Smart Digital Technology solutions for holistic TREES Monitoring, Reporting & Validation (MRV) management and climate compliance

Types of Forest Inventories :

• Operational Inventory: Focuses on specific forest ownership for short- and long-term management plans.
• Management Inventory: Supports planning for the management of forest resources.
• National Forest Inventory:

1. Provides data on vegetation species, carbon pools (in soil, trees, and coarse), carbon sinks, and sources.

2. Used for national forestry policy, forestry programs, and strategic planning.

Information Utilization :

• Operational and management inventories inform plans for specific forest ownership.
• National forest inventories serve as the basis for broader forestry policies and programs.

Data Presentation :

• Related to administrative or area units.
• Presented in tables and forest maps with reliability assessments.

Basic Information Included :

• Timber quantity and quality by tree species and size.
• Tree growth, mortality, and removal by harvest.

Statistical Considerations :

• Planning sampling design, data collection, and statistical inference is complex.
• Requires advanced knowledge in:
• Statistical sampling design
• Current forest inventory systems
• Forest mensuration
• Remote sensing
• Computer science related to forest inventory

A carbon credit is a tradable permit that represents CO2 (or equivalent greenhouse gas) removed from the atmosphere.

Purpose :

• Polluters can buy carbon credits to offset or neutralize their carbon emissions.

Forestry-Related Carbon Credits :

• Common offset option available in the market today.

Protocols :

Set rules governing specifics such as:

• Location of a project
• Duration of a project
• How carbon will be quantified

Carbon Credits :

• Certificates/permits that allow the owner to emit a certain amount of carbon dioxide or other greenhouse gases (GHG) over a specific period.
• Value: 1 carbon credit permits the emission of 1 ton of carbon dioxide or its equivalent in other GHG.

A Low Carbon City implements strategies to reduce carbon emissions while meeting environmental, social, and economic needs.

Key Actions :

• Measures carbon emissions.
• Manages carbon footprint effectively.
• Mitigates emissions to lessen climate change impact.

Goals :

• Reduce contribution to climate change.
• Promote sustainable development.
• Enhance quality of life for residents.