Table 2.
Source of field data for development of timber harvesting emission factors (ELE extracted log emission, LDF logging damage factor, LIF logging infrastructure factor)
| Region | ELE | LDF | LIF | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Central Africa | 0.25 | 0.5 | 0.24 | Republic of Congo |
| Rest of Africa | 0.37 | 0.67 | 0.24 | Ghana |
| Central America and Caribbean | 0.28 | 1.26 | 0.27a | Belize |
| Andean countriesb (Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador, Paraguay, Peru, Venezuela) | 0.30 | 1.23 | 0.27a | Bolivia |
| Brazil | 0.38 | 0.71 | 0.27a | Brazil |
| Guyana, Suriname, French Guyana | 0.36 | 0.99 | 0.98 | Guyana |
| Asia | 0.25 | 0.57 | 0.67 | Indonesia |
All factors are in units of Mg C m−3
aThe values for the LIF are from Feldpausch et al. [9]
bThese countries are mostly Andean but grouped into once class