Reporting on climate change activities in the forestry sector
Resources
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National forest monitoring systems: Monitoring and measurement, reporting and verification in the context of REDD+ activitiesPDF
The document describe the elements in National Forest Monitoring Systems (NFMSs) as they relate to REDD+ under the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC), and to describe the UN-REDD Programme approach to monitoring and measurement, reporting and verification requirements....
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Voluntary guidelines on national forest monitoringPDF
The aim of these voluntary guidelines is to assist with the creation and operation of a national forest monitoring system (NFMS). The guidelines include good practice principles, a general framework, and a set of decision-support tools for planning and implementing a multi-purpose NFMS grounded...
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Integrating forest and landscape restoration into national forest monitoring systemsPDF
This document, based on the Voluntary Guidelines on national forest monitoring (VGNFM), provides a series of good practices organized into sixteen steps to facilitate the integration of the monitoring process to officers responsible for forest and landscape restoration (FLR) and the national...
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From reference levels to results reporting: REDD+ under the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate ChangePDF
This report provides an update on Reducing Emissions from Deforestation and Degradation Plus (REDD+) forest reference (emission) levels (FREL/FRLs) and REDD+ results submitted to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC), and relevant developments under the Green Climate...
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REDD+ and FLEGT: Working together to strengthen forest governance and mitigate climate changePDF
Forest loss contributes to one-sixth of annual greenhouse gas emissions, making it a major contributor to climate change. Experience shows that approaches to reducing deforestation and forest degradation and strengthening forest governance – such as Reducing Emissions from Deforestation and...
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Technological innovation driving transparent forest monitoring and reporting for climate actionWebsite
This paper reviews how countries are benefiting from technical innovations in their monitoring and reporting of forest-related emissions and removals to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC).Forests play an important role in climate action. They are often mentioned in...
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National forest monitoring system assessment toolPDF
The national forest monitoring system (NFMS) assessment tool has been developed under the project “Building global capacity to increase transparency in the forest sector (CBIT-Forest)” implemented by Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) and funded by the Capacity-Building...
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REDD+ MRV training modulesWebsite
The training course consists of 14 lectures based on existing good practice guidance on REDD+ related forest monitoring, covering topics from REDD+ design to reporting, and include video lectures, slides, exercises and country examples.
Methodologies and guidelines
Studies and reports
Tools
Training manuals/modules
Additional Info
| Kind of Activities | Monitoring, reporting and evaluation |
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| Geographic Focus | Global |
| Collection Updated | October 2024 |