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AFRICAN RESEARCH NEXUS
SHINING A SPOTLIGHT ON AFRICAN RESEARCH
At the heart of REDD+: A role for local people in monitoring forests?
Conservation Letters, Volume 4, No. 2, Year 2011
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Reduced Emissions from Deforestation and Forest Degradation in Developing Countries (REDD+) is a policy mechanism now agreed under the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC). It aims to reduce carbon dioxide emissions from developing countries through the sustainable management of forests, while providing co-benefits of biodiversity conservation and livelihood support. Implementation challenges include linking remote sensing and national forest inventories of carbon stocks, to local implementation and measuring carbon loss from forest degradation. Community-based forest monitoring can help overcome some of these challenges. We show that local people can collect forest condition data of comparable quality to trained scientists, at half the cost. We draw on our experience to propose how and where local REDD+ monitoring can be established. Empowering communities to own and monitor carbon stocks could provide a rapid and cost-effective way of absorbing carbon dioxide emissions, while potentially contributing to local livelihoods and forest biodiversity conservation. © 2011 Wiley Periodicals, Inc.
Authors & Co-Authors
Danielsen, Finn
Denmark, Copenhagen
Nordisk Fond for Miljø og Udvikling
Skutsch, Margaret Mccall
Mexico, Morelia
Unam Campus Morelia
Netherlands, Enschede
Universiteit Twente
Burgess, Neil David
Denmark, Copenhagen
Københavns Universitet
United States, Washington, D.c.
World Wildlife Fund
Jensen, Per Moestrup
Denmark, Frederiksberg
Det Natur- og Biovidenskabelige Fakultet
Andrianandrasana, Herizo T.
United Kingdom, Jersey
Durrell Wildlife Conservation Trust
Karky, Bhaskar Singh
Nepal, Kathmandu
International Centre for Integrated Mountain Development Nepal
Lewis, Richard E.
United Kingdom, Jersey
Durrell Wildlife Conservation Trust
Lovett, Jon C.
Netherlands, Enschede
Universiteit Twente
Massao, John F.
Tanzania
Land and Natural Resources Office
Ngaga, Yonika M.
Tanzania, Morogoro
Sokoine University of Agriculture
Phartiyal, Pushkin
India, Nainital
Chea
Poulsen, Michael Køie
Denmark, Copenhagen
Nordisk Fond for Miljø og Udvikling
Singh, S. P.
India, Srinagar
H.n.b.garhwal University
Solis, Silvia
Mexico, Morelia
Unam Campus Morelia
Sørensen, Marten
Denmark, Frederiksberg
Det Natur- og Biovidenskabelige Fakultet
Tewari, Ashish
India, Nainital
Kumaun University India
Young, Richard P.
United Kingdom, Jersey
Durrell Wildlife Conservation Trust
United Kingdom, Bath
University of Bath
Zahabu, Eliakimu Mnkondo
Tanzania, Morogoro
Sokoine University of Agriculture
Statistics
Citations: 204
Authors: 18
Affiliations: 14
Identifiers
Doi:
10.1111/j.1755-263X.2010.00159.x
e-ISSN:
1755263X
Research Areas
Environmental
Health System And Policy