is anticipated or already has taken place, the further guidance and requirements on the identification of highly biodiverse grassland according to ISCC document 202 Annex 2 must be followed. (see ISCC 202, 1.1.(4)) 7.1.6. Is it ensured, that biomass is not obtained from land that in or after January 2008 had the status of wetland and no longer has the status? Check if any farmland had in or after January 2008 the status of a wetland, namely land that is covered with or saturated by water permanently or for a significant part of the year. Wetlands can be natural or artificial, permanent or temporary, with water that is static or flowing, fresh, brackish or salt, including areas of marine water the depth of which at low tide does not exceed six meters. (e.g. marsh, fen) Compare with wetland status in the list of internationally important wetlands according to article 2, section 1 of the Convention of February 2nd 1971 (RAMSAR Convention). The conservation of the status of a wetland also implies that this condition is not to be changed or compromised. Raw material production on wetlands might be acceptable as long as the status of the wetland is not changed. (see ISCC 202, 1.2.(1)) Evidence of compliance can be demonstrated by e.g. comparing aerial photographs, satellite images, land register documents (e.g. field record system, documents of land registry, land certificates, GPS-based crop yield), maps, site surveys or management plans from 31.12.2007 or earlier with today’s status of the farmland. Appropriate assessment tools are e.g. databases like GRAS, RAMSAR Convention, Modis Land Cover Database, World Intact Forest Landscape Database. The determination and objective evidence of the carbon stock of the area before the conversion on the basis of exact measurements is necessary to prove that the greenhouse gas emission saving is fulfilled before and after the conversion. Canopy cover can be estimated visually (e.g. USDA field manual). Interviews with states Environmental Agency staff; farmer and their employees or other stakeholders (NGOs) can help to confirm that high carbon stock land is not used. X
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