South Korea: Reduction of Methane from Agriculture

The government aims to improve planting and irrigation in order to reduce the emission of methane from agricultural areas. It helps develop technologies for measuring and reducing the amount of methane emitted from rice paddies and livestock management, encouraging cultivating patterns, water management, improving livestock manure treatment facilities and other changes that reduce methane emissions. It also provides information on fertilization and nitrous oxide reduction.

Status: In Force; Voluntary

Targets: The government aims to reduce the emission of methane in rice paddies to 90% of the level in 2000 by 2010 and to reduce the nitrous oxide emitted in 2000 by 95% in 2010.

References: National Communication to the UNFCCC