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Brochures
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Carbon and Co-Benefits from Sustainable Land Use Management
File typeD22 - Carbon and Co-Benefits from Sustainable Land-Use Management: Deliverable 22: Quantification of carbon benefits in conservation project activities through spatial modeling
Petrova, S., F. Stolle, S. Brown. 2007. Carbon and Co-Benefits from Sustainable Land-Use Management: Deliverable 22: Quantification of carbon benefits in conservation project activities through spatial modeling: East Kalimantan, Indonesia as a Case Study. Winrock International, Report submitted to USAID. Cooperative Agreement No. EEM-A-00-03-00006-00.
2007
File typeD09 - Use of Aerial Digital Imagery to Measure the Impact of Selective Logging on Carbon Stocks of Tropical Forests in the Republic of Congo: Deliverable 9: Aerial imagery analysis of logging damage
Brown, S., T. Pearson, N. Moore, et al. 2006. Use of Aerial Digital Imagery to Measure the Impact of Selective Logging on Carbon Stocks of Tropical Forests in the Republic of Congo: Deliverable 9: Aerial imagery analysis of logging damage. Winrock International, Report submitted to USAID. Cooperative Agreement No. EEM-A-00-03-00006-00.
2006
File typeD05A - Carbon and Co-benefits from Sustainable Land Use Management
Brown, S., S. Ambagis. 2004. Carbon and Co-benefits from Land Use Management. Winrock International.
2004
File typeCCBI Description for the Web
Brown, S. (Principal Investigator). 2003. Carbon and Co-Benefits from Sustainable Land Use Management. Cooperative Agreement between Winrock International and the US AID, Cooperative Agreement No. EEM-A-00-03-00006-00.
2003
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Land Use and Forests, Carbon Monitoring, and Global Change
File typeLand Use and Forests, Carbon Monitoring, and Global Change (97 KB)
Brown, S. (Principal Investigator). 2002. Land Use and Forests, Carbon Monitoring, and Global Change. Cooperative Agreement between Winrock International and the EPA ID# CR 827293-01-0. Winrock International.
2002
File typeProduct 01: GEOMOD to NKMCAP (6,319 KB)
2002
File typeProduct 02: FAC All Sites (10,842 KB)
2002
File typeProduct 03: FAC for Parana State (1,070 KB)
2002
File typeProduct 04: GEOMOD to GCAP (3,335 KB)
2002
File typeProduct 05: GEOMOD to Rio Bravo CAP (3,111 KB)
2002
File typeProduct 06: GEOMOD Chiapas (945 KB)
2002
File typeProduct 07: LUCS Report (2,576 KB)
2002
File typeProduct 08: Domestic Baselines for Rangelands (2,378 KB)
2002
File typeProduct 09: Leakage Paper (440 KB)
2002
File typeProduct 10: Leakage Noel Kempff (399 KB)
2002
File typeProduct 11: Permanence Methodology (512 KB)
2002
File typeProduct 12: Permanence Model Report (1,076 KB)
2002
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Peer-reviewed papers
File typeIdentifying optimal areas for REDD intervention: East Kalimantan, Indonesia as a case study
Harris, N.L., S. Petrova, F. Stolle and S. Brown. 2008. Identifying optimal areas for REDD intervention: East Kalimantan, Indonesia as a case study. Environmental Research Letters 3: 035006. doi: 10.1088/1748-9326/3/3/035006.
2008
File typeCarbon market opportunities for the forestry sector of Africa
Walker, SM, Pearson T, Petrova, S, and Munishi, P. 2008 Carbon market opportunities for the forestry sector of Africa. Winrock and FAO. Presented at 16th Session of African Forestry and Wildlife Commision, Khartoum, Sudan, February 2008.
2008
File typeA comparison of damage due to logging under different forms of resource access in East Kalimantan, Indonesia.
This study quantified and compared total harvested and damaged trees after logging operations carried out in East Kalimantan under two types of arrangements: 20-year commercial selective logging concessions and 1-year harvest permits intended for local communities.
2006
File typeGuidebook for the formulation of AR Projects under the CDM (2006)
Pearson, T., S. Walker and S. Brown. 2006. Afforestation and reforestation under the clean development mechanism: Project formulation manual. International Tropical Timber Organization. Technical Series 25. Pp. 53.
2006
File typeThe Influence of Conversion of Forest Types on Carbon Sequestration and Other Ecosystem Services in the South Central United States
Sohngen, B., S. Brown, 2006. Analysis: The Influence of Conversion of Forest Types on Carbon Sequestration and Other Ecosystem Services in the South Central United States. Ecological Economics 57 (2006) 698-708, published.
2006
File typeCreating a Virtual Tropical Forest from Three-Dimensional Aerial Imagery: Application for Estimating Carbon Stocks (2005)
Brown, S., T. Pearson, D. Slaymaker, S. Ambagis, N. Moore, D. Novelo, and W. Sabido. 2005. Creating a virtual tropical forest from three-dimensional aerial imagery: Application for Estimating Carbon Stocks. Ecological Applications 15: 1083-1095.
2005
File typeForest management for Ivory-billed Woodpeckers (Campephilus principalis): A case study in managing an uncertainty (2005)
Shoch, David T. 2005. Forest management for Ivory-billed Woodpeckers (Campephilus principalis): A case study in managing an uncertainty. North American Birds 59: 216-221.
2005
File typeIntegrating Carbon Benefit Estimates into GEF Projects (2005)
Pearson, T.R.H., S. Brown, and N.H. Ravindranath. 2005. Integrating Carbon Benefit Estimates into GEF Projects. Capacity Development and Adaptation Group Guidelines. United Nations Development Programme, New York, NY.
2005
File typeProjected Land-Use Change for the Eastern Panama Canal Watershed and its Potential Impact (2005)
Dale, V. H., S. Brown, M. O. Calderon, S. Montoya, and R. E. Martinez. 2005. Projected Land-Use Change for the Eastern Panama Canal Watershed and Its Potential Impact. In R. S. Harmon (ed.), The Rio Chagres, Panama: a multidisciplinary profile of a tropical watershed. Springer, Dordrecht, The Netherlands, Ch. 23, pp. 337-345.
