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SUMMARY:Setting reference levels for REDD+ - Beccy Wilebore
DTSTART:20120621T150000Z
DTEND:20120621T153000Z
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CONTACT:Suzy Stoodley
DESCRIPTION:**note: this programme underlines between + symbols.\n\nTropic
 al deforestation is estimated to contribute 6-17% of all anthropogenic gre
 enhouse gas emissions. One possibility for reducing tropical deforestation
  is to provide payments to developing countries for reducing emissions fro
 m deforestation and forest degradation\, a global initiative known as "RED
 D+".The effectiveness of REDD+ is gauged by comparing observed emissions f
 rom within a geographical area during a commitment period against 'referen
 ce levels'  of emissions that are predicted to have occurred from the same
  area if no intervention had taken place. There is no “correct” value 
 for a REDD+ reference level - it is impossible to know what unplanned even
 ts will unfold in the future - so a central question\, then\, is whether i
 t is possible to develop credible approaches that maximize the use of soun
 d evidence to derive reference levels. Predictive modelling with reported 
 uncertainty is necessary to inform policy decisions and to ensure conserva
 tive estimates of emissions are maintained. We must make use of good local
  datasets to inform a policy which will be implemented at a global scale\,
  and will be worth billions of dollars when functional.
LOCATION:Department of Plant Sciences\, Large Lecture Theatre
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