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Section summary: Institutional context, drivers and detectability in REDD+ implementation
| Authors: | Patricia N. Manley |
| Year: | 2013 |
| Type: | General Technical Report |
| Station: | Pacific Southwest Research Station |
| Source: | In: Mortenson, Leif A.; Halperin, James J.; Manley, Patricia N.; Turner, Rich L., eds. Proceedings of the international workshop on monitoring forest degradation in Southeast Asia. Gen. Tech. Rep. PSW-GTR-246. Albany, CA: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Pacific Southwest Research Station: 5-9 |
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Abstract
REDD+ and Forest Degradation
REDD+ implementation requires two key steps: (1) establish a reference emission level or reference level (RL); and (2) monitor performance against the reference level (RL). A monitoring system must be able to monitor the performance of implementing action plans to reduce emissions. Degradation activities are of concern because it is unknown to what degree they are contributing to emissions, with potentially and in some cases likely significant contributions to emissions. For REDD+ the key feature is the need to estimate the net emissions from anthropogenic-caused (i.e., human-caused) changes in forests remaining forests.