### Instruction:

Extract the cause and effect entities from the following sentence:
It is critical to harmonize the widely varying methodologies for inventory and analysis, in order to synthesize carbon estimates based on national forest inventories

### Assistant:

KEYWORD: in order
VARIABLE: the widely varying methodologies
CONDITION: for inventory and analysis
EFFECT_1: to synthesize carbon estimates based on national forest inventories
NOT_RELEVANT: It is critical
CAUSE_1: to harmonize the widely varying methodologies for inventory and analysis

