1. Chapter 5
Cross-cutting Issues

2. Cross-cutting issues General issues Common subjects to other chapters
Conceptual basis for issues developed in other chapters

3. Cross-cutting issues in GPG-LULUCF
Same issues of GPG-2000
Highlight the main points covered in GPG-2000
Reference to GPG-2000
Develop special considerations for the LULUCF sector

4. Cross-cutting Issues Identifying and quantifying uncertainties
Sampling
Methodological choice - Identification of key categories
Quality assurance and quality control
Time series consistency and recalculations
Verification

5. Identifying and quantifying uncertainties
Guidance for estimate uncertainties
Guidance to combine uncertainties
Types of uncertainty in the LULUCF sector

6. Sampling Particularly important in the LULUCF sector
Land areas
Biomass stock
Soil carbon
Guidance for planning and use of sampling surveys
Relation between sampling design and uncertainty level

7. Identification of key categories
Categories that most contribute to inventory uncertainty
Approach expanded to cover also sink categories
Additional guidance for Kyoto Protocol articles 3.3 and 3.4

8. Quality assurance and quality control
Aspects specific for checks in the LULUCF sector
Large use of sampling
Large use of models

9. Time series consistency and recalculations
Methodological change
Periodic (not annual) data

10. Verification Independent check Alternative methods
Application of verification for the LULUCF sector

11. Latest developments First review: ~ 600 comments
Many recommending simplification
Detailed material moved to other chapters
Common subjects moved from other chapters (e.g. Sampling)