Documents
Project short descriptions
- Short description of Transparent Monitoring project in English
- Kurzbeschreibung des Transparent-Monitoring Projekts auf Deutsch
- Breve descripción del proyecto Monitoreo Transparente en Español
- Description courte du projet Suivi-évaluation Transparent en Français
Electronic library on Community-based Monitoring
The project compiles an electronic library of resources on forest-focused CBM for the use by researchers and practitioners. It includes:- An overview slide show on a review of Community-based forest monitoring;
- A compendium of apps currently in use for CBM organised in a clickable doc;
- Scientific literature on the topic, manuals, other guidance for governments, NGOs and other stakeholders seeking to set up CBM projects.
Related literature
- Böttcher, H., Herrmann, L.M., Herold, M., Romijn, E., Román-Cuesta, R.M., Avitabile, V., de Sy, V., Martius, C., Gaveau, D.L.A., Fritz, S., Schepaschenko, D., Dunwoody, A., 2018. Independent monitoring: Building trust and consensus around GHG data for increased accountability of mitigation in the land use sector. 112 pp. Publications Office of the European Union, Luxembourg.
- European Commission (EC) 2017. Climate mitigation in agriculture and forestry: The importance of transparent monitoring. Leaflet. 2 pp.
- Romijn, E. V. De Sy, M. Herold, H. Boettcher, D. Schepaschenko, S. Fritz, R. M. Roman-Cuesta, C. Martius, D. Gaveau, L. Verchot, V. Avitabile (2018): Independent data for assessing GHG emissions from the land use sector - What do stakeholders need and think? Environmental Science and Policy 85,101-112. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.envsci.2018.03.016
- Sy V de, Herold M, Martius C, Boettcher H, Fritz S, Gaveau DLA, Leonard S, Romijn E and Román-Cuesta RM. (2016): Enhancing transparency in the land-use sector: Exploring the role of independent monitoring approaches. CIFOR Infobrief No. 156. Bogor, Indonesia: Center for International Forestry Research (CIFOR).