2005
File typeRoot Biomass Along Subtropical to Alpine Gradients: Global Implication from Tibetan Transect Studies (2005)
Luo, T. S. Brown, Y. Pan, P. Shi, H. Ouyang, Z. Yu, and H. Zhu. 2005. Root biomass along subtropical to alpine gradients: global implication from Tibetan transect studies. Forest Ecology and Management 206: 349-363.
2005
File typeTree Allometry and Improved Estimation of Carbon Stocks and Balance in Tropical Forests (2005)
Chave, J., C. Andalo, S. Brown, M. A. Cairns, J. Q. Chambers, D. Eamus, H. Folster, F. Fromard, N. Higuchi, T. Kira, J.-P. Lescure, B. W. Nelson, H. Ogawa, H. Puig, B. Riera, T. Yamakura. 2005. Tree allometry and improved estimation of carbon stocks and balance in tropical forests. Oecologia, 145: 87-89.
2005
File typeMeasuring Leakage From Carbon Projects in Open Economies: A Stop Timber Harvesting Project in Bolivia as a Case Study (2004)
Sohngen, B. and S. Brown. 2004. Measuring leakage from carbon projects in open economies: a stop timber harvesting project in Bolivia as a case study. Canadian Journal of Forest Research 34: 829-839.
2004
File typeA conceptual framework and its application for addressing leakage (2003)
Aukland, L., P. Moura Costa, and S. Brown. 2003. A conceptual framework and its application for addressing leakage on avoided deforestation projects. Climate Policy, in press.
2003
File typeEstimating Baseline Carbon Emissions for the Eastern Panama Canal Watershed (2003)
Dale, V. H., S. Brown, M. O. Calderon, S. Montoya, and R. E. Martinez. 2003. Estimating Baseline Carbon Emissions for the Eastern Panama Canal Watershed. Mitigation and Adaptation Strategies for Global Change 8 (4): 323-348.
2003
File typeUsing Georeferenced Large-scale Aerial Videography As a Surrogate For Ground Validation Data (2003)
Slaymaker, Dana. 2003. Using Georeferenced Large-scale Aerial Videography As a Surrogate For Ground Validation Data. In Wulder, Michael A. and Steve E. Franklin (eds.) 2003. Remote Sensing of Forest Environments: Concepts and Case Studies. Kluwer, ISBN 1-4020-7405-0, Hardbound. Pps 469-488. http://www.wkap.nl/prod/b/1-4020-7405-0.
2003
File typeCarbon stocks in Indonesian homegarden systems: Can smallholder systems be targeted for increased carbon storage? (2002)
Roshetko, J.M., M. Delaney, K. Hairiah and P. Purnomosidhi. 2002. Carbon stocks in Indonesian homegarden systems: Can smallholder systems be targeted for increased carbon storage? American Journal of Alternative Agriculture 17:138-148.
2002
File typeChanges in Growth of Tropical Forests: Evaluating Potential Biases (2002)
Phillips, O.L., Y. Malhi, B. Vinceti, T. Baker, S.L. Lewis, N. Higuchi, W.F. Laurance, P. Núñez Vargas, R. Vásquez Martinez, S. Laurance, L.V. Ferreira, M. Stern, S. Brown, J Grace. 2002. Changes in growth of tropical forests: evaluating potential biases. Ecological Applications 12:576-587.
2002
File typeChanges in the use and management of forests for abating carbon emissions: issues and challenges under the Kyoto Protocol (2002).
Brown, S, I.R. Swingland, R. Hanbury-Tenison, G.T. Prance and N. Myers. 2002. Philosophical Transactions of The Royal Society London A 360: 1593-1605.
2002
File typeGeocoded digital videography for validation of land cover mapping in the Amazon basin (2002)
Hess, L.L., E.M.L.M. Novo, D.M. Slaymaker, J. Holt, C. Steffen, D.M. Valeriano, L.A.K. Mertes, T. Krug, J.M. Melack, M. Gastil, C. Holmes, C. Hayward. 2002. Geocoded digital videography for validation of land cover mapping in the Amazon basin. International Journal of Remote Sensing, v23, n7: 1527-1555.
2002
File typeMeasuring carbon in forests: current status and future challenges (2002)
Brown, S. 2002. Measuring carbon in forests: current status and future challenges. Environmental Pollution 116: 363-372.
2002
File typeMeasuring, monitoring, and verification of carbon benefits for forest-based projects (2002).
Brown, Sandra. 2002. Philosophical Transactions of The Royal Society London A 360: 1669-1683.
2002
File typePotential Carbon Mitigation and Income in Developing Countries from Changes in Use and Management of Agricultural and Forest Lands (2002)
Niles, J. O., S. Brown, J. Pretty, A. Ball, and J. Fay. 2002. Potential carbon mitigation and income in developing countries from changes in use and management of agricultural and forest lands. Phil. Trans R. Soc. Lond. A 360: 1621-1639.
2002
File typeStocks and Flows of Coarse Woody Debris across a Aropical Rain Forest Nutrient and Topography Gradient (2002)
Clark, D. B., D. A. Clark, S. Brown, S. F. Oberbauer, E. Veldkamp. 2002. Stocks and flows of coarse woody debris across a tropical rain forest nutrient and topography gradient. Forest Ecology and Management 164:237-248.
2002
File typeMeasuring Net Primary Production in Forests: Concepts and Field Methods (2001)
Clark, D.A., S. Brown, D.W. Kicklighter, J.Q. Chambers, J.R. Thomlinson and J. Ni. 2001. Measuring Net Primary Production In Forests: Concepts And Field Methods. Ecological Applications, 11(2): 356-370
2001
File typeNet Primary Production in Tropical Forests: An Evaluation and Synthesis of Existing Field Data (2001)
Clark, D.A., S. Brown, D.W. Kicklighter, J.Q. Chambers, J.R. Thomlinson, J. Ni And E.A. Holland. 2001. Net Primary Production In Tropical Forests: An Evaluation And Synthesis Of Existing Field Data. Ecological Applications, 11(2): 371-384
2001
File typeThe spatial distribution of forest biomass in the Brazilian Amazon: A comparison of estimates (2001)
Houghton, R.A., K.T. Lawrence, J.L. Hackler, and S. Brown. 2001. The spatial distribution of forest biomass in the Brazilian Amazon: A comparison of estimates. Global Change Biology 7:731-746.
2001
File typeGeographical Distribution of Biomass Carbon in Tropical Southeast Asian Forests: A Database (2000)
Brown, S., L. R. Iverson, A. Prasad, A. L. Brenkert, T. W. Beaty, and R. M. Cushman. 2000. Geographical Distribution of Biomass Carbon in Tropical Southeast Asian Forests: A Database. ORNL/CDIAC-119, NDP-068. Carbon Dioxide Information Analysis Center, U.S. Department of Energy, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Oak Ridge, Tennessee, U.S.A.
2000
File typeIssues And Challenges For Forest-Based Carbon-Offset Projects: A Case Study Of The Noel Kempff Climate Action Project In Bolivia (2000)
Brown, S., M. Burnham, M. Delaney, R. Vaca, M. Powell, and A. Moreno. 2000. Issues And Challenges For Forest-Based Carbon-Offset Projects: A Case Study Of The Noel Kempff Climate Action Project In Bolivia. Mitigation and Adaptation Strategies for Global Change 5: 99-121
2000
File typeProject-based activities in Special Report to IPCC (2000)
Brown, S. O. Masera, and J. Sathaye. 2000. Project-based activities. In R. Watson, I Noble, and D. Verardo (eds.), Land use, Land-use change, and forestry; Special Report to the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, Cambridge University Press, Ch. 5: 283-338.
2000
File typeSpatial patterns of aboveground production and mortality of woody biomass for eastern U.S. forests: Erratum.
Brown, SL and PE Schroeder. 2000. Ecological Applications 10:937
2000
File typeToward error analysis of large-scale forest carbon budgets
Phillips, D.L., S. Brown, P. Schroeder and R. Birdsey. 2000. Toward error analysis of large-scale forest carbon budgets. Global Ecology & Biogeography 9:305-313.
2000
File typeSpatial Patterns Of Aboveground Production And Mortality Of Woody Biomass For Eastern US Forests (1999)
Brown, SL and PE Schroeder. 1999. Spatial Patterns Of Aboveground Production And Mortality Of Woody Biomass For Eastern U.S. Forests. Ecological Applications 9: 968-980. and Brown, SL and PE Schroeder. 2000. Spatial patterns of aboveground production and mortality of woody biomass for eastern U.S. forests: Erratum. Ecological Applications 10:937.
1999
File typeThe Holdridge life zones of the coterminous United States in relation to ecosystem mapping (1999).
Lugo, A.E, S.L. Brown, R. Dodson, T.S. Smith and H.H. Shugart. 1999. The Holdridge life zones of the conterminous United States in relation to ecosystem mapping. Journal of Biogeography 26: 1025-1038.
1999
File typeForest Harvests and Wood Products: Sources and Sinks of Atmospheric Carbon Dioxide (1998)
Winjum, J. K., S. Brown, and B. Schlamadinger. 1998. Forest harvests and wood products: sources and sinks of atmospheric carbon dioxide. Forest Science 44:272-284.
1998
File typeAboveground biomass distribution of US eastern hardwood forests and the use of large trees as an indicator of forest development (1997).
Brown, S, P. Schroeder and R. Birdsey. 1997. Aboveground biomass distribution of US eastern hardwood forests and the use of large trees as an indicator of forest development. Forest Ecology and Management 96: 37-47.
1997
File typeEstimating Biomass and Biomass Change of Tropical Forests: a Primer (1997).
Brown, S. 1997. Estimating Biomass and Biomass Change of Tropical Forests: a Primer. For the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Rome, 1997. FAO Forestry Paper - 134. ISBN 92-5-103955-0.
1997
File typeRoot biomass allocation in the world's upland forests (1997).
Cairns, M.A., S. Brown, E.H. Helmer, G.A. Baumgardner. 1997. Root biomass allocation in the world's upland forests. Oecologia (1997) 111:1-11.
1997
File typeTropical Africa Land use, biomass, and carbon estimates for 1980 (1996)
Brown, S., G. Gaston, and R. C. Daniels. 1996. Tropical Africa: Land use, biomass, and carbon estimates for 1980 (R. C. Daniels, editor). ORNL/CDIAC-92, NDP-055. Carbon Dioxide Information Analysis Center, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, U.S. Department of Energy, Oak Ridge, Tennessee, USA.
1996
File typeUse of Forest Inventories and Geographic Information Systems to Estimate Biomass Density of Tropical Forests: Application to Tropical Africa. (1995)
Brown, S. and G. Gaston. 1995. Environmental Monitoring and Assessment 38: 157-168.
1995
File typeGeographical Distributions of Carbon in Biomass and Soils of Tropical Asian Forests (1993)
Brown, S., L.R. Iverson, A. Prasad and D. Liu. 1993. Geographical Distributions of Carbon in Biomass and Soils of Tropical Asian Forests. Geocarto International (4): 45-59
1993
File typeAboveground Biomass Estimates for Tropical Moist Forests of the Brazilian Amazon
Brown, S., A.E. Lugo 1992. Aboveground Biomass Estimates for Tropical Moist Forests of the Brazilian Amazon. Interciencia, Jan-Feb 1992, Vol. 17 No. 1, printed.
1992
File typeBiomass of Brazilian Amazonian Forests: The need for good science
Brown, S., A.E. Lugo, 1992. Biomass of Brazilian Amazonian Forests: The need for good science. Interciencia, Jul-Aug 1992, Vol. 17 No. 4, printed.
