Ending Tropical Deforestation: Tropical Forest Monitoring: Exploring the Gaps Between What is Required and What is Possible for REDD+ and Other Initiatives

The document highlights the increasing demand for credible forest monitoring to meet climate and sustainable development goals, noting that while satellite and remote sensing technologies have advanced, a gap remains between research capabilities and actual implementation in tropical forest countries. It warns that the proliferation of diverse monitoring systems may lead to redundancy and confusion.

• Meeting international and national commitments for forest conservation, sustainable development, and climate change depends on the availability of reliable and accurate monitoring of carbon stocks and forest extent.
• Despite technological advancements in satellite data and remote sensing that allow for consistent monitoring of large areas, there is an increasing disparity between research-level demonstrations and the systems actually maintained and used within tropical forest countries.
• The increasing demand for forest data and the resulting variety of monitoring systems may cause redundancy and confusion.

APA

World Resources Institute (n.d.). Ending Tropical Deforestation: Tropical Forest Monitoring: Exploring the Gaps Between What is Required and What is Possible for REDD+ and Other Initiatives. https://www.wri.org/research/ending-tropical-deforestation-tropical-forest-monitoring-exploring-gaps-between-what

Chicago

World Resources Institute. Ending Tropical Deforestation: Tropical Forest Monitoring: Exploring the Gaps Between What is Required and What is Possible for REDD+ and Other Initiatives. n.d. https://www.wri.org/research/ending-tropical-deforestation-tropical-forest-monitoring-exploring-gaps-between-what.

Wikipedia

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BibTeX

@techreport{worldresourcesinstitutendending, author = {{World Resources Institute}}, title = {{Ending Tropical Deforestation: Tropical Forest Monitoring: Exploring the Gaps Between What is Required and What is Possible for REDD+ and Other Initiatives}}, institution = {World Resources Institute}, url = {https://www.wri.org/research/ending-tropical-deforestation-tropical-forest-monitoring-exploring-gaps-between-what}, urldate = {2026-08-17}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }