All articles related to National Forest Inventory (NFI) and REDD+ Measurement, Reporting and Verification tasks
Issue date:
6 August 2013
Large trees play key role in tropical forest biomass storage – study
BOGOR, Indonesia (6 August, 2013) – A large-scale study has found that a handful of big trees store up to half the above-ground biomass in tropical forests, raising implicatio
Development of integrated MRV systems for REDD+ in the SADC region
Title: Development of integrated MRV systems for REDD+ in the SADC region Commissioned by: German Federal Ministry for the Environment, Nature Conversation and Nuclear Safety
While the spectacular conference centre where the current climate talks are held looks rather unworldly, it is important to look at the realities behind these negotiations. In Paraguay, for example, the main cause of greenhouse gas emissions is deforestation.
The once-promising REDD text has passed from the scientific negotiating track to the long-term action track with key provisions unresolved after Norway vetoed a last-minute compromise that Papua New Guinea had brokered between Brazil and the United States.
Forest monitoring should integrate biodiversity and socioeconomic data, say experts
Countries need to ensure that their forest monitoring activities under REDD+ move beyond just measuring carbon emissions and changes in forest area – they should be integrated with monitoring of other forest values like biodiversity and rural social conditions, said experts on the sidelines of th
