What is monitoring?

Monitoring of afforestation and reforestation (A/R) projects is defined in the CDM Glossary of Terms (Version 03) as follows:

Monitoring refers to the collection and archiving of all relevant data necessary for estimating and measuring the net anthropogenic GHG removals by sinks during the crediting period (CDM Glossary of Terms, Version 03).

Therefore, monitoring refers to the collection and analysis of data related to greenhouse gas removals from an A/R project to determine the volume of emission removals that are attributable to it.

Monitoring is implemented through the monitoring plan, which is included as part of the project design document (PDD) submitted for registration.