REDD+ v2.0 - new technologies for quantification of forest and collateral impacts on non-forest land

8 December, 2010 - 11:00 - 12:30
Location
Address: 
Bellona Room, Moon Palace, Cancun
Country: 
Mexico

The success of REDD+ implementation will depend upon a robust MRV (Measuring, Reporting and Verification). Airborne LiDAR (Light Detection and Ranging) remote sensing is a key technology for MRV of forest biomass.  NASA is leading the effort to build and deploy airborne and satellite LiDAR sensors and will present what cutting-edge technologies will be available and cost-effective for REDD+.  IIASA will present a roadmap to reconcile REDD+ with unintended consequences for non-forest land-use, such as food security and water. UCS will discuss how combining technical advances on MRV with economic incentives and political pressure has led to success in reducing Amazon deforestation, as shown by Brazil's recent results.

 

Speakers:
Doug Boucher, Director, Union of Concerned Scientists
Doug Morton, NASA
Michael Obersteiner, International Institute of Applied Systems Analysis (IIASA)
Moderator: Barbara Bramble, International Affairs, National Wildlife Federation

Topic: 
Agriculture | MRV