The success of REDD+ implementation will depend upon a robust MRV (Measuring, Reporting and Verifcation) and airborne LiDAR (Light Detection and Ranging) remote sensing is the key technology for this. NASA is leading the effort to build and deploy LiDAR sensors. IIASA will present a roadmap to reconcile REDD+ with unintended consequences for non-forest land-use, such as food security and water, and UCS will present how combining technical advances on MRV with economic incentives and political pressure has led to success in reducing Amazon deforestation.

Presenters:

Doug Morton, Forest Ecologist, NASA

Doug Boucher, Director of the Tropical Forest and Climate Initiative, Union of Concerned Scientists

Dr. Michael Obersteiner, Scientifc Coordinator, International Institute of Applied Systems Analysis (IIASA)

Carlos Nobre, Senior Scientist, National Institute for Space Research, Brasil

Hans Brattskar, Director, Norwegian Climate and Forest Initiative (tbc)