Data and monitoring for nature-based climate action
A robust data foundation and effective monitoring are essential for the successful implementation of the Federal Action Plan on Nature-based Solutions for Climate and Biodiversity (ANK). They are the only way to assess the condition of ecosystems, make informed decisions on the implementation of nature-based climate action measures and evaluate their impact transparently. ANK action area 8 focuses on establishing and further developing data and information resources for nature-based climate action.
A key objective is to improve the data foundations and the ability to quantify natural carbon sinks. In addition, the potential for reducing greenhouse gas emissions from ecosystems such as forests, peatlands, floodplains and soils is to be identified. The findings are to be regularly incorporated into national and international reporting for the land use, land-use change and forests (LULUCF) sector.
Another key element is the establishment of an overarching monitoring system that captures not only the climate change mitigation benefits but also the impacts on biodiversity and ecosystems. These findings are to be made transparently and easily accessible to the general public and specialist audiences alike.
To this end, existing monitoring and reporting systems are being expanded, linked together and adapted to new requirements. At the same time, new methods and models are being developed to better assess the climate change mitigation effects of measures and plan nature-based solutions more effectively. Particular use is being made of the potential offered by remote sensing and artificial intelligence.
Furthermore, cooperation between the scientific community, specialist authorities and the German federal states is being strengthened.
In this way, the measures under action area 8 lay the foundations for effective and sustainable nature-based climate action – transparent, data-driven and grounded in scientific evidence.
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