Trustworthy forest carbon accounting can support all stakeholders working in the Article 6 and Global Stocktake arenas. This interactive session sheds light on data, accessibility, transparency and accountability for efficient, effective and just transactions and fair assessments. It brings together globally leading experts to:

• share the latest scientific findings on the effectiveness of forest carbon projects
• strengthen the community of practice to foster learning and collaboration amongst scientists and practitioners in refining and improving the measurement, reporting and verification (MRV) system for forest mitigation policies
• discuss the challenges and prospective solutions in moving towards high-integrity forest carbon credits and effective forest-based mitigation of climate change

Presentations

• Effectiveness of REDD+: Meta-study results - Sven Wunder (European Forest Institute (EFI) and CIFOR-ICRAF Senior Associate)
• Realizing the promise of high-integrity REDD at scale - Kevin Brown (Wildlife Conservation Society)
• Forest carbon accounting and impact evaluation - Erin Sills (North Carolina State University and CIFOR-ICRAF Senior Associate)
• Verra’s Consolidated REDD methodology for high-integrity forest carbon projects - Basanta Gautam (Verra)

Speakers

Sven Wunder

European Forest Institute and CIFOR – ICRAF senior associate

Kevin Brown

Wildlife Conservation Society

Erin Sills

North Carolina State University and CIFOR-ICRAF senior associate

Panelists

Asami Segundo

International Land Coalition

Basanta Gautam

Verra

Moderator

Christopher Martius

Interim Team Leader Climate Change, Energy and Low-Carbon Development, CIFOR-ICRAF