REDD+ legislation in relation to SFM, REDD+ and other payments for environmental services (PES). Forest fire policy and legislation developed and implemented. SFM Output 2.2.3: Existing carbon Levels of carbon stored, and The level of carbon presently Continuously improved DoF reports as part of FAO Permanent sample plots difficult to monitoring, reporting and its dynamics, in Fiji’s forests stored in Fiji’s forests has been national MRV assessments international coordinated relocate due to cyclone or other major verification (MRV) systems is known and able to be estimated through a as part of REDD+ program MRV. disturbance reviewed and adapted to ascribed geographically ( by comprehensive national carbon forests in Fiji different Province and stock assessment (above and islands) and by forest types below ground living biomass) by The DoF has identified Assumptions used to make carbon the DoF in 2010-11 which found measures to improve data estimates may be inaccurate (such as a total carbon stock of 262 M quality of future the equation for estimating biomass in tonnes of CO2 equivalent assessments including tropical forests and the proportion of (comprised of 221 M tonnes in measurement of dead living biomass below ground) native forests, 27 M tonnes in wood. pine plantation and 14 M tonnes in mahogany plantations), and
REDD+ SFM legislation in relation to SFM, REDD+ and other payments for environmental services (PES). Forest fire policy and legislation developed and implemented. Output 2.2.3: Existing carbon monitoring, reporting and verification (MRV) systems reviewed and adapted to forests in Fiji Levels of carbon stored, and its dynamics, in Fiji’s forests is known and able to be ascribed geographically ( by different Province and islands) and by forest types The level of carbon presently stored in Fiji’s forests has been estimated through a comprehensive national carbon stock assessment (above and below ground living biomass) by the DoF in 2010-11 which found a total carbon stock of 262 M tonnes of CO2 equivalent (comprised of 221 M tonnes in native forests, 27 M tonnes in pine plantation and 14 M tonnes in mahogany plantations), and Continuously improved national MRV assessments as part of REDD+ program The DoF has identified measures to improve data quality of future assessments including measurement of dead wood. DoF reports as part of FAO international coordinated MRV. Permanent sample plots difficult to relocate due to cyclone or other major disturbance Assumptions used to make carbon estimates may be inaccurate (such as the equation for estimating biomass in tropical forests and the proportion of living biomass below ground)
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