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Book (stand-alone)Peatland mapping and monitoring
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No results found.Integration of peatlands into land-use monitoring systems is central to the conservation of their carbon storage – be they conserved, degraded or restored. Healthy peatlands mitigate climate change, enhance adaptive capacity and maintain ecosystem services and biodiversity. Albeit peatlands are starting to receive a high level of attention and the scientific basis for their monitoring has quickly developed over the last few years. Robust and practical approaches and tools for developing and integrating peatland-monitoring into national monitoring and reporting frameworks is an important opportunity for countries to limit global warming to 2 °C. -
ProjectDeveloping an Innovative Peatlands Monitoring System - UNJP/GLO/927/OPS 2021
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No results found.Peatlands cover only 3 percent of global land area but store nearly 30 percent of the world’s soil carbon, and may contain twice as much carbon as the world’s forests. Peat related emissions are significant and are estimated to cause approximately 10 percent of total anthropogenic emissions from agriculture, forestry and other land use sectors, and at least 5 percent of global emissions. In addition to climate mitigation, they play a significant role in providing other ecosystem services that support the adaptive capacity of ecosystems and communities. Against this background, the project aimed to address the critical need for improved peatland monitoring systems. The first phase of the project focused on the global development of monitoring tools, approaches and guidance for peatlands monitoring, as well as a robust tool for estimating peatland emissions and removals from degradation and restoration. The focus moved to Indonesia in the second phase, which has 40 percent of all known tropical peatlands, to pilot test the methods and work towards an operational peatland monitoring system in the country, which would have application and utility in many countries containing peat. -
DocumentForest Monitoring and Assessment for Climate Change Reporting: Partnerships, Capacity Building and Delivery 2007
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No results found.This working paper was prepared in light of the upcoming Conference of the Parties of the UNFCCC in December 2007 to inform about the status and ongoing efforts in the field of forest monitoring, assessment and reporting at national and international levels. Part I is a review of partnerships between FAO and countries for building capacity and supporting implementation of forest monitoring, assessment and reporting, to meet requirements at national and international levels. At national level, FA O works with countries to establish long-term and robust monitoring systems, based on systematic field sampling and data collection. At international level, FAO supports countries to report to the Global Forest Resources Assessments, which is the leading global reporting process on forests, their management and use. Part II presents basic requirements for national forest monitoring systems, seen from a broader policy context. It reviews the current status in countries with respect to two variabl es that are important for climate change reporting – forest area changes and forest carbon stock. It is concluded that in most developing countries the quality of current forest monitoring would not be satisfactory for an accounting system of carbon credits. However, it is also suggested that investment in national forest monitoring is attracting greater interest, as exemplified by the increasing number of countries requesting support from FAO. FAO continues to work in close collaboration with i ts member countries to improve forest monitoring, assessment and reporting, including helping them to meet requirements for forest carbon reporting.
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