Table 4 Deforestation and degradation scenarios
From: Avoiding treatment bias of REDD+ monitoring by sampling with partial replacement
Scenario | Description | Anticipated degradation/deforestation pattern |
|---|---|---|
No intervention | Original plot data from both treated and untreated stands are used without modification | No degradation and deforestation activities |
10% degradation, dbh < 35 cm | On 10 percent of the plots (n = 75) the biomass of trees with dbh < 35 cm was set to zero at occasion 2 | Degradation by harvesting trees with small dbh for fuelwood |
10% degradation, dbh > 45 cm | On 10 percent of the plots (n = 75) the biomass of trees with dbh > 45 cm was set to zero at occasion 2 | Degradation by selectively harvesting trees with large dbh for timber procurement |
20% degradation, dbh < 35 cm | On 20 percent of the plots (n = 150) the biomass of trees with dbh < 35 cm was set to zero at occasion 2 | Degradation by harvesting trees with small dbh for fuelwood |
20% degradation, dbh > 45 cm | On 20 percent of the plots (n = 150) the biomass of trees with dbh > 45 cm was set to zero at occasion 2 | Degradation by harvesting trees with large dbh for timber procurement |
5% deforestation | On 5 percent of the plots (n = 37) the biomass of all trees is set to zero at the second occasion | Deforestation and land-use change |