1992
File typeTropical Secondary Forests (1990).
Brown, S. and A. Lugo. 1990. Tropical Secondary Forests. Journal of Tropical Ecology (1990) 6:1-32.
1990
File typeBiomass Estimation Methods for Tropical Forests with Applications to Forest Inventory Data (1989)
Brown, S. and A. J. R. Gillespie, and A. E. Lugo. 1989. Biomass estimation methods for tropical forests with applications to forest inventory data. Forest Science 35:881-902.
1989
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Posters
File typeNew Estimate of Carbon Emissions from Land-Use Change.
Harris, N.L., S.S. Saatchi, S. Hagen, S. Brown, W. Salas, M.C. Hansen, and A. Lotsch. 2010. New Estimate of Carbon Emissions from Land-Use Change. Poster presented at the 16th Conference of the Parties (COP) on Forest Day. 5 December 2010, Cancun, Mexico.
2010
File typeREDD+ Carbon Methodology Development: A Decade of Leadership by Winrock International.
Brown, S., N.L. Harris, T.R.H. Pearson, and S.M. Walker. 2010. REDD+ Carbon Methodology Development: A Decade of Leadership by Winrock International. Poster presented at the 16th Conference of the Parties (COP) on Forest Day. 5 December 2010, Cancun, Mexico.
2010
File typeCarbon Baselines for Californian Forest and Rangelands.
S. Brown, T. Pearson, A. Dushku, and J. Kadyszewski. 2004. Carbon Baselines for Californian Forest and Rangelands. Poster presented at the California Energy Commission's Annual Climate Change Conference. From Climate to Economics: Anticipating Impacts of Climate Change in California. 9-10 June 2004, Sacramento, CA.
2004
File typeMeasurement Results: Assessing the Potential Carbon Sequestration Benefits of Extending Riparian Buffers in Redwood and Mixed Conifer Forests.
Pearson, T., D. Shoch, S. Brown, and A. Dushku. 2004. Measurement Results: Assessing the Potential Carbon Sequestration Benefits of Extending Riparian Buffers in Redwood and Mixed Conifer Forests. Poster presented at the California Energy Commission's Annual Climate Change Conference. From Climate to Economics: Anticipating Impacts of Climate Change in California. 9-10 June 2004, Sacramento, CA.
2004
File typeMeasuring and Monitoring Carbon Storage.
Kadyszewski, J. 2003. Measuring and Monitoring Carbon Storage. 16th Annual Land Trust Alliance (LTA) Rally, October 16-19. Sacramento, CA.
2003
File typeUse of Large-scale 3D Multispectral Digital Aerial Imagery for Analysis of Forest Structure.
Brown, S. and D. Slaymaker. 2003. Use of Large-scale 3D Multispectral Digital Aerial Imagery for Analysis of Forest Structure. Poster presented at NASA workshop Multi-Dimensional Forested Ecosystem Structure: Requirements for Remote Sensing Observations. 23-25 June 2003, Annapolis, MD.
2003
File typeWhich land parcels yield the most ecosystem benefits?
Dushku, A. 2003. Which land parcels yield the most ecosystem benefits? 16th Annual Land Trust Alliance (LTA) Rally, October 16-19. Sacramento, CA.
2003
File typeNew Carbon Sequestration & Biomass Co-Firing.
Kadyszewski, J., S. Grimland, N. Martin, A. Dushku & I. Monroe. 2005. New Carbon Sequestration & Biomass Co-Firing. 22nd Annual International Pittsburgh Coal Conference (PCC). University of Pittsburgh School of Engineering, Pittsburgh, PA, 12-15 September 2005
File typeNew Value of Environmental Benefits Achieved by Co-firing Biomass Fuels with Coal: Potential CO2, SO2, & NOx Reductions & Cost Savings w/ Biomass Co-firing.
Monroe, I., A. Dushku & J. Kadyszewski. 2005. New Value of Environmental Benefits Achieved by Co-firing Biomass Fuels with Coal: Potential CO2, SO2, & NOx Reductions & Cost Savings w/ Biomass Co-firing. 22nd Annual International Pittsburgh Coal Conference (PCC). University of Pittsburgh School of Engineering, Pittsburgh, PA, 12th - 15th September 2005
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Presentations
File typeCarbon market opportunities for the forestry sector of Africa
Walker, SM, Pearson T, Petrova, S, and Munishi, P. 2008 Carbon market opportunities for the forestry sector of Africa - Presentation. Winrock and FAO. Presented at 16th Session of African Forestry and Wildlife Commision, Khartoum, Sudan, February 2008.
2008
File typeComparison of the M3DADI System and Conventional Field Methods for Monitoring Carbon Stocks in Forests
Brown, S., T. Pearson. 2006. Comparison of the M3DADI System and Conventional Field Methods for Monitoring Carbon Stocks in Forests. Winrock International Technical Advisory Panel Meeting, March 2006.
2006
File typeLULUCF Projects Under the CDM: Experience to Date
Pearson, T. 2006. LULUCF Projects under the CDM: experience to date. UNFCCC Technical Workshop on Joint Implementation, 9-10 March, 2006.
2006
File typeMethods and Techniques for Monitoring Reductions in CHG Emissions from Avoiding Deforestation
Brown, S. 2006. Methods and Techniques for Monitoring Reductions in CHG Emissions from Avoiding Deforestation. Workshop on Mitigation: Agriculture, Forestry and Rural development. SBSTA, Bonn, May 23, 2006. Winrock International.
2006
File typeOverview of scientific, socio-economic, technical and methodological issues
Brown, S. 2006. Overview of scientific, socio-economic, technical and methodological issues. UNFCCC Workshop on Reducing Emissions from Deforestation in Developing Countries, 30/08-01/9/2006. Rome, Italy. Winrock International.
2006
File typePotential for Carbon Sequestration and Biomass Energy in California
Brown, S. 2006. Potential for Carbon Sequestration and Biomass Energy in California. Forum on Climate Change and Forestry, Sacramento, CA. April 25, 2006. Winrock International.
2006
File typeRole of Earth Observation for Biomass Assessment
Brown, S. 2006. Role of Earth Observation for Biomass Assessment. GOFC-GOLD Symposium Monitoring Tropical Deforestation for Compensated Reductions, March 21-22, 2006. Winrock International.
2006
File typeCarbon and Co-Benefits from Sustainable Land Use Management. Deliverable 13A: Impact of Logging on Carbon Stocks of Forests: Chihuahua Mexico as a Case Study (2005)
Pearson, T., S. Brown, A. Dushku, S. Walker. 2005. Carbon and Co-Benefits from Sustainable Land Use Management. Deliverable 13A: Impact of logging on carbon stocks of forests: Chihuahua Mexico as a case study. Developed for the US Agency for International Development: Winrock International, Arlington, VA.
2005
File typeCarbon and Co-Benefits from Sustainable Land Use Management. Deliverable 6: Impact of Logging on Carbon Stocks of Tropical Forests: The Republic of Congo as a Case Study (2005)
Brown, S., T. Pearson, N. Moore, A. Parveen, S. Ambagis, D. Shoch. 2005. Carbon and Co-Benefits from Sustainable Land Use Management. Deliverable 6: Impact of logging on carbon stocks of tropical forests: The Republic of Congo as a case study. Developed for the US Agency for International Development. Winrock International, Arlington, VA.
2005
File typeCommunity benefits of emissions offsetting through carbon sequestration: afforestation and biomass co-firing.
Dushku, A. 2005. Community benefits of emissions offsetting through carbon sequestration: afforestation and biomass co-firing. Revitalizing Communities through Integrated Restoration: A conference for the Eastern Highlands. Canaan Valley Institute/West Virginia University, Morgantown, WV. 24-26 October, 2005.
File typeGaining approval for LULCF projects and project methodologies under the CDM: Lessons learned.
Gaining approval for LULCF projects and project methodologies under the CDM: Lessons learned. Side Event Presentations, 2nd December 2005, UNFCCC – COP 11 / MOP 1 – Montreal 2005.
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Reports
File typeCarbon impacts from selective logging of forests in Berau District, East Kalimantan, Indonesia
Brown, S., F. M. Casarim, S.K. Grimland and T. Pearson. 2011. Carbon Impacts from Selective Logging of Forests in Berau, East Kalimantan, Indonesia. Report to The Nature Conservancy.
2011
File typeEmissions and potential emission reductions from hazardous fuel treatments in the WESTCARB region.
Pearson, TRH, K. Goslee, and S. Brown. 2010. Emissions and potential emission reductions from hazardous fuel treatments in the WESTCARB region.  California Energy Commission, PIER.  CEC-500-XXXX-XXX.
2010
File typeComparison of terrestrial carbon mitigation options in the Northeast United States.
Walker, S. M., S. Grimland, N. Sampson, B. Sohngen, J. Winsten, and S. Brown. 2007. Comparison of terrestrial carbon mitigation options in the Northeast United States. in: Terrestrial carbon sequestration in the Northeast: Quantities and costs. Winrock International.
2007
File typeGIS based community selection final report
A report on the first phase of the community-selection methodology that used a GIS-based decision-support model in the Republic of Georgia. Work was completed for PA Consulting under contract to USAID-Georgia. Selected communities became eligible for a field-based selection process for implementation of micro-hydroelectricity infrastructure projects.
2007
File typeImproving Livelihoods and forest conservation in the Amazon Basin through transparent forest monitoring.
This is the final report submitted on April 30, 2007 to the Blue Moon fund in completion of the 1-year pilot project to apply digital aerial imagery technology for forest monitoring with national governmental institutions in Peru and Bolivia, INRENA and the Superintendencia Forestal
2007
File typeOpportunities for improving carbon storage and management on forest lands.
Sohngen, B., S. M. Walker, S. Grimland, and S. Brown. 2007. Opportunities for improving carbon storage and management on forest lands. in: Terrestrial carbon sequestration in the Northeast: Quantities and costs. Part 4. Winrock International.
2007
File typeOpportunities for improving carbon storage through afforestation of agricultural lands.
Walker, S. M., S. Grimland, J. Winsten, and S. Brown. 2007. Opportunities for improving carbon storage through afforestation of agricultural lands. in: Terrestrial carbon sequestration in the Northeast: Quantities and costs. Part 3A. Winrock International.
2007
File typeAnalysis of Treefall Gaps in the Los Amigos Conservation Concession, Peru
Automated gap detection provides a cost-effective means of monitoring encroachment into protected areas such as LACC. Periodic application of this kind of monitoring and analysis could substitute for regular ranger patrols in areas of difficult access. The analyses presented in this report show how identifying and measuring forest gaps could be used in part to distinguish between logging and natural tree-fall gaps.
2006
File typeAssessing the capacity of landscape-scale analysis...
Shoch, D., A. Dushku, S. Ambagis, J. Ambagis. 2006. Assessing the capacity of landscape-scale analysis for resolving response of forest bird species richness to landcover change. Unpublished manuscript for Winrock International Innovations Program, 1621 N. Kent St. Suite 1200, Arlington, Virginia 22209 USA.
2006
File typeCarbon and Co-Benefits from Sustainable Land Use Management. Deliverable 17: Impact of Logging on Carbon Stocks of Forests: The Brazilian Amazon as a Case Study (2006)
Pearson, T., S. Walker, S. Grimland, S. Brown. 2006. Carbon and Co-Benefits from Sustainable Land Use Management. Deliverable 17: Impact of logging on carbon stocks of forests: The Brazilian Amazon as a case study. Developed for the US Agency for International Development: Winrock International, Arlington, VA.
2006
File typeCarbon Storage in the Los Amigos Conservation Concession, Madre de Dios, Peru
The Los Amigos Conservation Concession (LACC) was established to protect and conserve a large tract of tropical Amazon forest in Peru, and at the same time to contribute to local development by implementing sustainable productive activities that can generate more employment and income to the population of the zone. Winrock International was asked to describe LACC forest carbon stocks to demonstrate the potential greenhouse gas benefits of conservation. This report provides the methods and results of that study.
2006
File typeFinancing Options for Carbon Sequestration Projects Under the Clean Development Mechanism (2006)
Brown, S., I. Noble, and B. Bosquet. 2006. Financing options for carbon sequestration projects under the Clean Development Mechanism.
2006
File typeIndonesia Clean Development Mechanism Carbon Project Final Report
The overall goal of this project was to assist the Government of Indonesia to increase capacity of Indonesian stakeholders to earn certified emission reduction (CER) units from land use, land use changes and forestry (LULUCF) projects for the removal of greenhouse gases (GHGs) under the Clean Development Mechanism (CDM) of the Kyoto Protocol and promote sustainable forest development. This report provides a summary of key accomplishments.
2006
File typeProtecting the Influence Zone around the Los Amigos Conservation Concession, Madre de Dios, Peru
The Asociación para la Conservación de la Cuenca Amazónica (ACCA) has worked hard to establish a vibrant research program at their Los Amigos Conservation Concession (LACC).  However, the principal efforts of ACCA over the first five years of the LACC’s life were dedicated to the daunting task of clearing out the remnant timber extraction operations from within.  For the longer-term protection of the concession’s biological assets, ACCA now sees the need to consider the complicated actor network and aggressive activities of deforestation agents on its outer periphery.  This report builds upon ACCA’s work with the Blue Moon Foundation to identify livelihood options in some of the communities surrounding the LACC.
2006
File typeTerrestrial Carbon Storage in the Osa Peninsula, Punta Arenas, Costa Rica
The Friends of the Osa is an environmental non-profit organization established to preserve the Osa Peninsula’s biodiversity. Located in southwestern Costa Rica, the Osa boasts a large number of unique and distinct tropical forest ecosystems. The Osa Peninsula forest to which this inventory is applied is approximately 121,000 hectares and it has been declared an international hotspot and a high global conservation priority. Winrock International was asked to quantify Osa reserve carbon stocks. This report presents methods and results from the integration of ground and aerial biomass measurements. 
2006
File typeWorking Paper: Interpretation of Test Bed Results for the 5-beam Laser and Digital Elevation Model Experiments
This Working Paper documents the calibration of a 5-band laser altimeter to the Duncantech multispectral camera and its integration into the Streams5 image and data capture system. The report also documents the design and implementation of a set of experiments utilizing the Winrock calibration table to systematically evaluate comparisons between a series of Digital Elevation Models (DEMs) of a topographic model at simulated growth intervals. Two different types of surface modeling programs, ERDAS LPS and TERREST are also compared for their relative error in reproducing the measured surface of the topographic model and their possible application to forest canopy delineation.
2006
File typeAn Assessment of Carbon Sequestration Potential of Longleaf Pine Restoration on Existing Production Timberland in Northwest Florida: Task 5: Feasibility Studies (2005)
Shoch, D., T. Pearson, S. Grimland, S. Brown. 2005. An Assessment of Carbon Sequestration Potential of Longleaf Pine Restoration on Existing Production Timberland in Northwest Florida: Task 5: Feasibility Studies. Developed for the Nature Conservancy Conversation Partnership Agreement. Winrock International, Arlington, VA.
2005
File typeApplication of Multispectral 3-Dimensional Aerial Digital Imagery for Estimating Carbon Stocks in a Bottomland Hardwood Forest: Task 2: Image Analysis (2005)
Pearson T., S. Ambagis, S. Brown, D. Slaymaker, N. Moore. 2005. Application of Multispectral 3-Dimensional Aerial Digital Imagery for Estimating Carbon Stocks in a Bottomland Hardwood Forest: Task 2: Image analysis. Developed for The Nature Conservancy Conservation Partnership Agreement. Winrock International, Arlington, VA
2005
File typeApplication of Multispectral 3-Dimensional Aerial Digital Imagery for Estimating Carbon Stocks in a Closed Tropical Forest: Task 2: Image analysis (2005)
Pearson, T., S. Brown, S. Petrova, N. Moore, D. Slaymaker. 2005. Application of Multispectral 3-Dimensional Aerial Digital Imagery for Estimating Carbon Stocks in a Closed Tropical Forest: Task 2: Image analysis. Developed for The Nature Conservancy Conservation Partnership Agreement. Winrock International, Arlington, VA
2005
File typeCarbon Supply for the Pilot Region: Arkansas, Louisiana, and Mississippi
Brown, Sandra and John Kadyszewski. 2005. Carbon Supply for the Pilot Region: Arkansas, Louisiana, and Mississippi (abbreviated version). Original report submitted to the Electric Power Research Institute (EPRI) in 2002.
2005
File typeCarbon Supply from Sequestration Activities on Agriculture and Forest lands for the SECARB Partnership
Brown, S., J. Kadyszewski. Carbon Supply from Sequestration Activities on Agriculture and Forest lands for the SECARB Partnership. Winrock International, submitted to US Department of Energy, Southeast Regional Carbon Sequestration Partnership. September 2005.
2005
File typeCarbon supply from sequestration activities on agriculture and forest lands for the SECARB partnership.
Walker, S. M., B. Sohngen, S. Grimland, J. Winsten, and S. Brown. 2005. Carbon supply from sequestration activities on agriculture and forest lands for the SECARB partnership. Winrock International.
2005
File typeUsing GIS technologies for Monitoring and Evaluation of Ecological Assets and Project Planning (2005) Winrock International 2005 ECP GRANT STATUS REPORT
Grimland, Sean. 2005. Using GIS technologies for Monitoring and Evaluation of Ecological Assets and Project Planning: Winrock International 2005 ECP grant status report. Submitted to the Environmental Systems Research Institute, Inc. Conservation Program.
