Restoration Monitoring Tool Finder

This manual serves as a guide for conducting measurements for estimation of carbon stocks in A/R project activities. It is recommended for use where host countries do not have existing standards or best practices in place for conducting these assessments. The guide outlines three approaches including estimation by default factors, estimation by modelling, and estimation by measurement (or some combination of these approaches). The manual does not prescribe detailed procedures for conducting field measurements in carbon stocks but refers to the IPCC Good Practice Guidance for Land Use, Land-Use Change and Forestry (2003) for standard operating procedures

This manual serves as a guide for conducting measurements for estimation of carbon stocks in A/R project activities. It is recommended for use where host countries do not have existing standards or best practices in place for conducting these assessments. The guide outlines three approaches including estimation by default factors, estimation by modelling, and estimation by measurement (or some combination of these approaches). The manual does not prescribe detailed procedures for conducting field measurements in carbon stocks but refers to the IPCC Good Practice Guidance for Land Use, Land-Use Change and Forestry (2003) for standard operating procedures.

This methodology calculates the amount of GHG emissions removed from the atmosphere as a result of afforestation or reforestation activities. The methodology applies to projects that are planting trees on land that is not already forested. Projects can include conservation forests, forests with selective harvesting or rotation forestry, and agroforestry or silvopasture activities. Projects cannot be on wetlands or on drained or irrigated organic soils and cannot disturb soil in more than 10 percent of the project area. This methodology applies to mangroves as well as to terrestrial forests. Projects following this methodology can generate carbon credits under the Gold Standard based on the volume of GHG emissions removed by afforestation or reforestation activities.

This methodology measures reductions of GHGs in the atmosphere by forest projects in Mexico. Forest projects are defined as activities designed to increase removals of carbon dioxide equivalents from the atmosphere by increasing forest carbon stocks. Activities accounted for by the methodology that increase forest carbon stocks include agroforestry and silvopasture, improved forest management, reforestation, and restoration. Projects following this methodology can generate carbon credits under CAR based on the volume of GHG emissions removed by increasing sustainable management of forests and enhancement of forest stocks in Mexico. Avoided emissions from deforestation and degradation are not eligible for crediting under the Mexico Forest Protocol.

This guidance is designed to accommodate a wide range of users, technical capacity, and data availability. The guidance provides three tiers of approaches which are like the IPCC Tiers 1-3. It is intended to help landowners or land managers assess the carbon impacts of management interventions in managed forest systems. There is guidance for assessing the impacts of reforestation activities, which can be used in a restoration scenario. It is intended for use in the United States but may be adapted for use elsewhere.

This guidance is designed to accommodate a wide range of users, technical capacity, and data availability. The guidance provides three tiers of approaches which are like the IPCC Tiers 1-3. It is intended to help landowners or land managers assess the carbon impacts of management interventions in managed forest systems. There is guidance for assessing the impacts of reforestation activities, which can be used in a restoration scenario. It is intended for use in the United States but may be adapted for use elsewhere.