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Slowly getting there: a review of country experience on estimating emissions and removals from forest degradation
26/11/2024
Estimating emissions and removals from forest degradation is important, yet challenging, for many countries. This paper reports results from analysis of country reporting (to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change and also to several climate finance initiatives) and key take-aways from a south-south exchange workshop among 17 countries with forest mitigation programmes.

Forest monitoring for transparent commodity supply chains
19/11/2024
Over the last two decades, consumers have grown more aware of the environmental and social impacts of commodity production. Many companies have started to address those concerns by adopting codes of conduct or making public commitments to improve their business and sourcing practices.

Pathways to forest data transparency: Best practices from national forest monitoring to support climate action
10/11/2024
Featuring successful examples from Africa, Asia-Pacific, and Latin America and the Caribbean, this publication empowers countries to develop robust national forest monitoring systems that drive climate reporting and inform effective policy.This resource equips policymakers, researchers, and forest managers with actionable strategies to enhance NFMSs, support sustainable development, and promote effective climate solutions.

Options for addressing the risk of non-permanence for land-based mitigation in carbon crediting programmes
05/11/2024
To mitigate climate change, global efforts must focus on reducing greenhouse gas emissions and removing atmospheric CO2. Carbon crediting programmes offer incentives by issuing tradable credits for each tonne of CO2 equivalent reduced or removed. However, these credits often face a challenge called "non-permanence" or reversal risk, where carbon stored in reservoirs like forests and soils may be rereleased due to natural or human-induced events.

Grounded in data – Informing climate action and reporting with national forest inventories
08/10/2024
The publication, Grounded in Data – Informing Climate Action and Reporting with National Forest Inventories, provides a comprehensive overview of the role of National Forest Inventories (NFIs) in supporting sustainable forest management and informing international climate commitments. It explores how NFIs, as systematic and cyclical processes, compile and analyze data on forest resources, providing valuable insights into forest health, biodiversity, carbon stocks, and socioeconomic functions.
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Towards a digital public infrastructure for deforestation-related trade regulations What is in that plot? (Whisp) solution to implement convergence of evidence
31/05/2024
This is a collaborative effort between partners and programmes such as the European Union’s Team Europe Initiative (TEI), the AIM4Forests and the Forest Data Partnership working with the AgStack Foundation. This joint effort aims to support smallholders by enabling ongoing access to regulated markets through open-source solutions designed to bridge crucial digital gaps.

Technological innovation driving transparent forest monitoring and reporting for climate action
21/03/2024
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).

Monitoring gender equality and social inclusion in forest and landscape restoration programs
27/09/2023
Integrating gender equality and social inclusion (GESI) in forest and landscape restoration projects and programmes helps to ensure access to a diversity of knowledge; promotes the efficiency and effectiveness of...

Estimating emissions and removals from forest degradation. An overview of country experience
02/05/2023
Estimating emissions and removals from forest degradation is important, though challenging, for many countries. Where forest degradation is a major source of emissions, governments want to cover it when reporting...

AIM4Forests. Accelerating Innovative Monitoring for Forests
01/05/2023
Reducing deforestation and forest degradation and restoring and sustainably managing forests are critical pathways to meet the 2030 global goals. Since 1990, more than 420 million hectares of forest have...

Integration of SEPAL into Uganda's National Forest Monitoring System
15/03/2023
This case study summarizes the experience of the use of System for Earth Observation Data Access, Processing and Analysis for Land Monitoring (SEPAL) in Uganda by the National Forest Authority...

SEPAL Forest and Land Monitoring for Climate Action
30/11/2022
System for Earth Observation, Data Access, Processing and Analysis for Land Monitoring (SEPAL) is an open-source project serving and empowering government agencies, research organizations, non-governmental organizations, companies and academia to...

From reference levels to results: REDD+ reporting by countries
16/11/2022
This report provides an overview of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) modalities for REDD+ reporting and additional technical Measurement, Reporting and Verification requirements from different standards...

Peatlands and climate planning – Part 1: Peatlands and climate commitments
15/11/2022
Peatlands contain huge carbon stocks yet they cover only 3 percent of the world’s land area. Improved peatland management provides climate change mitigation and adaptation opportunities. Peatland conservation and restoration...

Wetlands in climate commitments - Preliminary results
10/11/2022
Wetlands in climate commitments. Preliminary results

National Forest Inventories of Latin America and the Caribbean: Towards the harmonization of forest information
24/06/2022
National forest inventories (NFIs) are one of the main sources of forest information. This book describes the importance and history of NFIs in Latin America and the Caribbean, a region...

Global indicators for monitoring ecosystem restoration: A contribution to the UN Decade on Ecosystem Restoration
04/05/2022
The FAO-led Monitoring Taskforce established in support to the UN Decade on Ecosystem Restoration involves experts from over 100 organisations and serves as focal point for providing technical guidance and...

Towards open and transparent forest data for climate action: Experiences and lessons learned
23/03/2022
“Building global capacity to increase transparency in the forest sector (CBIT-Forest)” is a project led by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) and financed by the...

Developing Capacity for National Forest Monitoring Systems UN-REDD Support and Innovative Solutions for Collecting, Managing and Reporting Forest Data
11/02/2022
UN-REDD support and innovative solutions for collecting, managing and reporting forest data.