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Session: : Bridging the Gap Between Ecological Science and Society to Fuel an Innovative, Equitable, Resilient, Climate-smart Economy

INS 4-3 - Measuring, monitoring, reporting, and verifying climate-smart solutions with process-based ecological models and data collection

Tuesday, August 8, 2023

10:00 AM – 11:30 AM PDT

Location: C123

Presenting Author(s)

WH

Winslow D. Hansen

Assistant Scientist
Cary Institute of Ecosystem Studies
Millbrook, New York, United States

Co-author(s)

JH

Jazlynn Hall

Cary Institute of Ecosystem Studies
New York, NY, United States
MS

Manette Sandor

Cary Institute Of ecosystem Studies
KB

Kristina Bartowitz

American Forests, United States
TH

Tara Hudiburg

Associate Professor
University of Idaho
Moscow, Idaho, United States

Though not a substitution for reduced emissions, natural climate solutions (NCSs) are a component of most pathways that keep additional warming below 2 degrees Celsius. However, social-ecological frameworks for guiding implementation of rigorous NCSs are only beginning to emerge, and carbon-cycle science rarely underpins existing NCS projects, leading to questions of their climate mitigation potential. In the future, how can we ensure that NCSs are accountable to the atmosphere? Here, we will discuss leveraging empirical data, remote sensing, and process-based models to develop measuring, monitoring, reporting, and verification protocols that ensure NCSs will start climate smart and stay climate smart.