In quest of a Better Methodology: Updating the Forest Survey Monitoring Process of West Bengal in compliance to the forthcoming REDD+ Regime

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Authors

  • Sudeep Budhaditya Deb
     Deputy Conservator of Forests (Personnel), Personnel Management Cell, West Bengal ,IN
  • Shantanu Maitra
     Research Monitoring & Development Wing, West Bengal ,IN

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.24906/isc/2018/v32/i3/175444

Keywords:

Forest Monitoring, National Forest Monitoring Systems (NFMS) Strategy, M&MRV Protocol under UN-REDD, Geo-Referenced Forestry Information Data, REDD Readiness, National Forest Inventory (NFI), Emission Factor.

Abstract

In the context of forestry management, Monitoring and Evaluation is considered an important tool in assessing and strengthening legal compliance. It also helps in taking remedial measures targeted towards achieving the management objectives and in the improvement of the plantations qualitatively. The 7th meeting of the UN-REDD Policy Board held in 2011 at Berlin, laid out approaches towards development of a Monitoring and Measurement, Reporting and Verification (M&MRV) mechanism in the implementation of REDD+ activities in distinct national contexts. All countries are required to align themselves progressively with this protocol to make them fully compliant with the REDD+ requirements. In this context, this article examines the recent modifications in the forest monitoring and evaluation initiatives in the state of West Bengal, India and explores ways towards further development in these parameters so as to align itself suitably with the requirements for the REDD+ readiness compliance.

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Published

2018-05-01

How to Cite

Deb, S. B., & Maitra, S. (2018). In quest of a Better Methodology: Updating the Forest Survey Monitoring Process of West Bengal in compliance to the forthcoming REDD+ Regime. Indian Science Cruiser, 32(3), 47–54. https://doi.org/10.24906/isc/2018/v32/i3/175444

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Volume 32, Issue 3, May 2018

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