means the estimated biomass in an area following the biomass residue deforestation of the area. means the amount of biomass held in a native forest or part of a biomass stock native forest. means a field-based survey of biomass. biomass survey has the meaning by section 3.6. carbon estimation area means the amount of carbon held in a native forest or part of a native carbon stock forest. means the guidelines of that name, as published from CFI Mapping Guidelines time to time, and available on the website of the department that administers the Act. means the conversion, caused by people, of native forest to a land use clearing other than native forest. has the meaning given by section 3.5. clearing buffer means approval to commence clearing required by clearing consent Commonwealth, State or Territory law, issued by the relevant Commonwealth, State, Territory or local regulatory authority responsible for giving the approval. means carbon dioxide equivalent CO2-e has the meaning it has in section 9951 of the conservation covenant Income Tax Assessment Act 1997. means the controlled application of fire within a carbon estimation controlled burn area. means arable or tillable land that is used for producing annual or cropland perennial crops. means the biomass from trees cleared. debris pool means the direct conversion of forest, on or after 1 deforestation January 1990, to has the meaning given by subsection 3.15(3). deforestation plan a detectable reduction in the biomass of the native forest in the degradation project area where, notwithstanding the reduction, the area remains, or has the potential to remain, a native forest, and includes a reduction caused by management activities. means the diameter of the stem of a tree, including the diameter at breast height bark, measured at 1.3 metres above ground level. means: disturbance (a) degradation; or disturbance. means an area of land within the project area that is not used to exclusion area estimate abatement. means land of a minimum area of 0.2 of a hectare on which trees: forest (a) have attained, or have the potential to attain, a crown cover of at least 20% across the area of land; and
biomass residue means the estimated biomass in an area following the deforestation of the area. biomass stock means the amount of biomass held in a native forest or part of a native forest. biomass survey means a field-based survey of biomass. carbon estimation area has the meaning by section 3.6. carbon stock means the amount of carbon held in a native forest or part of a native forest. CFI Mapping Guidelines means the guidelines of that name, as published from time to time, and available on the website of the department that administers the Act. clearing means the conversion, caused by people, of native forest to a land use other than native forest. clearing buffer has the meaning given by section 3.5. clearing consent means approval to commence clearing required by Commonwealth, State or Territory law, issued by the relevant Commonwealth, State, Territory or local regulatory authority responsible for giving the approval. CO2-e means carbon dioxide equivalent conservation covenant has the meaning it has in section 9951 of the Income Tax Assessment Act 1997. controlled burn means the controlled application of fire within a carbon estimation area. cropland means arable or tillable land that is used for producing annual or perennial crops. debris pool means the biomass from trees cleared. deforestation means the direct conversion of forest, on or after 1 January 1990, to deforestation plan has the meaning given by subsection 3.15(3). degradation a detectable reduction in the biomass of the native forest in the project area where, notwithstanding the reduction, the area remains, or has the potential to remain, a native forest, and includes a reduction caused by management activities. diameter at breast height means the diameter of the stem of a tree, including the bark, measured at 1.3 metres above ground level. disturbance means: (a) degradation; or disturbance. exclusion area means an area of land within the project area that is not used to estimate abatement. forest means land of a minimum area of 0.2 of a hectare on which trees: (a) have attained, or have the potential to attain, a crown cover of at least 20% across the area of land; and
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