This paper presents an overview of the state of measurement and monitoring capabilities for
forests in the context of REDD+ needs, with a focus on what is currently possible, where …

Participation of local communities in the Measurement, Reporting and Verification (MRV) of
forest changes has been promoted as a strategy that lowers the cost of MRV and increases …

This paper describes an interactive web-based near real-time (NRT) forest monitoring
system using four levels of geographic information services: 1) the acquisition of continuous …

Highlights•Forest monitoring purportedly influences forest governance effectiveness.•Limited
scholarly work addresses the conjunction of multiple types of monitoring.•Links between …

Developing countries that implement the Reducing emissions from deforestation and forest
degradation (REDD+) mechanism under the United Nations Framework Convention on …

Remote sensing has been widely used for mapping land cover and is considered key to
monitoring changes in forest areas in the REDD+ Measurement, Reporting and Verification …

Accurate estimations of carbon stocks across large tracts of tropical forests are key for
participation in programs promoting avoided deforestation and carbon sequestration, such …

A primary technical requirement of the climate change mitigation mechanism, reducing
emissions from deforestation and forest degradation (REDD+), is to calculate emissions …

In 2009, the conference of the parties of the United Nations Framework Convention on
Climate Change recognized the need to engage communities and indigenous groups into …

Agricultural intensification in shade coffee farms has strong impacts on the structure and
diversity of the agroforest, with negative consequences for forest specialist birds …