Category: tool
Capacity Building Materials on REDD+ for Indigenous Peoples and Local Communities
Capacity-building of indigenous and local communities and their organizations is widely recognized as a key foundation for securing the opportunities that REDD+ may provide and addressing its risks, contributing to more equitable and sustainable REDD+ initiatives.This guide summarizes a range of training manuals and modules, most of which have been developed specifically for indigenous peoples and local communities.As WWF programs engage with communities and their organizations to introduce...
Google Earth Engine Data Catalog. Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer Reflectance Product MCD43A4
Satellite processing algorithms and data are available at http://earthengine.google.org/#state=search&q=tag:mcd43a4
National Level Carbon Stock Dataset
As part of ongoing projects in the pan-tropical region, Woods Hole Research Center scientists and their collaborators generated a national level aboveground dataset for tropical countries. Using a combination of co-located field measurements, LiDAR observations and imagery recorded from the Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS), WHRC researchers produced national level maps showing the amount and spatial distribution of aboveground carbon.
Forest Monitoring for Action (FORMA)
Forest Monitoring for Action (FORMA) uses freely available satellite data to generate rapidly updated online maps of tropical forest clearing, providing useful information for local and national forest conservation programs, as well as international efforts to curb greenhouse gas emissions by paying to keep forests intact.
Exploring Multiple Benefits mapping toolbox
This customised ArcGIS 9.3.1 toolbox has been developed at UNEP-WCMC for REDD+ multiple benefits analyses. It provides both novice and experienced GIS users with a series of raster analysis tools to help identify, map and understanding the spatial relationship between ecosystem carbon stocks, other ecosystem services, biodiversity, land-use and pressures on natural resources. The resolution of the analysis is defined by the user. The toolbox is flexible, providing a set of tools that can be...
Forest Carbon Stock Database
The Global Comparative Study on REDD+, established by CIFOR, supports a Forest Carbon Database andexchange system in the public domain. The database helps develop national and subnational monitoring, reportingand verification of REDD+ activities. The database is designed for an open access to allow participation ofresearchers and practitioners, who carry out regular forest inventory, manage permanent sample plots, and conductresearch on forest carbon stocks and related topics.This system allows...
Prototype governance assessment tool
CIFOR researchers have produced a prototype, governance assessment tool, for use at local levels (communities, districts, landscapes). A three to five member, interdisciplinary (multi-stakeholder, dual gender) team spends 1-2 weeks in the field, assessing the tool's 12 indicators of good governance. The tool has three sections: stakeholders and their relationships, access to resources, and structure and function of governance. It is intended to reflect the views of all stakeholders, including...
The REDD Opportunities Scoping Exercise
The REDD+ Opportunities Scoping Exercise (ROSE) is a tool for classifying and prioritizing potential REDD+ sub-national activities and for assessing critical constraints to project development, especially those associated with the legal, political, and institutional framework for carbon finance. The ROSE tool was developed and refined during 2009 in the course of conducting case studies in Tanzania, Uganda, and Ghana. The tool has two main stages: a 2-3 day key informant or expert...
Forest Carbon Index
The Forest Carbon Index (FCI) compiles and displays global data relating to biological, economic, governance, investment, and market readiness conditions for every forest and country in the world, revealing the best places and countries for forest carbon investments. Please use this site to gain an understanding of key findings, explore interactive maps, and download publications and data.
An Economic Modeling Tool to Support UNFCCC Negotiations on REDD Reference Levels
Quantitative economic analysis of REDD reference level design options is critical for developing a REDD mechanism that is effective, efficient, and equitable. The Collaborative Modeling Initiative on REDD Economics has developed a free, transparent and accessible tool to support UNFCCC negotiations on REDD reference levels. This tool, the Open Source Impacts of REDD Incentive Spreadsheet (OSIRIS), allows users to compare the emissions reduction and financial impacts of alternative...
