Source: WRI (World Resources Institute) Forest Atlas

Source: WRI (World Resources Institute) Forest Atlas

Source: WRI (World Resources Institute) Forest Atlas

Source: WRI (World Resources Institute) Forest Atlas

National boundaries and administrative units at first and second level. Source: WRI (World Resources Institute) Forest Atlas

Source: WRI (World Resources Institute) Forest Atlas

Source: Atlas of forest cover and change 2000-2010 in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, FACET – Initiative for remote sensing forest monitoring in Central Africa. Prepared by: Observatoire satellital des forêts d’Afrique centrale (OSFAC), South Dakota State University (SDSU), University of Maryland (UMD), © OSFAC, 2010. Source: FACET

Based on: Global Ecoregions, Major Habitat Types, Biogeographical Realms and The Nature Conservancy Terrestrial Assessment Units as of December 14, 2009. Developed originally by Olson, D. M. and E. Dinerstein (2002), Bailey (1995) and Environment Canada (Wiken, 1986), and modified by The Nature Conservancy (TNC). Ecoregions are relatively large units of land containing distinct assemblages of natural communities and species, with boundaries that approximate the original extent of natural communities prior to major land-use change. Ecoregions are nested within two higher-order classifications: biomes (14) and biogeographic realms (8). Source: WWF

Based on: SRTM 90m Digital Elevation Data, version 4, derived by CGIAR-CSI GeoPortal. Source: CGIAR

A series of activities aiming to modify the dynamics of deforestation and/or forest degradation and/or to increase forest carbon stocks, within a delimited geographical area, in order to reduce greenhouse gas emissions linked to these dynamics. A results based compensation mechanism ( based on funds or carbon market) has been put into place to validate and encourage these reductions. The emissions must be measured, monitored and validated according to a methodology previously approved by an internationally recognized institution. Reductions in greenhouse gas emissions are measured according to a plausible reference level previously established according to the methodology enforced by the host country.