Local communities produce high-quality forest monitoring data, rivals that of professional foresters
Monday, October 28, 2013 - 20:30
in Earth & Climate
A recent study by researchers at the Nairobi-based World Agroforestry Centre and European and Southeast Asian institutions finds that local communities -- using simple tools like ropes and sticks -- can produce forest carbon data on par with results by professional foresters using high-tech devices.