2005
File typeApplication of M3DADI for Estimating Carbon Stocks in a Tropical Pine Savanna (2004)
Brown, S., T. Pearson, D. Slaymaker, S. Ambagis, N. Moore, D. Novelo, and W. Sabido. 2004. Application of Multispectral 3-Dimensional Aerial Digital Imagery for Estimating Carbon Stocks in a Tropical Pine Savanna. Winrock International report to The Nature Conservancy Conservation Partnership Agreement -prime award DE-FC26-01NT411511 between the U.S. Department of Energy and TNC.
2004
File typeBaseline Development and Estimation of Carbon Benefits for Extending Forested Riparian Buffer Zones In Two Regions In California: Blodgett Forest Research Station and Jackson State Demonstration Forest
Brown, S., T. Pearson, D. Shoch, M. Delaney, and A. Dushku. 2004. Baseline Development and Estimation of Carbon Benefits for Extending Forested Riparian Buffer Zones In Two Regions In California: Blodgett Forest Research Station and Jackson State Demonstration Forest. Publication Number: 500-04-071F. Winrock International, for the California Energy Commission, PIER Energy-Related Environmental Research, March 2004.
2004
File typeBaseline Greenhouse Gas Emissions for Forest, Range, and Agricultural Lands In California
Brown, S., T. Pearson, A. Dushku, J. Kadyszewski, Y. Qi. 2004. Baseline Greenhouse Gas Emissions for Forest, Range, and Agricultural Lands In California. Publication Number: 500-04-069. Winrock International, for the California Energy Commission, PIER Energy-Related Environmental Research, March 2004.
2004
File typeCarbon Supply From Changes In Management of Forest, Range, and Agricultural Lands of California
Brown, S., A. Dushku, T. Pearson, D. Shoch, J. Winsten, S. Sweet, and J. Kadyszewski. 2004. Carbon Supply From Changes In Management of Forest, Range, and Agricultural Lands of California. Publication Number: 500-04-068F. Winrock International, for the California Energy Commission, PIER Energy-Related Environmental Research, March 2004.
2004
File typeExploration du potential de sequestration du carbone dans les forts classes de la République de Guinée: Le potentiel de séquestration du carbone dans les forêts classées de la Guinée – Rapport de la tâche 1
Brown, S., N., Martin, et al. 2004. Exploration du potential de sequestration du carbone dans les forts classes de la République de Guinée. Tâche N°1: Evaluation préliminaire des options de séquestration du carbone et estimation de la quantité potentielle de carbone et des bénéfices associés pour 10 forêts classes. August 2-004. Winrock International, Report submitted to USAID. Cooperative Agreement No.675-A-00-99-00222-00.
2004
File typeExploration of the Carbon Sequestration Potential of Classified Forests in the Republic of Guinea: Guidelines for Measuring and Monitoring Carbon in Forests and Grasslands (2004)
Pearson, T., S. Brown. 2004. Exploration of the Carbon Sequestration Potential of Classified Forests in the Republic of Guinea: Guidelines for measuring and monitoring carbon in forests and grasslands. Developed for the US Agency for International Development. Winrock International, Arlington, VA.
2004
File typeExploration of the Carbon Sequestration Potential of Guinea Classified Forests: Task 1: Preliminary Assessment of Carbon Sequestration Options and Estimation of the Potential Quantity of Carbon and Co-benefits for Ten Classified Forests (2004)
Martin, N., T. Pearson, S. Ambagis, S. Brown, J. Winsten. 2004. Exploration of the Carbon Sequestration Potential of Guinea Classified Forests: Task 1: Preliminary assessment of carbon sequestration options and estimation of the potential quantity of carbon and co-benefits for ten classified forests. Developed for the US Agency for International Development. Winrock International, Arlington, VA.
2004
File typeMeasurement and monitoring costs: influence of parcel contiguity, carbon variability, project size and timing of measurement events
Mooney, S., S., Brown, D., Shoch. 2004. Measurement and monitoring costs: influence of parcel contiguity, carbon variability, project size and timing of measurement events. Winrock International Report to The Nature Conservancy Conservation Partnership Agreement.
2004
File typeMeasuring and Monitoring Plans for Baseline Development and Estimation of Carbon Benefits for Change In Forest Management In Two Regions: Changing from Even-Age Management with Clearcuts To Uneven-Age Management with Group Selection Harvests
Brown, S. T. Pearson, D. Shoch, M. Delaney, A. Dushku, J. Kadyzewski. 2004. Measuring and Monitoring Plans for Baseline Development and Estimation of Carbon Benefits for Change In Forest Management In Two Regions: Changing from Even-Age Management with Clearcuts To Uneven-Age Management with Group Selection Harvests. Winrock International, for EPRI, Palo Alto, CA and California Energy Commission, Sacramento, CA. EPRI Product ID. EP – P9656/CA4889. PIER Publication Number: 500-04-070.
2004
File typeMethods for Measuring and Monitoring Forestry Carbon Projects in California
Brown, S., D. Shoch, T. Pearson, and M. Delaney. 2004. Methods for Measuring and Monitoring Forestry Carbon Projects in California. Winrock International, for the California Energy Commission, PIER Energy-Related Environmental Research. Publication Number: 500-04-072F.
2004
File typeUsing GIS technologies for Monitoring and Evaluation of Ecological Assets and Project Planning (2004)
Winrock International 2004 ECP GRANT STATUS REPORT Dushku, Aaron. 2004. Using GIS technologies for Monitoring and Evaluation of Ecological Assets and Project Planning: Winrock International 2004 ECP grant status report. Submitted to the Environmental Systems Research Institute, Inc. Conservation Program.
2004
File typeAn Assessment of Carbon Sequestration Potential Following Mine Reclamation on the Grant Town Power Project, Grant Town West Virginia.
