The Ex-Ante Carbon-balance Tool (Ex-Act)
Agriculture, forestry and land use changes contribute more than a quarter of total greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. But agriculture also has excellent potential for mitigating these emissions. The Ex-Ante Carbon-balance Tool (EX-ACT), an appraisal system developed by FAO, helps project designers estimate and prioritize activities with good economic and climate change mitigation benefits. The tool can be used on a wide range of investment projects, such as sustainable land management, watershed development, forestry management, food security, crop intensification and livestock production.
It is cost-effective, requires relatively little data and provides tables and maps to help locate information required to run the tool. While EX-ACT is mostly used at project level, it can be scaled up to programme or sector level or used for policy analysis. It is available in multiple languages, with various online resources to guide users.