Land management plays a crucial role in addressing climate change, which makes transparent monitoring essential. Countries have considerable flexibility in setting targets, defining the scope of the land sector, and reporting of greenhouse gas emissions and removals from it. They are, however, required to do this in a manner that promotes transparency and provides sufficient accuracy, completeness, comparability, and consistency.
The Transparent Monitoring project identified a set of criteria designed to overcome such challenges that are introduced by Book I. This Book II presents a collection of case studies demonstrating successful implementation of transparent monitoring approaches, based on experiences in Côte d’Ivoire, Ethiopia, Papua New Guinea, and Peru. These cases address specific needs identified by the countries, ranging from technical work on emission factors for forest conversion to palm oil plantations, via mapping of deforestation drivers based on remote sensing, improving communication of cacao mapping for different stakeholders, to making use of community-based monitoring information for forest restoration and deforestation alerts.
The case studies show that transparent monitoring approaches are not merely a technical requirement but a powerful enabler of meaningful climate action. By addressing existing challenges and building on the successes outlined in this report, countries can establish monitoring systems that drive transformative change. The path forward requires commitment, collaboration, and innovation, but the outcome will be more effective land sector policies, with benefits including enhanced resilience and contributing to containing climate change.
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.17528/cifor-icraf/009368Dimensiones Recuento de citas:
Año de publicación
2025
Autores
Böttcher, H.; Urrutia, C.; Benndorf, A.; Martius, C.; Atmadja, S.; Boissiere, M.; Hergoualc’h, K.; Larson, A.M.; Pratihast, A.; Malaga Duran, N.; Masolele, R.; Fritz, S.; McCallum, I.; Pirker, J.; Walker, N.; Cooper, L.; Kalman, R.
Idioma
English
Palabras clave
monitoring, greenhouse gas emissions, data analysis, deforestation, information, policy, land use, governance
Geográfico
Côte d'Ivoire, Ethiopia, Papua New Guinea, Peru
