Mind the gap: reconciling tropical forest carbon flux estimates from earth observation and national reporting requires transparency.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The application of different approaches calculating the anthropogenic carbon net flux from land, leads to estimates that vary considerably. One reason for these variations is the extent to which approaches consider forest land to be "managed" by humans, and thus contributing to the net anthropogenic flux. Global Earth Observation (EO) datasets characterising spatio-temporal changes in land cover and carbon stocks provide an independent and consistent approach to estimate forest carbon fluxes. These can be compared against results reported in National Greenhouse Gas Inventories (NGHGIs) to support accurate and timely measuring, reporting and verification (MRV). Using Brazil as a primary case study, with additional analysis in Indonesia and Malaysia, we compare a Global EO

SUBMITTER: Heinrich V 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10662451 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature