一个基于自然的碳抵消项目边界的开放访问数据库
Akshata Karnik1, John B Kilbride1, Tristan R H Goodbody1,2
1Renoster Systems Inc., 21750 Hardy Oak Blvd Ste 104, PMB 37519, San Antonio, TX, 78258-4946, United States of America.
Scientific data
|April 5, 2025
概括
基于自然的气候解决方案 (NBS) 对于减少二氧化碳至关重要. 本研究介绍了全球575个NBS项目边界的数据库,增强碳抵消验证和促进气候行动.
科学领域:
- 环境科学 环境科学
- 气候科学 气候科学
- 地理空间分析的研究.
背景情况:
- 基于自然的气候解决方案 (NBS) 对大气二氧化碳减少和气候变化缓解至关重要.
- 碳补偿,一个关键的NBS战略,面临对补偿夸大和验证挑战的审查.
- 缺乏可访问的地理空间边界数据阻碍了NBS有效性的验证.
研究的目的:
- 开发和呈现一个全面的数据库,以自然为基础的抵消项目边界.
- 为55个国家的575个NBS项目提供地理空间数据.
- 为了促进碳抵消效率的准确验证.
主要方法:
- 通过碳项目注册的网络扫描 (75.3%) 和手动地缘引用/数字化 (22.1%) 汇总地理空间边界.
- 包括的项目类型:避免砍伐森林,植林,复林/复植,以及改善森林管理.
- 使用交叉与结合 (IoU) 评分来评估准确性,达到0.98 ± 0.015.5.
主要成果:
- 建立了575个基于自然的抵消项目数据库,具有定义的地理空间边界.
- 项目涵盖55个国家,涵盖各种NBS战略.
- 在地理参考和数字化过程中表现出高精度.
结论:
- 开发的数据库大大提高了NBS项目关键的地理空间数据的可用性.
- 该资源增强了核实碳抵消的能力,解决了气候变化缓解战略中的关键差距.
- 这些发现支持更可靠地实施和评估基于自然的气候解决方案.
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