This note aims to inform staff responsible for forest reference emission level and/or forest reference level (FREL/FRL) construction about the use, and potential added value and/or limitations, of spatial modeling. Illustrated with country examples.

The aim of this document is to help countries seeking to develop a REDD+ Forest Reference Emission Level and/or Forest Reference Level (FREL/FRL) under the UNFCCC. The document provides a structural overview of UNFCCC requirements for FREL/FRL construction, summarizing UNFCCC guidance and translating it into elements needed for FREL/FRL construction....

Forest loss is responsible for about 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 Forest Degradation (REDD+) and Forest Law Enforcement, Governance...

The guide presents a step-by-step approach to planning forest governance assessment, designing data collection methods and tools, collecting and analyzing data, and making the results available to decision makers and other stakeholders. It also presents five case studies to illustrate how assessments have applied the steps in practice.

El Inventario Nacional Forestal (INF) representa el esfuerzo del país para fortalecer la gobernanza sobre la administración de los bosques y para contar con información confiable que permita tomar decisiones a las instancias del Estado peruano para garantizar un manejo forestal sostenible. El liderazgo de la planificación del Inventario Nacional Forestal ha sido...