# Commission Decision of 10 June 2010 on guidelines for the calculation of land carbon stocks for the purpose of Annex V to Directive 2009/28/EC (notified under document C(2010) 3751) (2010/335/EU), Division 7.3: Grassland

Extent: E+W+S+N.I.

Table 5
Factors for grassland, including savannahs
Climate region
Land Use(FLU )
Management(FMG )
Input(FI )
FLU
FMG
FI
Temperate/Boreal, dry
Grassland
Improved
Medium
1
1,14
1
High
1
1,14
1,11
Nominally managed
Medium
1
1
1
Moderately degraded
Medium
1
0,95
1
Severely degraded
Medium
1
0,7
1
Temperate/Boreal, moist/wet
Grassland
Improved
Medium
1
1,14
1
High
1
1,14
1,11
Nominally managed
Medium
1
1
1
Moderately degraded
Medium
1
0,95
1
Severely degraded
Medium
1
0,7
1
Tropical, dry
Grassland
Improved
Medium
1
1,17
1
High
1
1,17
1,11
Nominally managed
Medium
1
1
1
Moderately degraded
Medium
1
0,97
1
Severely degraded
Medium
1
0,7
1
Tropical, moist/wet
Savannah
Improved
Medium
1
1,17
1
High
1
1,17
1,11
Nominally managed
Medium
1
1
1
Moderately degraded
Medium
1
0,97
1
Severely degraded
Medium
1
0,7
1
Tropical Montane, dry
Grassland
Improved
Medium
1
1,16
1
High
1
1,16
1,11
Nominally managed
Medium
1
1
1
Moderately degraded
Medium
1
0,96
1
Severely degraded
Medium
1
0,7
1
Table 6 provides guidance for selecting appropriate values from Table 5.
Table 6
Guidance on management and input for grassland
Management/Input
Guidance
Improved
Represents grassland which is sustainably managed with moderate grazing pressure and that receive at least one improvement (e.g. fertilisation, species improvement, irrigation).
Nominally managed
Represents non-degraded and sustainably managed grassland, but without significant management improvements.
Moderately degraded
Represents overgrazed or moderately degraded grassland, with somewhat reduced productivity (relative to the native or nominally managed grassland) and receiving no management inputs.
Severely degraded
Implies major long-term loss of productivity and vegetation cover, due to severe mechanical damage to the vegetation and/or severe soil erosion.
Medium
Applies where no additional management inputs have been used.
High
Applies to improved grassland where one or more additional management inputs/improvements have been used (beyond that is required to be classified as improved grassland).

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eudn/2010/335/annex/division/7/division/7.3 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/eu-decision-2010-335/annex/division-7/division-7.3
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