拉丁美洲森林碳市场的现状
Austin Blanton1, Midhun Mohan2, G A Pabodha Galgamuwa3
1Ecoresolve, San Francisco, CA, United States of America; Morobe Development Foundation (via United Nations Volunteering Program), Lae, 00411, Papua New Guinea; Elliott School of International Affairs, George Washington University, Washington, DC, United States of America.
Journal of environmental management
|January 14, 2024
概括
拉丁美洲的雨林是重要的碳汇. 通过更好的治理和技术,如遥感,加强森林碳市场,可以促进该地区的碳捕获和保护工作.
科学领域:
- 环境科学 环境科学
- 气候变化研究 气候变化研究
- 林业和保护林业和保护
背景情况:
- 拉丁美洲的热带雨林是重要的全球碳汇,具有很高的封存潜力.
- 这些森林对于产生森林碳信用,支持减排和生物多样性保护项目至关重要.
- 拉丁美洲不断扩大的碳市场需要对其地位,增长和关键组成部分进行全面审查.
研究的目的:
- 综合审查拉丁美洲森林碳市场的现状,趋势和关键方面.
- 在这些市场中识别利益相关者,测量,报告和验证 (MRV) 方法,挑战和好处.
- 为加强该地区森林碳市场提供建议.
主要方法:
- 进行了对299篇文章的广泛文献审查,包括同行评审和灰色文献.
- 分析了从2010年1月到2023年3月的数据,涵盖了森林碳市场趋势,利益相关者和MRV.
- 研究结果分为五大类:市场状况,利益相关者,MRV,挑战和好处/机会.
主要成果:
- 拉丁美洲的森林碳市场正在扩大,受到合规和自愿市场的推动.
- 关键因素包括多样化的利益相关者,不断发展的MRV方法,以及遥感越来越重要的作用.
- 存在重大挑战,但增长和改善项目完整性的机会也存在.
结论:
- 改善治理结构对于提高拉丁美洲森林碳项目的质量和完整性至关重要.
- 像遥感这样的新兴技术可以克服MRV的技术障碍,从而实现可扩展性.
- 建议侧重于加强基础设施,治理,鼓励公私参与,以加强区域森林碳市场.
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