This manual aims to improve the knowledge of IPs and forest communities on REDD+, introduce them to forest carbon measurement and monitoring and guide them to transfer the knowledge primarily to IPs and forest communities.
It is intended for community facilitators who are indigenous peoples and/or forest dwellers who have basic knowledge and understanding on climate change including REDD+. The participation of women and youth and gender balance among participants is highly recommended. This training manual can also serve as reference for IPs and forest dwellers who:
- are currently conducting Community-based Monitoring and Information Systems (CBMIS) and want to include forest carbon monitoring;
- are working in the area of forestry and climate change who want to understand forest carbon accounting in the context of REDD+;
- want to contribute ground data to their national government for their National Forest Monitoring System (NFMS) or verify data of their NFMS;
- and others who might find this manual useful.
At the end of the course, participants should have enhanced understanding and are enabled to deliver trainings on the following:
- Indigenous Peoples and REDD+;
- Role of participatory carbon monitoring (PCM) in REDD+;
- Basis of forest carbon accounting;
- Setting up field plots to collect information from the forest;
- Forest measurements required for estimating all carbon pools;
- Calculations used to estimate forest carbon stocks and uncertainty from the field measurements; and
- Quality assurance and quality control.