Sectors and Themes
Agriculture
Forestry and Other Land Use
Resource Type
Analysis Tools
Expertise Level
Practitioner
Language
English
Inputs Needed
Land Use/Land Cover data
typical carbon stock data
net present value for each land use type
land use change data
typical carbon stock data
net present value for each land use type
land use change data
Outputs Provided
A graph of marginal abatement cost curve for avoiding deforestation land-use changes
Developer or Source
World Agroforestry Centre
The REDD Abacus SP estimates emission from land use and land cover changes, analyzes trade-offs between emissions and financial gain (opportunity cost analysis), and produces abatement cost curves and simulates zone-specific policies and other emission reduction scenarios.