Finn Danielsen|Margaret Skutsch|Neil D. Burgess|Per Moestrup Jensen|Herizo Andrianandrasana|Bhaskar Singh Karky|Richard E. Lewis|Jon C. Lovett|John Massao|Yonika M. Ngaga|Pushkin Phartiyal|Michael Poulsen|S. P. Singh|Silvia Solis|Marten Sørensen|Ashish Tewari|Richard P. Young|Eliakimu Zahabu
At the heart of REDD+: a role for local people in monitoring forests?
Nordisk Fond for Miljø og Udvikling|University of Twente|University of Copenhagen|World Wildlife Fund|University of Copenhagen|Durrell Wildlife Conservation Trust|International Centre for Integrated Mountain Development|Durrell Wildlife Conservation Trust|University of Twente|Sokoine University of Agriculture|Nordisk Fond for Miljø og Udvikling|Hemwati Nandan Bahuguna Garhwal University|University of Copenhagen|Kumaun University|University of Bath|Durrell Wildlife Conservation Trust|Sokoine University of Agriculture
abstract reduced emissions deforestation forest degradation developing countries redd policy mechanism agreed united nations framework convention climate change unfccc aims reduce carbon dioxide emissions developing countries sustainable management forests providing cobenefits biodiversity conservation livelihood support implementation challenges include linking remote sensing national forest inventories carbon stocks local implementation measuring carbon loss forest degradation communitybased forest monitoring help overcome challenges show local people collect forest condition data comparable quality trained scientists half cost draw experience propose local redd monitoring established empowering communities monitor carbon stocks could provide rapid costeffective way absorbing carbon dioxide emissions potentially contributing local livelihoods forest biodiversity conservation