Reduced emissions from deforestation and forest degradation (REDD): a climate change mitigation strategy on a critical track

Table 1 Characteristics of the countries selected for the case study (taken from FAO's Global Forest Resources Assessment [6])

Country	Category*	Forest area 2005 [1000 ha]	Carbon stock [tC/ha]	Forest area development, based on 2000-2005) [1000 ha/year]	Carbon stock 2005 [Mt]⁺	Δ_BL [%]	Carbon stock 2010, according to baseline [Mt]
Bolivia	HFMD	58,740	66.63	-270	3,914	-2.30	3,824
Cameroon	MFMD	21,245	63.05	-220	1,340	-5.18	1,270
Gabon	HFLD	21,775	137.11	-10	2,986	-0.23	2,979
Indonesia	HFHD	88,495	50.10	-1,871	4,434	-10.57	3,965
Madagascar	LFLD	12,838	186.09	-37	2,389	-1.44	2,355

HF = high forest area, LF = low forest area, MF = medium forest area
MD = medium deforestation rate, LD = low deforestation rate, HD = high deforestation rate
* according to Griscom [7]
⁺ it is assumed that carbon stock 2005 (C_t1) is the RME

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