Completing the Picture: Importance of Considering Participatory Mapping for REDD+ Measurement, Reporting and Verification (MRV)

摘要: Remote sensing has been widely used for mapping land cover and is considered key to monitoring changes in forest areas the REDD+ Measurement, Reporting Verification (MRV) system. But Sensing as a desk study cannot capture whole picture; it also requires ground checking. Therefore, complementing remote analysis using participatory can help provide information an initial assessment, gain better understanding of how local use might affect changes, way engage communities REDD+. Our looked at potential providing complementary remotely sensed maps. The research sites were located different ecological socio-economic contexts provinces Papua, West Kalimantan Central Java, Indonesia. Twenty-one maps drawn with community participation during focus group discussions seven villages. These maps, covering total 270,000ha, add developed sensing, adding 39 covers eight from our assessment. They provided additional on drivers change, resource areas, territory claims status, which we able correlate understand cover. Incorporating MRV protocol would classifications, stratify area checks measurement plots, other valuable social data not visible RS scale. Ultimately, forum discuss activities develop