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Summary report of the global online workshop: “Training Workshop for Reporting Soil Carbon Stock Changes in National Greenhouse Gas Inventories”

Bangkok, Thailand | 12-16 December 2022

Year of publication 2023

Place of publication Rome, Italy ;

Pages 11p.

Author FAO

Publisher FAO ;

Product type Meeting

Synopsis (short abstract) The FAO’s Office of Climate Change, Biodiversity and Environment and the Global Soil Partnership jointly organized the “Training Workshop for Reporting Soil Carbon Stock Changes in National Greenhouse Gas Inventories” on 12-16 December 2022 in Bangkok, Thailand. This workshop aimed to provide targeted support to countries to include carbon stock changes in their greenhouse gas inventories.

Meeting symbol KJWA+/12.2022

Meeting Session Number NA

Meeting date 12-16 December 2022

Meeting location Bangkok, Thailand

Language English

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