This section contains a compilation of many useful resources from throughout this website.
Methodology Resources
- A pilot project to store carbon as biomass in African woodlands
- A world ecoregions map for resource reporting (Bailey and Hogg 1986)
- Carbon Emissions from Land Use Change: an Analysis of Causal Factors in Chiapas Mexico
- Food and Agriculture Organization: Framework for assessing and monitoring forest governance
- GOFC-GOLD (2013) Source Book
- World Bank report on the causes of Amazon deforestation
Biodiversity Resources
- Convention on Biological Diversity
- Ecometrica article: Normative Biodiversity Metric
- European Commission study on the causes of biodiversity loss
- Forest Trends
- Global Invasive Species Database
- Habitat Hectares Assessment Method
- International Union on the Conservation of Nature (IUCN) – Red List
- Livelihood Alternatives for the Unsustainable use of Bushmeat (CBD)
- Mean Species Abundance
- Social and Biodiversity Impact Assessment (SBIA) Manual for REDD+ Projects
- Terrestrial Ecoregions of the World (WWF)
Carbon Standards Resources
- Agriculture, Forestry, and Other Land Use Projects Standard (AFOLU: VCS)
- American Carbon Registry
- Carbon Fix Standard
- Climate Action Reserve
- Climate, Community and Biodiversity Alliance Standard
- DAC Evaluation Quality Standards
- Forest Carbon Standards: A WWF Assessment Guide
- Global Conservation Standard
- GOFC-GOLD (2013) Source Book
- Options for REDD+ Voluntary Certification to Ensure Net GHG Benefits, Poverty Alleviation, Sustainable Management of Forests and Biodiversity Conservation
- Plan Vivo Standard
- REDD+ Social and Environmental Standards
- Social Carbon Standard
- Verified Carbon Standard
Eligibility Resources
- Forest Stewardship Council Dispute Mechanism
- What is Additionality?
- FRA Assessing forest integrity and naturalness in relation to biodiversity
- Frontier Forests Map
Social and Governance Resources
- Addressing Grievances from Project-affected communities
- Forest Stewardship Council Dispute Mechanism
- Free Prior and Informed Consent
- REDD+ Social and Environmental Standards
- Social and Biodiversity Impact Assessment (SBIA) Manual for REDD+ Projects
- USAID – REDD+ and carbon rights: lessons from the field