Shoch, D, S. Brown, M. Delaney. 2003. An Assessment of Carbon Sequestration Potential Following Mine Reclamation on the Grant Town Power Project, Grant Town West Virginia. Prepared for Kyle L. Davis, Edison Mission Energy by Winrock International, Ecosystem Services Group 1621 N Kent St., Suite 1200, Arlington, VA 22209.
2003
File typeFinalizing Avoided-Deforestation Project Baselines (2003)
Brown, S. (Principal Investigator). 2003. Finalizing Avoided-Deforestation Project Baselines. Report prepared by Winrock International for the United States Agency for International Development. Contract No. 523-C-00-02-00032-00.
2003
File typeMoldova Soil Conservation Project Monitoring Plan (2003)
Shoch, D., S. Brown, D. Galupa, L. Spitoc and I. Talmaci. 2003. Moldova Soil Conservation Project Monitoring Plan. Prepared for the World Bank Prototype Carbon Fund.
2003
File typeSpatial Modeling of Baselines for LULUCF Carbon Projects -The GEOMOD modeling approach (2003)
Dushku, A. and S. Brown. 2003. Spatial Modeling of Baselines for LULUCF Carbon Projects: The GEOMOD modeling approach. Proceedings of the 2003 International Conference on Topical Forests and Climate Change: "Carbon Sequestration and the Clean Development Mechanism". Manila - October 21, 2003.
2003
File typeAssessing the Potential for Carbon Sequestration at Three Forest Fire Restoration Sites in Mexico (2000)
Brown, S., M. Delaney, D. Shoch. 2000. Assessing the Potential for Carbon Sequestration at Three Forest Fire Restoration Sites in Mexico. Prepared by Winrock International team for U.S. Agency for International Development Mission to Mexico under Contract No. PCE-I-00-96-00002-00
2000
File typeForesty, Climate Change, and Kyoto
Brown, S. 2000. Forestry, Climate Change, and Kyoto. Seventeenth Annual C. E. Farnsworth Memorial Lecture, Faculty of Forestry, SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry, Syracuse, NY. March 28, 2000.
2000
File typeCalculating Forest Biomass With Small Format Aerial Photography Videography And A Profiling Laser(1999).
Slaymaker, D., Schultz, H., Hanson, A., Riseman, E., Holmes, C., Powell, M., and Delaney, M. 1999. Calculating Forest Biomass With Small Format Aerial Photography, Videography And A Profiling Laser. American Society for Photogrammetry and Remote Sensing (ASPRS) Proceedings of the 17th Biennial Workshop on Color Photography and Videography in Resource Assessment 1, 241-260, Reno, Nevada, May 1999.
1999
File typeCost-effective Determination of Biomass from Aerial Images(1999).
Schultz, H., D. Slaymaker, C. Holmes, F. Stolle, A. Hanson, E. Riseman, M. Powell and M. Delaney. 1999. Cost-effective Determination of Biomass from Aerial Images. International Workshop on Integrated Spatial Data, Portland, Maine, June 14-15, 1999.
1999
File typeEffect of Inventory Precision and Variance on the Estimated Number of Sample Plots and Inventory Variable Cost (1999)
Powell, Mark. 1999. Effect of Inventory Precision and Variance on the Estimated Number of Sample Plots and Inventory Variable Cost. Prepared by Winrock International for the World Bank.
1999
File typeField Test of Carbon Monitoring Methods for Agroforestry in the Philippines (1999)
Delaney, M. 1999. Field Test of Carbon Monitoring Methods for Agroforestry in the Philippines. In: Field Tests of Carbon Monitoring Methods in Forestry Projects. Forest Carbon Monitoring Program, Winrock International, Arlington, VA, USA: 28-32.
1999
File typeField Test of Carbon Monitoring Methods for Home Gardens in Indonesia (1999)
Delaney, M. and J. Roshetko. 1999. Field Test of Carbon Monitoring Methods for Home Gardens in Indonesia. In: Field Tests of Carbon Monitoring Methods in Forestry Projects. Forest Carbon Monitoring Program, Winrock International, Arlington, VA, USA: 45-51.
1999
File typeGuidelines for Inventorying and Monitoring Carbon Offsets in Forest-Based Projects (1999)
Brown, Sandra. 1999. Guidelines for Inventorying and Monitoring Carbon Offsets in Forest-Based Projects. Prepared by Winrock International for the World Bank.
1999
File typeIntegrating Small Format Aerial Photography Videography And A Laser Profiler For Environmental Monitoring(1999).
Schultz, H., D. Slaymaker, C. Holmes, F. Stolle, A. Hanson and E. Riseman. 1999. Integrating Small Format Aerial Photography, Videography, And A Laser Profiler For Environmental Monitoring. International Society for Photogrammetry and Remote Sensing (ISPRS) WG III/1 Workshop on Integrated Sensor Calibration and Orientation, Portland, Maine, USA, June 16-17, 1999. Sponsored by Grants from the National Science Foundation (EIA-9726401) and the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation (98-089).
1999
File typeLand-Use and Forestry Carbon-Offset Projects (1999)
Brown, S. 1999. Land-Use and Forestry Carbon-Offset Projects. Winrock International. Paper prepared for the USAID Environment Officers Training Workshop.
1999
File typeOpportunities for Mitigating Carbon Emissions through Forestry Activities (1999)
Brown, Sandra. 1999. Opportunities for Mitigating Carbon Emissions through Forestry Activities. Prepared by Winrock International for the World Bank.
1999
File typeCarbon Sequestration and Sustainable Coffee in Guatemala (1998)
Powell, Mark and Matt Delaney. 1998. Carbon Sequestration and Sustainable Coffee in Guatemala. Winrock International Final Report submitted to TechnoServe
1998
File typeA Guide to Monitoring Carbon Storage in Forestry and Agroforestry Projects (1997)
MacDicken, K.G. 1997. A Guide to Monitoring Carbon Storage in Forestry and Agroforestry Projects. Winrock International Institute for Agricultural Development.
1997
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