Climate change due to Global warming has became an important issue worldwide. In 2009, the 15th Conference of the Parties (COP 15) in Copenhagen had already paid much attention on this global issue. The president of the United States, the 2009 Nobel Peace Prize winner, Barack H. Obama had mentioned on the Nobel lecture in Oslo that “ There is little scientific dispute that if we do nothing, we will face more drought, more famine, more mass displacement – all of which will face more challenges for decades. ” Although Taiwan did not join the international treaty- the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC), and is not regulated by the Kyoto Protocol, increasing annual CO2 emission by the combustion of energy within 10 years has caused domestic and international communities to bring pressure bear on Taiwanese government to have further reduction actions. The main emission sources of six greenhouse gases are related with agricultural sector based on the regulation of Kyoto Protocol. However, according to former experiences of involving with international conventions, such as Montreal Protocol on Substances that Deplete the Ozone Layer and Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITIES), Taiwanese government has the responsibility on environmental protection even not signing the treaties. The government will continuously draw the attention to related development of the Kyoto Protocol to manage the impacts of such treaty on agriculture. The project aims at (1) collecting and analyzing greenhouse gas emission management strategies on agricultural and forestry sectors from foreign countries; (2) evaluating the impact of greenhouse gas emission management strategies on domestic agricultural and forestry industries according to the estimation of greenhouse gas emission on agricultural and forestry sectors based on IPCC national greenhouse gas inventory guideline; and (3) planning and developing domestic greenhouse gas emission management strategies on agricultural and forestry sectors in response to global climate change.

Nationally Appropriate Mitigation Action;Taiwan Agricultural Sector Model;Climate Action Report