MGD Sections
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Measurement, reporting and verification processes
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Guiding principles – Institutional arrangements
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UNFCCC decisions and requirements
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Significance and key category analysis
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Design decisions relevant to national forest monitoring systems
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Definition of forest
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Land cover, land use and stratification
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Forest reference emission levels and forest reference levels
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Quality assurance and quality control
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Guiding principles – Requirements and design decisions
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Estimation methods for REDD+ activities
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Estimation of emissions from deforestation
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Estimation of emissions from degradation
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Sustainable management of forests, enhancement of forest carbon stocks (within existing forest), and conservation of forest carbon stocks
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Enhancement of forest carbon stocks (afforestation of land not previously forest, reforestation of land previously converted from forest to another land use)
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Conversion of natural forest
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Integration frameworks for estimating emission and removals
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Selecting an integration framework
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Activity data x emission/removal factor tools
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Fully integrated tools
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Practical considerations in choosing an integration tool
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Guiding principles – Methods and approaches
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Reporting results of REDD+ activities
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Technical analysis of the REDD+ annex to the BUR
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Additional advice on REDD+ reporting and verification
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Guiding Principles – Reporting and verification of emissions and removals
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Financial considerations
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Integrating remote-sensing and ground-based observations for estimation of emissions and removals of greenhouse gases in forests: Methods and Guidance from the Global Forest Observations Initiative
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