A novel deforestation risk and baseline allocation model for the next generation of nested REDD+ projects.

ABSTRACT: Nature-based solutions that use a counterfactual scenario depend heavily on the methodology used to determine the business as usual (BAU) case, i.e., the "baseline." Reducing emissions from deforestation and forest degradation (REDD+) projects traditionally set baselines using a "reference area" as a control for estimating BAU deforestation and emissions in the treatment (project) area. While the REDD+ market is shifting from project-based to nested approaches as countries increase their efforts to meet nationally determined contributions (NDCs) to the Paris agreement's global climate target, methodologies for allocating national baselines are not yet formalized and tested, despite an urgent need to scale the market. We present a novel method for mapping deforestation risk and allocating n

SUBMITTER: Freund J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11219893 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature