Forest projects around the world are working to confront the practical challenges of reducing emissions and providing local benefits. To facilitate the development of forest carbon projects, the Katoomba Incubator at Forest Trends has compiled strategic guidance to emerging best practices. Drawing on practical experiences, this series of documents includes a Step-by-Step Overview and detailed guidance documents on issues, tools and resources covering an array of project development needs.
Step-by-Step Overview and Guide – Jacob Olander and Johannes Ebeling
REDD Guidance: Technical Project Design – Joerg Seifert-Granzin
AR Guidance: Technical Project Design – Johannes Ebeling and Alvaro Vallejo
Carbon Stock Assessment Guidance: Inventory and Monitoring Procedures – David Diaz and Matt Delaney
Community Engagement Guidance: Good Practice for Forest Carbon Projects – Tom Blomley and Michael Richards
Legal Guidance: Legal and Contractual Aspects of Forest Carbon Projects – Slayde Hawkins
Business Guidance: Forest Carbon Marketing and Finance – Phil Covell
Social Impacts Guidance: Key Assessment Issues for Forest Carbon Projects – Michael Richards
Biodiversity Impacts Guidance: Key Assessment Issues for Forest Carbon Projects – John Pilgrim, Jonathan Ekstrom, and Johannes Ebeling
The series of documents is available for download at http://forest-trends.org/publications/building_forest_carbon_projects/
