Detailing the workshop held near Johannesburg, South Africa, from 29 May to 2 June 1995, which focused on forestry, land-use change and agriculture, this work includes such topics as data collection and emission factor determination, and national inventory assessments in Africa.

The workshop focused on forestry, land-use change, and agriculture, because these sectors not only are responsible for the majority of emissions from the continent and provide promising opportunities for emissions mitigation, but also are a vital component of African economic growth and development. This work presents the workshop's major conclusions and findings, as well as individual papers that were prepared for the workshop, each of which was peer-reviewed and accepted for publication as part of the workshop process. The papers cover four areas: (1) issues are associated with data collection and emission factor determination; (2) problems associated with applying the IPCC inventory methodologies in Africa; (3) results of national inventory assessments in Africa; and (4) possible emissions mitigation options and methods for evaluating their potential viability.

Part 1: Workshop Summary Statement. African Greenhouse Gas Emission Inventories and Mitigation Options: Forestry, Land-Use Change, and Agriculture
B.V. Braatz, et al. Part II: International Context. Scientific Aspects of the Framework Convention on Climate Change and National Greenhouse Gas Inventories
B. Callander. Selected International Efforts to Address Climate Change
M. Seki, R. Christ. Part III: Greenhouse Gas Emission Inventories and Mitigation Options: Methodological Issues. Use of Forest Inventories and Geographic Information Systems to Estimate Biomass Density of Tropical Forests: Application to Tropical Africa
S. Brown, G. Gaston. Greenhouse Gas Emissions from Vegetation Fires in Southern Africa
R.J. Scholes. Determination of Biomass Burning Emission Factors: Methods and Results
R. Delmas, et al. Determining the Global Significance of Local and Regional Mitigation Strategies: Setting the Scene with Global Integrated Assessment Models
R. Leemans. Assessing National Livestock Populations for the Production of Methane Emission Inventories
A. de Jode. Carbon Storage in Eucalyptus and Pine Plantations in South Africa
S.I. Christi, R.J. Scholes. The Burning of Fuelwood in South Africa: When Is It Sustainable? G.P. von Maltitz, R.J. Scholes. Biofuel Use Assessments in Africa: Implications for Greenhouse Gas Emissions and Mitigation Strategies
D.L. Kgathi, P. Zhou. Carbon-to-Nitrogen Ratios in Agricultural Residues
J.O. Ilukor, S.O. Oluka. Part IV: Greenhouse Gas Emission Inventories: National Assessment. Fuel Characteristics and Emissions from Biomass Burning and Land-Use Change in Nigeria
A.O. Isichei, et al. Greenhouse Gas Emission Inventory for Senegal, 1991
Y. Sokona. Emissions of Greenhouse Gases from Agriculture, Land-Use Change, and Forestry in the Gambia
B.P. Jallow. Greenhouse Gas Emissions from Forestry, Land-Use Changes, and Agriculture in Tanzania
R.S. Muyungi, C. Omujuni.